Published in:
01-06-2004 | Editorial
Changing trends in gynaecological surgery—a challenge for training
Authors:
Ellis Downes, Peter O’Donovan
Published in:
Gynecological Surgery
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Issue 2/2004
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Excerpt
As gynaecology develops and grows, so does the range of surgical procedures we have to offer our patients. In the fields of both benign gynaecology and gynaecological oncology, there are many examples of the value of endoscopic procedures, both for diagnoses and therapy [
1,
2]. How do we learn surgery, and how does it influence what we do? Traditionally, we have learnt from our teachers during our training, but increasingly this approach must be complemented by the foundation of evidence-based practice, structured formal training and careful supervised surgical technique. …