Publications by authors named "Damaris Willer"
Article Synopsis
- Surgeons and medical students face challenges in adapting to advanced surgical techniques, prompting a need for better recruitment and training selection methods.
- A study analyzed data from training courses and psychomotor tests, identifying key factors that correlate with surgical performance, including experience and spatial visualization skills.
- Findings revealed that younger age and higher surgical experiences positively influence performance, suggesting that personal characteristics play a crucial role in surgical learning and proficiency.
A rise in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, both worldwide and in Germany, has been observed especially among persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. Since many infections are devoid of symptoms or cause few symptoms, the diseases are detected late, may spread unchecked, and be transmitted unwittingly. In the event of persistent infection, the effects depend on the pathogen in question.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Minimally invasive surgical procedures have a flat learning curve, especially in the initial period of a surgeon's training. Pelvitrainers enable the prospective surgeon to drill the surgical technique, including camera navigation, instrument manipulation, and the individual steps of the operation, on a model rather than a patient. Integrating the pelvitrainer into standardized surgical training programs is challenging, but would be essential to achieve optimum effects of long duration in surgical education.
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