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View article: Generating Testlets to Measure Clinical Reasoning Skills in Medicine
Generating Testlets to Measure Clinical Reasoning Skills in Medicine Open
Clinical reasoning is a core competency required by all medical professionals. A testlet is group of two or more items based on the same clinical scenario. A testlet can be used to measure clinical reasoning skills because each scenario is…
View article: Gender Diversity in Canadian Surgical Residency
Gender Diversity in Canadian Surgical Residency Open
Background: Diversity of gender representation in surgery is known to positively influence patient outcomes and predict career trajectories for female trainees. This study aims to identify the current and recent past state of gender divers…
View article: Race and sex diversity in Canadian academic surgical societies
Race and sex diversity in Canadian academic surgical societies Open
Background It is vital for national professional surgical societies to embrace diversity, inclusion, and equity. This study examines race and sex diversity in two Canadian surgical societies. Methods Websites of the Canadian Society of Car…
View article: Conflict of interest disclosure by US cardiothoracic surgeons
Conflict of interest disclosure by US cardiothoracic surgeons Open
Background Surgeon–industry collaboration is a key driver of advancement in surgical technology and practice. Disclosures of financial relationships between investigators and industries are important to ensure transparent and critical eval…
View article: Validity Evidence for Procedure-specific Competence Assessment Tools in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Scoping Review
Validity Evidence for Procedure-specific Competence Assessment Tools in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Scoping Review Open
Introduction: Competency-based training requires frequent assessment of residents' skills to determine clinical competence. This study reviews existing literature on procedure-specific competence assessment tools in orthopaedic surgery. Me…
View article: Patient Satisfaction with Telephone Follow-up after Lung Resection: Are we making the right ‘call’? Telephone Follow-up after Lung Resection
Patient Satisfaction with Telephone Follow-up after Lung Resection: Are we making the right ‘call’? Telephone Follow-up after Lung Resection Open
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare institutions increased utilization of telemedicine. The impact of telemedicine on quality of care in a surgical setting is an under researched area of the literature. The purpose of th…
View article: 225. PREDICTORS OF ANASTOMOTIC LEAK AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING ESOPHAGECTOMY: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT OF 6669 PATIENTS
225. PREDICTORS OF ANASTOMOTIC LEAK AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING ESOPHAGECTOMY: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT OF 6669 PATIENTS Open
Background Despite advances in operative techniques, anastomotic leak (AL) after esophagectomy remains a dreaded complication associated with a relatively high morbidity and mortality. Identification of patient and surgical factors associa…
View article: Sex and racial diversity in Canadian academic surgery
Sex and racial diversity in Canadian academic surgery Open
To ensure equitable representation of women and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, person of colour) individuals in surgical specialties, it is first necessary to understand the presence and extent of the disparities that exist. We explored the web…
View article: Learning objectives for thoracic surgery: developing a national standard for undergraduate medical education
Learning objectives for thoracic surgery: developing a national standard for undergraduate medical education Open
We developed a standardized set of learning objectives for medical students that was reflective of the core concepts within thoracic surgery.
View article: Sarcopenia reduces overall survival in unresectable oesophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Sarcopenia reduces overall survival in unresectable oesophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta‐analysis Open
Sarcopenia measured through body composition analysis is emerging as an important prognosticator among various malignancies, including oesophageal cancer. Skeletal muscle index (SMI) as determined by the third lumbar vertebrae on cross‐sec…
View article: Atypical Vertebral Hemangioma in a Patient With Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Nodule
Atypical Vertebral Hemangioma in a Patient With Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Nodule Open
Vertebral hemangiomas (VHs) are common, benign angiomatous lesions of the spine with an incidence rate of 10% to 12% in the population. VHs have a characteristic appearance on imaging; however, a subset demonstrate atypical features that r…
View article: Yield of routine staging laparoscopy in patients with gastric cancer in Alberta, Canada
Yield of routine staging laparoscopy in patients with gastric cancer in Alberta, Canada Open
Metastatic disease was identified at SL in almost one-third of cases, which suggests that SL should still be used routinely in gastric cancer staging in Canadian centres. Our study identified several preoperative imaging findings associate…
View article: Competency Assessment for Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery: Design and Delphi Review, a Collaboration With the American Foregut Society
Competency Assessment for Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery: Design and Delphi Review, a Collaboration With the American Foregut Society Open
Background: Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery, including hiatus hernia repair, is a common operation performed by both general and thoracic surgeons and an important learning objective for surgical trainees. This study aimed to design a com…
