Publications by authors named "Anna H de Vries"
Article Synopsis
- European laparoscopic urological skills (LUSs2) curriculum is being developed to fill the gap in intermediate and advanced training for laparoscopic surgical procedures in urology, promoting uniformity and proficiency among practitioners.
- A Delphi survey with international experts helped create this curriculum; it achieved consensus on 85% of the evaluated statements regarding crucial laparoscopic procedures.
- The new curriculum aims to enhance surgical education standards, improve surgical skills, and ultimately provide better patient care, although some limitations and potential biases in the process were noted.
Background: The current shift towards competency-based residency training has increased the need for objective assessment of skills. In this study, we developed and validated an assessment tool that measures technical and non-technical competency in transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT).
Methods: The 'Test Objective Competency' (TOCO)-TURBT tool was designed by means of cognitive task analysis (CTA), which included expert consensus.
Background: Although simulation training is increasingly used to meet modern technology and patient safety demands, its successful integration within surgical curricula is still rare. The Dutch Urological Practical Skills (D-UPS) curriculum provides modular simulation-based training of technical and non-technical basic urological skills in the local hospital setting. This study aims to assess the educational impact of implementing the D-UPS curriculum in the Netherlands and to provide focus points for improvement of the D-UPS curriculum according to the participants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the value of the physical Simbla Transurethral Resection of a Bladder Tumor (TURBT) simulator as an educational tool within urological residency training, by means of a training needs analysis (TNA) and assessment of its feasibility, acceptability, and face, content, and construct validity.
Methods: To analyze the training needs for TURBT, procedural steps and pitfalls were identified and the TNA was completed during an expert consensus meeting. Participants (n = 76) were divided into three groups based on their experience in TURBT: novices, intermediates, and experts.
Background: Benefits of simulation training are widely recognized, but its structural implementation into urological curricula remains challenging. This study aims to gain insight into current and ideal urological practical skills training and presents the outline of a newly developed skills training program, including an assessment of the design characteristics that may increase its acceptability.
Methods: A questionnaire was sent to the urology residents (n = 87) and program directors (n = 45) of all Dutch teaching hospitals.
Objective: To investigate the current performance of urological residents regarding basic urological procedures in relation to patient safety issues and the identification of specific training needs.
Design: Observational data of 146 urethrocystoscopies (UCSs), 27 transrectal ultrasounds of the prostate (TRUSs), 38 transrectal ultrasound-guided prostatic biopsies (TRUSPs), and 30 transurethral resections of bladder tumor (TURBTs) were collected. Performance was evaluated using scoring lists including details on completeness of procedural steps, level of independence, time, and the incidence of unintended events.