AANA19 Shoulder Access Pass-Simulation Training_ The Future is Now - Featured Lecture-Dr. Anthony G. Gallagher, PhD., Dsc.

Simulation Training_ The Future is Now - Featured Lecture-Dr. Anthony G. Gallagher, PhD., Dsc.

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The speaker, a Northern Ireland expert in minimally invasive surgery training, highlights the shortcomings of traditional surgical education, especially for laparoscopic procedures, noting higher risks during learning curves. He advocates proficiency-based progression (PBP) training, which rigorously defines and validates performance metrics from experienced surgeons. Trainees must achieve quantitative proficiency benchmarks via simulation before clinical practice. Citing landmark studies, including the multi-center Copernicus trial, he shows PBP-trained surgeons make significantly fewer errors compared to standard or basic simulation training, drastically improving surgical outcomes. This method challenges the traditional apprenticeship model by using deliberate practice and validated metrics, emphasizing skill mastery rather than just completion of steps. The speaker stresses the importance of protecting and owning the intellectual property of validated metrics, encouraging broader adoption beyond surgery to medicine at large. He concludes that medical education must evolve with evidence-based, metric-driven training to reduce patient risk and enhance care quality, positioning his audience as pioneers in this transformative approach.

Keywords

minimally invasive surgery training

proficiency-based progression (PBP)

laparoscopic surgery education

validated performance metrics

Copernicus trial