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- Title
Canadian consensus conference on the development of training and practice standards in advanced minimally invasive surgery: Edmonton, Alta., Jun. 1, 2007.
- Authors
Birch, Daniel W.; Bonjer, H. Jaap; Crossley, Claire; Burnett, Gayle; De Gara, Chris; Gomes, Anthony; Hagen, John; Maciver, Angus G.; Mercer, C. Dale; Panton, O. Neely; Schlachta, Chris M.; Smith, Andy J.; Warnock, Garth L.; Consensus panel members
- Abstract
Despite the complexities of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), a Canadian approach to training surgeons in this field does not exist. Whereas a limited number of surgeons are fellowship-trained in the specialty, guidelines are still clearly needed to implement advanced MIS. Leaders in the field of gastrointestinal surgery and MIS attended a consensus conference where they proposed a comprehensive mentoring program that may evolve into a framework for a national mentoring and training system. Leadership and commitment from national experts to define the most appropriate template for introducing new surgical techniques into practice is required. This national framework should also provide flexibility for truly novel procedures such as natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery.
- Subjects
EDMONTON (Alta.); ALBERTA; CONFERENCES &; conventions; MINIMALLY invasive procedures; MENTORING; HEALTH policy
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2009, Vol 52, Issue 4, p321
- ISSN
0008-428X
- Publication type
journal article