UT SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
2013-2014 TECHNICAL SKILLS COURSE OUTLINE
Course title:
Laparoscopic I: Southwestern Stations Basic
Laparoscopic Skills Online Biliary Curriculum-SAGES
Web Learning Center
Course director:
Daniel J. Scott, MD, FACS
Specialty:
Surgery
Additional course faculty:
Kristine Gilberg-Fisher, RN, BSN Clinical Educator
Deborah Hogg, BS Clinical Study Coordinator
Seifu Tesfay, RN, MS SCMIS Manager
Participants:
PGY 1 Surgery residents (excluding Oral Surgery) - 22
Rotators: Neurosurgery residents - 2
# participants
for course:
Curriculum dates:
24
1st group:
9/04/13
2nd group:
9/18/13
Rotators:
10/13
Expected attendance:
25
Sessions assigned to each trainee
1
Duration of each session
2
Trainees per session
Skills Only
hr(s)
11,11,2
Other assigned sessions:
Duration of each session
1
Trainees per session
1
When other sessions are held?
hr(s)
Scheduled by participant
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:
Skills training
Proficiency levels reached on Tasks 1-6, as verified by a proctor
according to score sheets. Timeline: Entire curriculum completed in
one month.
Written testing:
based on passing a written test
Components:
SAGES MIS-Biliary Basic Module with a passing score of 70%
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:
Must complete wed based curriculum
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):
SAGES MIS-Biliary Basic Module
Estimated time requirements for self-study:
2-4
Phase of course where self-study completed:
Training
Self-practice component(s):
Skills Training
Estimated time requirements for self-practice:
5-10
hrs
hrs
Phase of course where self-study completed:
Training Location(s):
Skills Lab
SAGES MIS Biliary Basic Module (internet based instruction)
Educational Scope:
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Skills
Components:
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Cognitive
Components:
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Basic laparoscopic skills
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Judgment
Components:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Learning Objectives:
Acquire proficiency in basic laparoscopic skills. Acquire knowledge concerning laparoscopic cholecystectomy,
including indications for surgery, relevant anatomy, complications, operative strategy, and perioperative care.
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)
Each trainee will be required to have successfully completed the Open Basic Skills module prior to starting this
module. All trainees will attend a single Wednesday morning session. During this session, an introduction to the
skills tasks and the curriculum will be afforded and an orientation to the video materials, the simulators, and the
scoring system will be provided. Trainees will view the FLS I, Southwestern Stations video tutorial and complete
a cognitive pre-test. After orientation, trainees will be expected to self-practice on the tasks, with data on
performance recorded for each repetition, until proficiency levels are reached for all tasks for the module.
UT SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
2013-2014 TECHNICAL SKILLS COURSE OUTLINE
Training will be conducted in a self-study fashion and trainees will be encouraged to repetitively watch the video
tutorials during training to review appropriate techniques and tricks for performing the tasks. Proctors will be
available to assist in training and to provide additional feedback as needed.
Once a trainee has achieved proficiency on all tasks within the module, the trainee will notify the education
coordinator, who will verify achievement of proficiency for the module. The trainee will then schedule a 30
minute post-test session with the proctor and will perform one repetition of each task while being graded
according to proficiency levels by the proctor.
Trainees will be expected to view the SAGES MIS Biliary Basic Module and successfully complete the post-test
with a minimum score of 70%. (Neurosurgery residents are excluded from Biliary module)
Methods for giving feedback to learners (Formative and Summative):
Training will be conducted in a self-study fashion and trainees will be encouraged to repetitively watch the video
tutorials during training to review appropriate techniques and tricks for performing the tasks. Proctors will be
available to assist in training and to provide additional feedback as needed.
Methods of assessment of learners:
SCMIS established metrics for skills training
Methods for remediation:
Anyone who cannot achieve proficiency at post test on any of the tasks will be remediated. Remediation
consists of 10 additional repetitions of the task that meet criteria for proficiency. A remediation post test will be
given by a proctor. Retesting of that task must have a score of 90% of possible points to pass.
Anyone who does not achieve a 70% score or greater on the on-line SAGES MIS-Biliary Basic Module test will be
remediated by reviewing the on-line curriculum until 70% score is achieved.
Methods of course evaluation:
Post-test questionnaires completed by trainees at the end of the course and faculty evaluations of skills sessions
UT SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
2013-2014 TECHNICAL SKILLS COURSE OUTLINE
Materials:
Southwestern Stations on the Storz
Video trainers (VT)
5
Letters for Checkerboard Drill
Red Foam (for Endostitch)
50 pieces
2-0 Polysorb Endostitch
50 reloads
Endostitch Handles/Instruments
15
Endodissect
16
Endoshears
4
Endograsp
2