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Surgical Skills Curriculum Information
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What is the ACS/APDS Surgical Skills Curriculum and how is it organized?
The ACS/APDS National Surgical Skills Curriculum is being developed in three phases. Phase I includes basic surgical skills designed with first and second year residents in mind. The skills included in the Phase I curriculum were identified by the National Simulation Committee because they are important for junior residents and cross at least two specialties.
Phase 1 Modules
- Advanced Tissue Handling: Flaps, Skin Grafts
- Advanced Laparoscopy Skills
- Airway Management
- Anastomosis – Hand Sewn Gastrointestinal
- Anastomosis – Stapled Gastrointestinal
- Anastomosis – Vascular
- Asepsis & Instrument Identification
- Basic Laparoscopy Skills
- Catheritzation, Uretheral and Suprapubic
- Central Line and Arterial Line Insertion
- Chest Tube and Thoracentesis
- Colonoscopy
- Introduction to Inguinal Anatomy
- Knot Tying
- Laparatomy Opening and Closure
- Principles of Bone Fixation and Casting
- Surgical Biopsy
- Suturing
- Tissue Handling, Dissection, Wound Closure and Management
- Upper Endoscopy
- Wound Management
Phase II Modules—due out Spring 2008
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
- Open Colon Resection / Lap R Colon Resection
- Laparoscopic/Open Bile Duct Exploration
- Intestinal Stomas
- Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
- Sentinel Node Biopsy & Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
- Open Inguinal/Femoral Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic/Open Splenectomy
Phase III Modules—due out Late Summer 2008
- Teamwork in the Trauma Bay
- Postop Pneumonia (Hypoxia, Septic Shock)
- Postoperative Hypotension
- Laparoscopic Crisis
- The Preoperative Briefing
- Laparoscopic Troubleshooting
- Postoperative Pulmonary Embolus
- Postoperative MI (Cardiogenic Shock)
- Latex Allergy Anaphylaxis
- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (Hypotension)
- Patient Handoff
- Retained Sponge on Postop Chest X-Ray
To register and enter the Surgical Skills Curriculum, please visit http://elearning.facs.org.
National Simulation Curriculum Committee
Sponsored by the American College of Surgeons and the Association of Program Directors in Surgery
Co-Chairs:
Gary L. Dunnington, MD
Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, Illinois
Helen MacRae, MD
Professor of Surgery
Director, Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario CANADA
Debra A. DaRosa, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Medical Education
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Surgery
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Members:
Joseph Cofer, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Gerald Fried, MD
Professor of Surgery and Gastroenterology
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec CANADA
Karen Horvath, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Mary Klingensmith, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
Ajit Sachdeva, MD
Director, Division of Education
American College of Surgeons
Chicago, Illinois
Lisa Satterthwaite, RPN
Manager, Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Neal Seymour, MD
Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery
Baystate Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Springfield, Massachusetts
Daniel C. Smith, MD
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
James Valentine, MD
Professor of Surgery
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee
Richard Welling, MD
Volunteer Assistant Professor
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Revised March 17, 2008
Division of Education
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by the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL 60611-3211
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