Prospective comparison of two methods for assessing sarcopenia and interobserver agreement on retrospective CT images.

Purpose Of The Study: To compare the relationships between two CT derived sarcopenia assessment methods, and compare their relationship with inter-rater and intrarater validations and colorectal surgical outcomes.

Study Design: 157 CT scans were identified across Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust for patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. 107 had body mass index data available, required to determine sarcopenia status.

The use of simulation in medical student education on the topic of breaking bad news: A systematic review.

Background: Simulated patients (SPs) are widely used, but the most effective way of utilising them in undergraduate breaking bad news (BBN) medical education is unknown.

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review into SP's use in developing BBN skills in medical students.

Methods: 14 databases searched with the terms "Medical education", "Patient simulation", "Bad news".

Prevalence of frailty and reliability of established frailty instruments in adult elective colorectal surgical patients: a prospective cohort study.

Purpose: Large population studies now demonstrate that frailty is prevalent in all adult age groups. Limited data exist on the association between frailty and surgical outcome in younger patients. The aim of the study was to explore the agreement between frailty identification tools and collect pilot data on their predictive value for frailty-associated outcomes in an adult surgical population.

The (future) doctor will see you now: Piloting a longitudinal virtual patient in medical education, simulating general practice.

Introduction: Virtual patients provide numerous learning opportunities for medical students, yet only support one-off patient interactions. To emulate general practice, allowing multiple encounters with a single patient, a new longitudinal virtual patient (LVP) was developed.

Methods: The LVP was integrated into 2nd year at a graduate-entry medical school, in the 2019/2020 academic year.