Training in minimally invasive surgery in urology EAU-ICUD consultation

TO DESCRIBE THE PROGRESS IN TRAINING FOR MINIMAL INVASIVE SURGERY (MIS) IN UROLOGY: METHODS: A group of experts in the field provided input to come to recommendations for MIS training. A literature search was done on MIS training in general and specific for urological procedures.

A literature search showed the rapidly developing options for e-learning, box and virtual training and suggested that box training is a relatively cheap and effective means of improving laparoscopic skills. Development of non-technical skills is an integral part of surgical skills training and should be included in training curricula. The application of modular training of surgical procedures showed more rapid skills acquiring. Training curricula for minimal invasive surgery in urology are being developed in both US and Europe.

Training in MIS has shifted from "see-one-do-one-teach-one" to a structured learning from e-learning to skills lab and modular training settings. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

BJU international. 2015 Sep 09 [Epub ahead of print]

Henk van der Poel, Willem Brinkman, Ben van Cleynenbreugel, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Evangelos Liatsikos, Kamran Ahmed, Oliver Brunckhorst, Mohammed Shamim Khan, Minh Do, Roman Ganzer, Declan G Murphy, Simon Van Rij, Philip E Dundee, Prokar Dasgupta

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