Exploring Faculty Perceptions of Competency-Based Medical Education and Assessing Needs for Implementation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residency.

Objective: The shift to competency-based medical education (CBME) is associated with changes in the way residents are taught and assessed. Although there are many purported benefits of CBME, an understanding of the preparedness of faculty to meet the needs of this new paradigm is lacking. The aim of this study was to characterize faculty needs to support the transition to CBME.

A Novel Approach to Simulation-Based Perineal Repair in Undergraduate Medical Education.

Introduction: There is no formalized hands-on teaching of suturing skills for clerkship students during their dedicated obstetrics and gynaecology (OB/GYN) teaching sessions at the University of Toronto. Nevertheless, the students are exposed to suturing during gynaecologic surgery, Caesarean sections, and perineal repairs. As a result, a formal pilot workshop on knot-tying and perineal laceration repair was developed for incorporation into the third-year clerkship curriculum with the goals of increasing students' knowledge and technical skills.

Competency-Based Medical Education: Developing a Framework for Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

The development of a Canadian competency-based medical education (CBME) curriculum in obstetrics and gynaecology, slated to begin in 2017, must be rooted in, and aligned with, the principles of CanMEDS 2015 and Competence by Design. It must also reflect the unique realities of the practice of the specialty. The Dutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has been at the forefront of the movement to design and implement competency-based training for obstetrics and gynaecology.

Competency-based medical education: the wave of the future.

Competency-based medical education (CBME) is a new educational paradigm that will enable the medical education community to meet societal, patient, and learner needs of the 21st century. CBME offers a renewed commitment to both clinical and educational outcomes, a new focus on assessment and developmental milestones, a mechanism to promote a true continuum of medical education, and a method to promote learner-centred curricula in the context of accountability. Accountability is central to CBME, ensuring that graduating practitioners are well-rounded and competent to provide safe and effective patient care.

Obstetrics and gynaecology training in Europe needs a next step.

Changing societal demands on doctors necessitate changes in the training of gynaecologists. Adapting this training will need well-thought-out and comprehensive planning that addresses the needs of the major stakeholders: society, patients, and doctors themselves. Doctors need to be cognizant of societal issues such as rapidly rising healthcare costs and budgetary crises, and be able to participate in the solutions.

An examination of the historical context of interprofessional collaboration in Dutch obstetrical care.

Collaboration between different groups of health care professionals is often rooted in a long and often difficult history. This history can exert a strong influence on how professionals collaborate and historical tensions can contribute to problems in contemporary practice. However, literature about interprofessional collaboration often ignores the historical underpinnings of collaboration.

Trends in menstrual concerns and suppression in adolescents with developmental disabilities.

Purpose: Demonstrate changes in methods of menstrual suppression in adolescents with developmental disabilities in a recent 5-year cohort compared with an historical cohort at the same hospital.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of patients with physical and cognitive challenges presenting for menstrual concerns at an Adolescent Gynecology Clinic between 2006 and 2011 compared with a previous published cohort (1998 to 2003).

Results: Three hundred patients with developmental disabilities aged 7.

Can paediatric and adolescent gynecological care be delivered via Telehealth?

Objective: Paediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG) is an evolving subspecialty, with patients often having to travel large distances to access care. The goal of the present study was to assess whether Telehealth (TH) would be appropriate for PAG services in a tertiary care centre and to determine patient/family interest.

Methods: The present study was a prospective observational study of patients who attended PAG clinics over the course of one year.

Pediatric synchronous bilateral ovarian torsion: a case report and review of the literature.

Ovarian torsion is a surgical emergency that can present with a variety of symptoms and hence is difficult to diagnose. We present the first case of a pediatric synchronous bilateral ovarian torsion in ovaries without pathology and review its presentation, diagnosis, treatment, outcome, and the associated literature.

Repeat screening for sexually transmitted infection in adolescent obstetric patients.

Objective: To determine if repeat screening for sexually transmitted infection is appropriate for adolescent obstetric patients and to identify any risk factors associated with increased risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) during pregnancy.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of adolescent obstetric patients seen over a five-year period in the Young Prenatal Program at the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Ontario).

Results: Between January 2003 and December 2007, 201 patients with 211 pregnancies attended the Young Prenatal Program.

Videoconferencing for resident teaching of subspecialty topics: the pediatric and adolescent gynecology experience at the Hospital for Sick Children.

Study Objective: Videoconferencing enables distance learning and subspecialty teaching. The objective of this study is to describe and evaluate a 3-hour teaching session on Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology held by videoconferencing from the Hospital for Sick Children and broadcast to 8 other Canadian universities.

Design: Evaluation forms were completed by attendees on the clinical applicability, content quality, delivery quality, meeting of objectives and overall assessment of each session.

Retrospective review of unintentional female genital trauma at a pediatric referral center.

Unlabelled: Unintentional female genital trauma is a complaint commonly seen and managed through the emergency department. The purpose of this study was to review all unintentional female genital trauma evaluated at The Hospital for Sick Children for 3.5 years to determine the factors associated with gynecologic consultation and need for operative repair.

Hysteroscopic unification of a complete obstructing uterine septum: case report and review of the literature.

Objective: To report a case of complete obstructing uterine septum repaired in a minimally invasive manner by operative hysteroscopy under laparoscopic guidance. A complete obstructing uterine septum is a rare congenital abnormality. To date, management of such abnormalities has traditionally been by metroplasty.