caa a22 4500 47578121X CHVBK 20180406123644.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s004640000158 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s004640000158 The impact of a full-time director of minimally invasive surgery [Elektronische Daten] Clinical practice, education, and research [D. L. Fowler, N. Hogle] Background: One of the biggest challenges of the laparoscopic surgery revolution is resident training. To enhance resident training, some programs have hired an experienced laparoscopic surgeon. This study documents the impact of this addition to our training program. Methods: The number and types of laparoscopic cases, the number of laparoscopic training sessions, and the number of minimally invasive research projects were tabulated for 12-month periods before (period 1) and after (period 2) the arrival of the laparoscopic surgeon. Results: Laparoscopic procedures increased from 524 (period 1) to 1,077 (period 2). Advanced procedures increased from 213 to 629. Laparoscopic training sessions increased from 2 to 11, and approved minimally invasive research projects increased from 0 to 7. Conclusions: The addition of an experienced laparoscopic surgeon in a resident training program increased laparoscopic cases in which the residents participate by more than 100%. Laparoscopic training sessions and minimally invasive research projects also increased measurably. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2000 Key words: Laparoscopic — Resident training nationallicence Fowler D. L. Department of Surgery, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, 320 East North Avenue, Suite 311, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA, US aut Hogle N. Department of Surgery, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, 320 East North Avenue, Suite 311, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA, US aut Surgical Endoscopy Springer-Verlag 14/5(2000-05-01), 444-447 0930-2794 14:5<444 2000 14 464 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004640000158 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004640000158 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fowler D. L. Department of Surgery, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, 320 East North Avenue, Suite 311, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hogle N. Department of Surgery, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, 320 East North Avenue, Suite 311, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Surgical Endoscopy Springer-Verlag 14/5(2000-05-01), 444-447 0930-2794 14:5<444 2000 14 464 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer