The entrustable professional activities of laparoscopic surgery: moving toward an integrated training model.
Assessment of surgical competence
Entrustable professional activities (EPAs)
Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS)
Journal
Surgical endoscopy
ISSN: 1432-2218
Titre abrégé: Surg Endosc
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8806653
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2023
07 2023
Historique:
received:
06
12
2022
accepted:
12
03
2023
medline:
7
7
2023
pubmed:
30
3
2023
entrez:
29
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) provide the opportunity to integrate multiple competencies into meaningful units that facilitate curriculum development and assessment design. As part of the process of reviewing and enhancing the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic of Surgery (FLS) program, we used the concept of EPAs to create a framework of reference that articulates a contemporary definition of Laparoscopic Surgery (LS). The framework of reference of LS was created with data gathered from a literature review and during series of educational retreats with subject matter experts (SMEs). Various activities were implemented during these retreats to develop the LS EPAs, their constitutive competencies, and related observable behaviors. Ten EPAs and associated competency descriptors (articulated as observable behaviors) specific to LS were identified. In addition, knowledge areas were associated to each EPA. A comprehensive list of EPAs for LS were identified. These EPAs will be used in the development and update of the FLS program. Further, they can be used to guide the development of curriculum, clinical teaching, and assessment in any surgical program with a laparoscopic training component. They are applicable to any level of training by defining the expected observable behaviors associated with a given level of expertise. These fundamental aspects of LS provide a common framework of reference across different surgical specialties.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) provide the opportunity to integrate multiple competencies into meaningful units that facilitate curriculum development and assessment design. As part of the process of reviewing and enhancing the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic of Surgery (FLS) program, we used the concept of EPAs to create a framework of reference that articulates a contemporary definition of Laparoscopic Surgery (LS).
METHODS
The framework of reference of LS was created with data gathered from a literature review and during series of educational retreats with subject matter experts (SMEs). Various activities were implemented during these retreats to develop the LS EPAs, their constitutive competencies, and related observable behaviors.
RESULTS
Ten EPAs and associated competency descriptors (articulated as observable behaviors) specific to LS were identified. In addition, knowledge areas were associated to each EPA.
DISCUSSION
A comprehensive list of EPAs for LS were identified. These EPAs will be used in the development and update of the FLS program. Further, they can be used to guide the development of curriculum, clinical teaching, and assessment in any surgical program with a laparoscopic training component. They are applicable to any level of training by defining the expected observable behaviors associated with a given level of expertise. These fundamental aspects of LS provide a common framework of reference across different surgical specialties.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36988666
doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10022-z
pii: 10.1007/s00464-023-10022-z
pmc: PMC10054191
doi:
Types de publication
Review
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
5335-5339Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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