A Novel Approach for Engagement in Team Training in High-Technology Surgery: The Robotic-Assisted Surgery Olympics.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is ongoing interest in the development of technical and nontechnical skills in healthcare to improve safety and efficiency; however, barriers to developing and delivering related training programs make them difficult to implement. Unique approaches to training such as "serious games" may offer ways to motivate teams, reinforce skill acquisition, and promote teamwork. Given increased challenges to teamwork in robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), researchers aimed to develop the "RAS Olympics," a game-based educational competition to improve skills needed to successfully perform RAS.

Methods

This pilot study was conducted at an academic medical center in Southern California. Robotic-assisted surgery staff were invited to participate in the "RAS Olympics" to devel

SUBMITTER: Cohen TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9391262 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature