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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the features, anatomic accuracy, and educational value of a high-fidelity bilateral cleft lip simulator. DESIGN: Evaluation of the simulator by expert cleft surgeons after performing a simulated bilateral cleft lip repair. SETTING: The simulator was evaluated by the surgeons during the Latin American Craniofacial Association meeting. PARTICIPANTS: Eleven experienced cleft surgeons evaluated the simulator. The cleft surgeons were selected based on their availability during the meeting. INTERVENTIONS: The participants performed a simulated bilateral cleft lip repair. They were each provided with a questionnaire assessing the simulator's features, realism and value as a training tool. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE (S): The main outcome measure are the scores obtained from a Likert-type questionnaire assessing the simulators features, realism and value. RESULTS: Overall, the surgeons agreed with the simulator's realism and anatomic accuracy (average score of 3.7 out of 5). Overall, the surgeons strongly agreed with the value of the simulator as a training tool (average score of 4.6 out of 5). CONCLUSIONS: A high-fidelity bilateral cleft lip simulator was developed that is realistic and valuable as a training tool. The simulator provides a comprehensive training platform to gain hands-on experience in bilateral cleft lip repair before operating on real patients.
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OBJECTIVE: To provide a research database of normative documents in Spanish related to human genetics (HG). METHODS: This is a researchable database, where normative texts are related to HG. The ELSI issues are compiled, combining documents with national, regional, and international influence. The selection of these laws is done through a process of rigorous qualitative research. The portal is aimed at the general public, but with an emphasis on decision makers who possess the capacity to formulate policies on matters related to HG. Several normative documents, issued by international and regional organizations, are included, as well as documents of local government agencies of different countries. RESULTS: From the laws and policies available in the database, 39% are decrees of international organizations, 12% are regional normative texts, and 49% are national laws and policies. From all the national legal texts, 48% are laws or policies that belong to Spain. CONCLUSIONS: Latin American countries are not adopting a futuristic perspective because they do not regulate or legislate the technology resulting from research in HG. The HumGen Portal is a tool that will help the development of regulatory frameworks in Spanish-speaking countries, which will be suitable to current scientific progress.