Identifying technical skills and clinical procedures in surgery for a simulation-based curriculum: a national general needs assessment.

Background: The efficacy of simulation-based training in surgical education is well known. However, the development of training programs should start with problem identification and a general needs assessment to ensure that the content is aligned with current surgical trainee needs. The objective of the present study is to identify the technical skills and clinical procedures that should be included in a simulation-based curriculum in general surgery.

The Influence of Perioperative Fluid Therapy on N-terminal-pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide and the Association With Heart and Lung Complications in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery: Secondary Results of a Clinical Randomized Assessor-blinded Multicenter Trial.

Objective: To investigate the influence of intravenous (iv) fluid volumes on the secretion of N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-Pro-BNP) in colorectal surgical patients and its association with cardiopulmonary complications (CPC). In addition, to examine if preoperative NT-Pro-BNP can predict the risk for postoperative CPC.

Methods: Blood samples from patients enrolled in a previously published clinical randomized assessor-blinded multicenter trial were analyzed.

A search for training of practising leadership in emergency medicine: A systematic review.

Objective: This systematic review examines the medical, psychological and educational literature for training in practising leadership of a team leader in emergencies. The objectives of this paper are (1) describe how literature addresses operational training in practising leadership for the emergency medical team-leader (2) enhance understanding of leadership training in the medical environment.

Background: Worldwide, medical supervisors find it difficult to get students to rise to the occasion as leaders of emergency teams.

Training residents to lead emergency teams: A qualitative review of barriers, challenges and learning goals.

Objective: An investigation to determine any consensus in opinions and views in the literature about challenges or barriers in training leadership for emergencies.

Summary Of Background Data: Leadership in emergencies is reported as being very important for patient outcome. A systematic review failed in 2016 to find any focused leadership training.

Conducting the emergency team: A novel way to train the team-leader for emergencies.

Introduction: Worldwide, medical supervisors find it difficult to get students to rise to the occasion when called upon to act as leaders of emergency teams: many residents/rescuers feel unprepared to adopt the leadership role. The challenge is to address the residents very strong emotions caused by the extremely stressful context. No systematic leadership training takes this aspect into account.