Optimise surgical trainees' working time with Wikisurgery scripts
The training of a surgeon in the minutiae of expert surgical
technique requires thousands of hours at the operating table 1. Comparable
expert operative information can be obtained instantly from
Wikisurgery.com, the free on-line surgical encyclopaedia, in the form of
highly detailed operative scripts 2. The scripts also aim to cover all
the what ifs and contain the World Health Organisation pre- and
postoperative safety checks plus a multitude of peroperative safety
checks.
The scripts can be customised to suit any surgeon's preferences. In
addition, the site also contains on-line training programs in basic
surgical and basic laparoscopic skills.
The scripts and skills programs can be studied 24/7, within or outside
normal working hours.
This initiative might well help train surgeons faster and better and
preserve patient safety, despite official working time restrictions.
1How long does it take to train a surgeon? Gretchen P Jackson, John L
Tarpley BMJ 2009;339:b4260
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Optimise surgical trainees' working time with Wikisurgery scripts
The training of a surgeon in the minutiae of expert surgical
technique requires thousands of hours at the operating table 1. Comparable
expert operative information can be obtained instantly from
Wikisurgery.com, the free on-line surgical encyclopaedia, in the form of
highly detailed operative scripts 2. The scripts also aim to cover all
the what ifs and contain the World Health Organisation pre- and
postoperative safety checks plus a multitude of peroperative safety
checks.
The scripts can be customised to suit any surgeon's preferences. In
addition, the site also contains on-line training programs in basic
surgical and basic laparoscopic skills.
The scripts and skills programs can be studied 24/7, within or outside
normal working hours.
This initiative might well help train surgeons faster and better and
preserve patient safety, despite official working time restrictions.
1How long does it take to train a surgeon? Gretchen P Jackson, John L
Tarpley BMJ 2009;339:b4260
2http://www.wikisurgery.com/index.php?title=Aortic-aneurysm-graft-
Operationscript(11 11 2009)
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Michael Edwards is an unpaid web editor and author for wikisurgery.com
Competing interests: No competing interests