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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Basic Surgery | Review

Supporting laparoscopic general surgery training with digital technology: The United Kingdom and Ireland paradigm

Authors: Gemma Humm, Rhiannon L. Harries, Danail Stoyanov, Laurence B. Lovat

Published in: BMC Surgery | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Surgical training in the UK and Ireland has faced challenges following the implementation of the European Working Time Directive and postgraduate training reform. The health services are undergoing a digital transformation; digital technology is remodelling the delivery of surgical care and surgical training. This review aims to critically evaluate key issues in laparoscopic general surgical training and the digital technology such as virtual and augmented reality, telementoring and automated workflow analysis and surgical skills assessment. We include pre-clinical, proof of concept research and commercial systems that are being developed to provide solutions. Digital surgical technology is evolving through interdisciplinary collaboration to provide widespread access to high-quality laparoscopic general surgery training and assessment. In the future this could lead to integrated, context-aware systems that support surgical teams in providing safer surgical care.

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Title: Supporting laparoscopic general surgery training with digital technology: The United Kingdom and Ireland paradigm
Authors: Gemma Humm
Rhiannon L. Harries
Danail Stoyanov
Laurence B. Lovat
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Basic Surgery
Artificial Intelligence
Published in: BMC Surgery / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2482
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01123-4

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