Canadian Conference for the Advancement of Surgical Education (C-CASE) 2021: Post-Pandemic and Beyond Virtual Conference AbstractsBlended learning using augmented reality glasses during the COVID-19 pandemic: the present and the futureActivating emotions enhance surgical simulation performance: a cluster analysisTraining in soft-tissue resection using real-time visual computer navigation feedback from the Surgery Tutor: a randomized controlled trialSonoGames: delivering a point of care ultrasound curriculum through gamificationTeaching heart valve surgery techniques using simulators: a reviewPortable, adjustable simulator for cardiac surgical skillsDesign and validity evidence for a unique endoscopy simulator using a commercial video gameComparison of a novel silicone flexor tendon repair model to a porcine tendon repair modelAssessment system using deep learningChallenges addressed with solutions, simulation in undergraduate and postgraduate surgical education, innovative education or research in surgical educationMachine learning distinguishes between skilled and less-skilled psychological performance in virtual neurosurgical performanceA powerful new tool for learning anatomy as a medical studentDevelopment and effectiveness of a telementoring approach for neurosurgical simulation training of medical studentsA team based learning approach to general otolaryngology in undergraduate medical educationStudent-led surgery interest group outreach for high school mentorship: a diversity driven initiativeRetrospective evaluation of novel case-based teaching series for first year otolaryngology residentsHarassment in surgery: assessing differences in perceptionFactors associated with medical student interest in pursuing a surgical residency: a cross-sectional survey studyUnderstanding surgical education experiences: an examination of 2 mentorship modelsLeadership development programs for surgical residents: a narrative review of the literatureValidation of knee arthroscopy simulator scoring system against subjective video analysis scoringCharacterizing the level of autonomy in Canadian cardiac surgery residentsMentorship patterns among medical students successfully matched to a surgical specialityStaying safe with laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the use of landmarking and intraoperative time-outsEndovascular aneurysm repair has changed the training paradigm of vascular residentsImplementation of a standardized handover in pediatric surgeryProcedure-specific assessment in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery: a scoping reviewLongitudinal mentorship-based programs for junior medical students increases exposure, confidence, and interest in surgeryCreating a green-shift in surgical education: a scoping review of initiatives and methods to make perioperative care more sustainableA novel plastic surgery residency bootcamp: structure and utilityVideo-based coaching for surgical residents: a systematic review and meta-analysisVirtual patient cases aligned with EPAs provide innovative e-learning strategiesAchieving competency in the CanMEDS roles for surgical trainees in the COVID-19 era: What have we learned and where do we go?Profiles of burnout and response to the COVID-19 pandemic among general surgery residents at a large academic training programLearner-driven telemedicine curriculum during the COVID-19 pandemicCentralized basic orthopaedic surgery virtual examinations — assessment of examination environmentEffects of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical resident training: a nationwide survey of Canadian program directorsExploring the transition to virtual care in surgery and its impact on clinical exposure, teaching, and assessment during the COVID-19 pandemiecImpact of COVID-19 on procedural skills training and career preparation of medical studentsVirtual surgical shadowing for undergraduate medical students amidst the COVID-19 pandemicEducational impact of the COVID-19 third wave on a competency-based orthopedic surgery programVirtualization of postgraduate residency interviews: a ransforming practice in health care educationAn informational podcast about Canadian plastic surgery training programs: “Doctority Canada: Plastic Surgery.”Virtual versus in-person suture training: an evaluation of synchronous and asynchronous teaching paradigmsMerged virtual reality teaching of the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trialShould surgical skills be evaluated during virtual CaRMS residency interviews? A Canadian survey of CaRMS applicants and selection committee members during the COVID-19 pandemicImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical education for medical students: perspectives from Canada’s largest faculty of medicine Open
# Blended learning using augmented reality glasses during the COVID-19 pandemic: the present and the future {#article-title-2} The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption to a normal way of life. It has also affected medical educatio…
View article: The use of fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion in pregnancy: a case report and a review
The use of fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion in pregnancy: a case report and a review Open
The use of intrapleural fibrinolytics for complicated parapneumonic effusion has been shown to be an effective and safe alternative to surgery. However, there is limited evidence about its use during pregnancy. We present a case and a revi…
View article: Is lobectomy superior to sublobar resection for early-stage small-cell lung cancer discovered intraoperatively?
Is lobectomy superior to sublobar resection for early-stage small-cell lung cancer discovered intraoperatively? Open
A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: Is lobectomy superior to sublobar resection (SLR) for early-stage (cT1/2N0) small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) discovered intr…
View article: Robotic-assisted left upper lobectomy: facing the challenge head-on
Robotic-assisted left upper lobectomy: facing the challenge head-on Open
Left upper lobectomy is the most challenging pulmonary lobar resection for thoracic surgeons. The anatomy of the pulmonary artery and its relation to other hilar structures put it at risk of injury, more so than during any other lobectomy.…