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Editorial: Cognitive training and assessment in robotic surgery – is it effective?

January 14, 2015/by Kamran Ahmed

A formal and standardised process of credentialing and certification is required that should not merely be based on the number of completed cases but should be done via demonstration of proficiency and safety in robotic procedural skills. Therefore, validated assessment tools for technical and non-technical skills are required. In addition to effective technical skills, non-technical […]

Editorial: Validating dry lab exercises for robotic surgical skills training

May 21, 2014/by Kamran Ahmed

Standardising and structuring of robotic surgery curricula: validation and integration of non-technical skills is required Kamran Ahmed and Oliver Brunckhorst Surgical simulation has advanced tremendously over the last two decades with the development of laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Because these procedures have a steep learning curve and because of the reduced training times experienced by […]