UT SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
2013-2014 TECHNICAL SKILLS COURSE OUTLINE
Course title:
Stapling Anastomosis
Course director:
Joselin Anandam, MD
Specialty:
Colorectal Surgery
Additional course faculty:
Kristine Gilberg-Fisher, RN, BSN Clinical Educator
Debbie Hogg, BS SCMIS J-9 Lab Coordinator
Seifu Tesfay, RN, MS SCMIS Manager
Participants:
PGY 2 Surgery residents
# participants
for course:
Curriculum dates:
12
3/5/14
3/19/14
Expected attendance:
Sessions assigned to each trainee
2
Duration of each session
2
Trainees per session
6
hr(s)
Other assigned sessions:
Duration of each session
Trainees per session
When other sessions are held?
hr(s)
UT SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
2013-2014 TECHNICAL SKILLS COURSE OUTLINE
Course Completion Verification - How do you know when a trainee has completed each component of
the course and the overall course itself? Please specify for each course component, if applicable – for
example, assigned reading component verified by written testing and skills component verified by
attending 2 course-instructor led sessions.
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Attendance based:
based on trainee attending all of the designated sessions
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Entire course - course solely based on attendance
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Part of course - attendance to designated sessions required in
addition to other components listed below
Repetition based:
based on the trainee performing a specific number of repetitions
Components:
# of Repetitions:
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Proficiency based:
based on the trainee performing a specified number of repetitions
Components:
Method for
determining:
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Written testing:
based on passing a written test
Components:
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Documentation of watching videos/CD's/web-based materials: based on proctor or
instructor verification that the trainee has watched the specified materials
Components:
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Other (specify):
Components:
UT SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
2013-2014 TECHNICAL SKILLS COURSE OUTLINE
Self-study or self-practice (Is self-study or self-practice an expectation of this course?)
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No
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Yes
Self-study component(s):
Estimated time requirements for self-study:
Phase of course where self-study completed:
hrs
Self-practice component(s):
Estimated time requirements for self-practice:
Phase of course where self-study completed:
Training Location(s):
hrs
SCMIS E6.202
Resources (Textbooks, CD-ROMs, Videos, etc.):
ACS/APDS Surgical Skills Curriculum For Residents, Phase 1:Module 19 Hand Sewn R .James Valentine University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 11/07
Educational Scope:
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Skills
Components:
Cognitive
Components:
Judgment
Components:
Demonstrate loading, firing, and unloading various staplers.
Creation of stapled anastomosis without leakage.
Knowledge of various intraoperative intestinal stapling
anastomosis techniques.
Identify and manage intraoperative and/or postoperative
potential complications of intestinal stapling anastomosis.
Learning Objectives:
1) Loading, firing and reloading of various staplers.
2) Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of different staplers.
3) Identifying and determine appropriate action for a stapler misfire.
4) Identifying technical causes of anastomotic failure.
5) Understanding and management of potential postoperative complications of intestinal anastomosis.
UT SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
2013-2014 TECHNICAL SKILLS COURSE OUTLINE
Summary of Curriculum, Teaching Methods, and Resource Utilization:
(For each component, please specify what material will be taught during each session, how will the
material be taught, and what teaching materials will be used. Please also specify the overall format for the
course including expectations required for successful course completion)
Trainees will load, fire, unload and reload various staplers from different manufacturers to understand their
various advantages and disadvantages.
Methods for giving feedback to learners (Formative and Summative):
Facility will use direct observation with immediate feedback to participants during session. The faculty will offer
comments on each individual performance.
Methods of assessment of learners:
Facility will use direct observation of each participant’s skill level with immediate feedback.
Methods of course evaluation:
Residents will be given opportunity for feedback on session.
Materials:
Various staplers and loads
Foam bowel model
Approval Note:
Finalize the dates & resources then I will approve
S. Tesfay
6/24/13