Role of simulation-based training and assessment to improve brachytherapy competency among radiation oncology residents.
Brachytherapy
; 2024 Apr 19.
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| ID: mdl-38643045
ABSTRACT
Simulation is a technique used in healthcare to replicate clinical scenarios and improve patient safety, efficacy, and efficiency. Simulation-based medical education facilitates training and assessment in healthcare without increasing risk to patients, supported by ample evidence from surgical/procedural specialties. Simulation in radiation oncology has been leveraged to an extent, with successful examples of both screen-based and hands-on simulators that have improved confidence and performance in trainees. In the current era, evidence substantiates a significant deficit in brachytherapy procedure education, with radiation oncology residents reporting low confidence in this procedural skill, largely attributable to insufficient caseloads at some centers. Simulation-based medical education can facilitate structured training and competency-based assessment in brachytherapy skills. This review discusses existing advances and future directions in brachytherapy simulation, using examples from simulation in surgical specialties.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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En
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Brachytherapy
Journal subject:
RADIOTERAPIA
Year:
2024
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Article
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