Session Design Submission Review - The Association for Surgical Education

How to Make Low-Cost Low-Fidelity Task Trainers for Surgical Residents and Trainees

Session TypeWorkshop

Is this submission from an ASE Committee, Task Force, or Working Group?

Are you a member of ASE?

Yes

Session Information

Session Description

Surgical training increasingly employs simulation for resident education. While simulations that use virtual environments or costly simulated tissue may be desirable to learners, they do not generally offer an advantage over low-fidelity models in task acquisition. In this workshop, participants will make three inexpensive models we created at our program: stoma, inguinal hernia, and pancreatojejunostomy. Participants will also learn how to develop new models for use in their own programs.

Workshop Length

45-minute workshop

If a similar workshop is submitted, would you be willing to combine workshops into one session?

Yes

Would you be open to presenting a workshop of a different duration than selected above if needed?

Yes

Session Objective 1

Learners will be able to construct three low-cost low-fidelity surgical simulation models.

Session Objective 2

Learners will be able to develop similar low-fidelity models for use in their own training programs.

Session Objective 3

Learners will be able to articulate the importance of fidelity in surgical education.

Session Outline

Activity Order	Title of Presentation or Activity	Presenter/Faculty Name	Presenter/Faculty Email	Time allotted in minutes for activity
1	Introduction: Discovering the importance of low-fidelity simulation	Olivia Ziegler	[email protected]	10
2	Hands-on activity: Creation of low-fidelity models and possible alterations for different skills	Alicia Greene	[email protected]	30
3	Debrief and questions	Mary Santos	[email protected]	5