Modeling Technical Skills Learning Curves of Incoming Surgical Trainees.

Objective: Not all trainees reach technical competency even after completing surgical training. While assessment of technical skill is not part of the residency interview process, identifying under-performers early on may help identify opportunities for individualized, targeted training. The objectives of this study were to (1) create predictive learning curve (LC) models for each of 3 basic laparoscopic tasks to identify performers versus underperformers and (2) evaluate the use of LCs to identify underperformers during selection into surgical training.

Survey of iron prescribing practices for post-partum anaemia.

Objective: Treatment for postpartum anaemia frequently entails iron supplementation, but questions remain regarding its optimal dosing, frequency, and efficacy. Our objective was to learn about the current prescribing practices of obstetrical providers at multiple hospitals, including indications and regimens used; further, we sought to understand how these practices are learned.

Methods: A 10-question web-based survey was developed via expert consensus.

Avoidable bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at hysterectomy: a large retrospective study.

Objectives: Evaluate the proportion of justified bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) at hysterectomy, based on pathologic diagnosis, and determine prevalence of avoidable BSO based on pre- and intraoperative considerations and pathologic diagnosis.

Methods: Retrospective review of hysterectomies at seven Ontario, Canada hospitals from 2016 to 2019. Surgeries completed by oncologists or for invasive placentation were excluded.

Examining prescribing practices with respect to oral iron supplementation for post-partum anemia: a retrospective review.

Purpose: Treatment for post-partum anemia frequently entails oral iron supplementation, but questions remain regarding optimal dosing, frequency, and efficacy. The objective of this study was to describe oral iron prescribing practices in post-partum women delivered Cesarean section, and identify factors associated with iron supplementation.

Methods: A retrospective review of Cesarean section deliveries at a single tertiary center between May 2019 and April 2020 was undertaken.