The evolution of surgical virtual education and telementoring: One surgeon's journey.

The first era of the global proliferation of surgical advancements involved surgical infection rate and technique breakthroughs by Lister, Halsted, and others. This was propagated by letters, academic papers, and international visits. While success was achieved, it was at a suboptimal pace. In the current era of minimally invasive surgical approaches, these methods are inadequate. This paper chronicles the development and application of virtual learning and telementoring as force multipliers to speed procedural adoption and proliferation.

The present and the future of medical simulation education in Hungary / Az egészségügyi szimulációs oktatás jelene és jövoje Magyarországon

Simulation-based medical education aims to model clinical situations and tasks using simulators, computers or even human beings. By using this system, the students are able to learn and master technical, also non-technical skills in lifelike situations. This publication contains a historical review of simulation-based education system, and its actualities in Hungary. Simulation has an unquestionable role in medical education. It is beneficial for the students, for the teachers, and for the teaching hospitals as well, since it saves clinical equipment and reduces the human burden. Its main purpose is to establish connection between theoretical and practical competencies, preparing the students for real medical challenges. Simulation has been a known teaching method for centuries, but only the 21st century brought real breakthrough due to the sudden development of technology. As a result of the recent years' innovative development and accepted innovative solutions, the modeling of complex medical procedures turned into more realistic. In Hungary, 3D-printed tools, virtual reality and augmented reality approaches are already adopted for education purposes. The national simulation network contains 3 universities and 16 hospitals. The initial developments are shown to be successful, as simulation-based training is progressively involved in undergraduate and post-graduate education, and the overall feedback is positive from the involved students. The evolvement of comprehensive national methodology for education has started also, by publishing reference books. This review is about the state of the national simulation education and offers development possibilities. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(26): 1078-1087.

Evaluation of Simulation Outcomes.

Simulation has been used in nursing education and training since Florence Nightingale's era. Over the past 20 years, simulation learning experiences (SLEs) have been used with increasing frequently to educate healthcare professionals, develop and increase the expertise of practicing professionals, and gain competency in key interprofessional skills. This chapter provides a brief overview of simulation evaluation history, beginning in the late 1990s, and the initial focus on learner self-report data. Using Kirkpatrick's Levels of Evaluation as an organizing model, four types of SLE evaluation are reviewed as well as suggestions for future research.

Una estrategia para la formación en seguridad del paciente durante la residencia: desde el incidente crítico a la simulación. Parte 2 / A strategy for training in patient safety during residency programme: From critical incident to simulation. Part 2

La formación en seguridad del paciente durante la residencia contribuye a la cultura de la seguridad y a la calidad asistencial. Un currículum para formar en seguridad incorpora distintas actividades formativas a lo largo de la especialidad y adecuadas a cada momento: cursos, talleres, sesiones de incidente crítico, rondas de seguridad, que se han descrito anteriormente, y simulación. La simulación permite el entrenamiento seguro de situaciones clínicas complejas en equipos multiprofesionales. Estructurar el aprendizaje de factor humano mediante el manejo de recursos en las crisis, y proporcionar feedback en el debriefing mejora la competencia. La simulación puede formar parte de la evaluación formativa objetiva de los residentes. Se ha demostrado que tiene resultados en el desempeño de los profesionales sanitarios, mejora la calidad de la asistencia y tiene efectos sobre los pacientes

Patient safety training during residency contributes to the culture of safety and quality of care. Patient safety curriculum incorporates different activities throughout the specialty and appropriate to each moment: courses, workshops, critical incident sessions, safety rounds, which have been described above, and simulation. The simulation allows the safe training of complex clinical situations in multiprofessional teams. Structure the learning of human factor through the management of resources in crises, and provide feedback in debriefing improves competition. The simulation can be part of the objective formative evaluation of the residents. It has been shown to have results in the performance of health professionals, improves the quality of care and has effects on patients

Innovations and Contributions to Craniofacial Surgery in Japan.

I look back at my decades in the field of plastic and reconstructive and craniofacial surgery, knowing I was the driving force behind its inception in Japan. However, behind me in turn, supporting me, teaching me, and encouraging me during my formative plastic surgery years in the United States and Europe have been many of the true giants in this field, and I will always accord them my total respect and deepest gratitude. Without their knowledge and technique, which they selflessly taught me and my peers, I would certainly never have been able to accomplish so much in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery, and in particular, craniofacial surgery.

Simulation in Neurocritical Care: Past, Present, and Future.

Simulation-based medical education is a technique that leverages adult learning theory to train healthcare professionals by recreating real-world scenarios in an interactive way. It allows learners to emotionally engage in the assessment and management of critically ill patients without putting patients at risk. Learners are encouraged to work at the edge of their expertise to promote growth and are provided with feedback to nurture development. Thus, the training is targeted to the learner, not the patient. Despite its origins as a teaching tool for neurological diseases, simulation-based medical education has been historically abandoned by neurocritical care educators. In contrast, other critical care educators have embraced the technique and built an impressive foundation of literature supporting its use. Slowly, neurocritical care educators have started experimenting with simulation-based medical education and sharing their results. In this review, we will investigate the historical origins of simulation in the neurosciences, the conceptual framework supporting the technique, current applications, and future directions.

The Evolution of Surgical Simulation: The Current State and Future Avenues for Plastic Surgery Education.

Alongside the ongoing evolution of surgical training toward a competency-based paradigm has come the need to reevaluate the role of surgical simulation in residency. Simulators offer the ability for trainees to acquire specific skills and for educators to objectively assess the progressive development of these skills. In this article, the authors discuss the historical evolution of surgical simulation, with a particular focus on its past and present role in plastic surgery education. The authors also discuss the future steps required to further advance plastic surgery simulation in an effort to continue to train highly competent plastic surgery graduates.