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| Neal E SeymourSummaryAffiliation: Yale University Country: USA Publications
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Virtual reality training improves operating room performance: results of a randomized, double-blinded studyNeal E Seymour
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8062, USA
Ann Surg 236:458-63; discussion 463-4. 2002..To demonstrate that virtual reality (VR) training transfers technical skills to the operating room (OR) environment...- Laparoscopic management of complex Crohn's diseaseNeal E Seymour
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8062, USA
JSLS 7:117-21. 2003..Successful management of such disease by using minimal access techniques is described... 
Boot cAMP: educational outcomes after 4 successive years of preparatory simulation-based training at onset of internshipGladys L Fernandez
Baystate Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Baystate Simulation Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, MA, USA
J Surg Educ 69:242-8. 2012..We report educational results of 4 successive years of Boot Camp training. Results were analyzed to determine if performance evidenced at onset of training was predictive of later educational outcomes...- Virtual reality and computer-enhanced training devices equally improve laparoscopic surgical skill in novicesPrathima Kanumuri
Baystate Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA
JSLS 12:219-26. 2008..The study aim was to compare the effectiveness of virtual reality and computer-enhanced videoscopic training devices for training novice surgeons in complex laparoscopic skills... 
A new web-based operative skills assessment tool effectively tracks progression in surgical resident performanceEyad M Wohaibi
Baystate Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA
J Surg Educ 64:333-41. 2007..The study aim was to demonstrate that a new database tool for assessment of surgical resident operative skills discerns predictable progression in those skills over successive residency years for specific index case types...- Surgical resident performance on a virtual reality simulator correlates with operating room performanceEyad M Wohaibi
Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
J Surg Res 160:67-72. 2010..To define the ability of a virtual reality (VR) simulator to reflect clinical skill in surgical residents, we compared clinical laparoscopic performance and contemporary lab performance during curricular VR skills training... - Implementation of full patient simulation training in surgical residencyGladys L Fernandez
Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA
J Surg Educ 67:393-9. 2010..This technique is intended to be specifically modeled experiential learning related to the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that are fundamental to patient care. We report 3 academic years' use of a patient simulation curriculum... - VR to OR: a review of the evidence that virtual reality simulation improves operating room performanceNeal E Seymour
Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA
World J Surg 32:182-8. 2008..These studies, as well as the study model that describes them, and the future of randomized trials of this type are reviewed... - Psychomotor skills assessment in practicing surgeons experienced in performing advanced laparoscopic proceduresAnthony G Gallagher
Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 197:479-88. 2003..Studies such as this may form the methodology for establishing criteria levels and performance objectives in objective assessment of the technical skills component of determining surgical competence... - Computer-based laparoscopic and robotic surgical simulators: performance characteristics and perceptions of new usersDavid W Lin
Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
Surg Endosc 23:209-14. 2009..The initial experience of surgeons using both robotic and nonrobotic laparoscopic simulators to perform an advanced laparoscopic skill was evaluated... - Virtual-reality training improves angled telescope skills in novice laparoscopistsSabha Ganai
Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center Tufts University School of Medicine, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
Am J Surg 193:260-5. 2007..Based on prior success of virtual-reality (VR) trainers in imparting surgical skills, a randomized and controlled study was designed to determine whether VR training improves angled-telescope operative performance... - Laparoscopic treatment of intestinal malrotation in adultsNeal E Seymour
Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA
JSLS 9:298-301. 2005..Clinical manifestations of malrotation and results of Ladd's procedure have been described in adults, but laparoscopic treatment remains to be established as adequate treatment...