Comparison Between Surgical Trainee Self-Assessment With Supervisor Scores in Technical and Nontechnical Skills to Identify Underperforming Trainees.

Objective: This study aims to compare trainee self-assessment with supervisor assessment to identify differences in correlations of the demographic data and evaluate whether the instrument can be utilized to identify underperforming trainees.

Design: A novel instrument was designed based off the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons original 9 competencies utilizing the JDocs framework and covers 48-items across all surgical competencies. A multiple regression model using age, gender, postgraduate year, IMG status, and level of training as the variables was performed with backwards elimination, and pairwise comparisons made to identify the degree and direction of influence each variable contributed to trainee and supervisor ratings.

A quantitative analysis of the perceived barriers to implementation of multisource feedback in surgical training.

Background: The adoption and integration of work-based assessments by surgical units and training programs continues to increase, it is important to identify challenges in their implementation. The authors evaluated the barriers involved in the deployment of a supervisor assessment tool in Australia.

Methods: A questionnaire was created based on existing literature from international, and non-surgical contexts.

Development of a novel behaviourally anchored instrument for the assessment of surgical trainees.

Background: The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) created its competency framework in 2003 which initially consisted of nine competencies each regarded as equally important for a practising surgeon. The JDocs Framework is aligned to these competencies and provides guidance for junior doctors working towards the Surgical Education and Training program.

Methods: A novel assessment instrument was designed around the JDocs framework using 48 behaviourally anchored questions.

The work environment of junior doctors: their perspectives and coping strategies.

Objective: This study explores the associations between psychological distress in junior doctors and their work environment and how they cope with work stressors.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey designed by Health Education and Training Institute was delivered in 2014 to over 1900 junior doctors across 15 hospital networks through Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. Psychological distress was evaluated using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale-10 (K10).

Use of the Memokath Urethral Stent in the management of ileal conduit stomal stenosis.

Intoduction: Ileal conduit stomal stenosis is a difficult complication to manage. Definitive treatment usually requires refashioning or a reconstruction of the conduit. There remains a need for minimally invasive procedures that can restore function to the stoma while avoiding the risks associated with a significant surgical procedure.