Artificial Intelligence in Health Professions Education assessment: AMEE Guide No. 178.

Health Professions Education (HPE) assessment is being increasingly impacted by Artificial Intelligence (AI), and institutions, educators, and learners are grappling with AI's ever-evolving complexities, dangers, and potential. This AMEE Guide aims to assist all HPE stakeholders by helping them navigate the assessment uncertainty before them. Although the impetus is AI, the Guide grounds its path in pedagogical theory, considers the range of human responses, and then deals with assessment types, challenges, AI roles as tutor and learner, and required competencies.

Evolving Maintenance of Certification in Canada: A Collaborative Journey.

Continuous professional development (CPD) is crucial for physicians to maintain and enhance their skills. In response to the changing context of CPD and health care, this study applied a design thinking approach to transform and modernise the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. A member-wide survey and co-design sessions with physicians, CPD leaders, and patient representatives were conducted, emphasising the importance of their insights and experiences.

Teaching Chest Tube Insertion by Blended Learning: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis.

Background: Emerging technologies are being incorporated in surgical education. The use of such technology should be supported by evidence that the technology neither distracts nor overloads the learner and is easy to use. To teach chest tube insertion, we developed an e-learning module, as part of a blended learning program delivered prior to in-person hands-on simulation.

Reciprocal peer coaching for practice improvement in surgery: a pilot study.

Background: Peer coaching has been associated with much higher rates of practice changes and new skill implementation compared to common used modalities but bilateral peer coaching structures where seniority is not a requirement to coach have not been studied. The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate a reciprocal peer coaching pilot program for practicing surgeons to inform future coaching program design.

Methods: A multicenter reciprocal peer surgical coaching program was designed according to the framework developed from previous studies by our group.

Considerations for designing and implementing a surgical peer coaching program: an international survey.

Background: Surgical peer coaching has been associated with high rates of practice change but remains largely unutilized. The purpose of this study was to survey surgeons internationally to investigate attitudes regarding peer coaching and to identify any international differences to inform the design of future coaching programs.

Methods: Practicing surgeons in general surgery or related subspecialties were eligible to participate.

Identifying optimal program structure, motivations for and barriers to peer coaching participation for surgeons in practice: a qualitative synthesis.

Background: Continuous advancement of surgical skills is of utmost importance to surgeons in practice, but traditional learning activities without personalized feedback often do not translate into practice changes in the operating room. Peer coaching has been shown to lead to very high rates of practice changes and utilization of new skills. The purpose of this study was to explore the opinions of practicing surgeons regarding the characteristics of peer coaching programs, in order to better inform future peer coaching program design.

Low-cost Double Protective Barrier for Intubating Patients amid COVID-19 Crisis.

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Implementation and Effectiveness of Coaching for Surgeons in Practice - A Mixed Studies Systematic Review.

Introduction: Despite recent changes to medical education, surgical training remains largely based on the apprenticeship model. However, after completing training, there are few structured learning opportunities available for surgeons in practice to refine their skills or acquire new skills. Personalized observation with feedback is rarely a feature of traditional continuing medical education learning.

[Parathyroid disease: The full spectrum, from adenoma to carcinoma. Report of 3 cases].

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism is a disease characterised by the autonomous production of parathyroid hormone. The most common cause is an adenoma, followed by hyperplasia, and rarely carcinoma.

Clinical Cases: Three cases are presented.