Evaluation of a 3-Dimensional-Printed Head Simulation Technique for Teaching Flexible Nasopharyngoscopy to Radiation Oncology Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Simulation-based medical education is an effective tool for medical teaching, but simulation-based medical education deployment in radiation oncology (RO) is limited. Flexible nasopharyngoscopy (FNP), an essential skill for RO residents, requires practice that typically occurs on volunteer patients, introducing the potential for stress and discomfort. We sought to develop a high-fidelity simulator and intervention that provides RO residents the opportunity to develop FNP skills in a low-pressure environment.

Methods and materials

Computed tomography images were used to create an anatomically accurate 3-dimensional-printed model of the head and neck region. An intervention incorporating didactic instruction, multimedia content, and FNP practice on the model was design

SUBMITTER: Goodman CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7471799 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature