The utility of simulation in surgical training is now well-established, with proven validity and demonstrable transfer of skills to the clinical setting. Through a reduction in the technical learning curve, simulation can prepare surgeons for actual practice and in doing so it has the potential to improve both patient safety and service efficiency. More broadly, multi-disciplinary simulation of...

Aims Several studies on simulation as a method of teaching have identified advantages- attitudes, skills, knowledge and behaviours, non-technical skills such situational awareness, team working, interpersonal interactions with improved confidence. Use in Psychiatry is growing, but are limited. We decided to evaluate our own delivery trust align this the national strategy identify gaps further w...

BACKGROUND The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) are collaborating to cascade a Training the Trainers (TTT) Programme across the COECSA Region. Within the VISION 2020 Links Programme, it aims to develop a skilled motivated workforce who can deliver high quality eye care. It will train a lead, faculty memb...

OBJECTIVE Summarize the outcomes and best practices of simulation training for laparoscopic surgery. BACKGROUND Simulation-based training for laparoscopic surgery has become a mainstay of surgical training. Much new evidence has accrued since previous reviews were published. METHODS We systematically searched the literature through May 2011 for studies evaluating simulation, in comparison w...

Approximately one in four adults in the UK will experience a mental health difficulty at some point in their life. This figure is approximately 400 million people worldwide.[1] Depression alone is currently estimated to cost the UK 1.7% of GDP and is one of the largest causes of ill health in the world.[2] For conditions like psychosis, evidence tells us that people have poorer quality of life ...

We describe our experiences developing a model of delivery and multidisciplinary training course for screening and brief advice on four lifestyle issues: alcohol, smoking, physical activity, and diet. The one-day, 6-hour training course was developed to equip a wide range of health, social care, and community practitioners with an understanding of basic principles of screening and brief advice ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the development and preliminary results from a community based certification model for training in tobacco cessation skills in Arizona. DESIGN A programme evaluation using both quantitative pre-post measures and qualitative methods. SETTING Arizona's comprehensive tobacco control programme of state funded, community based local projects and their community partners pro...

This study attempted to identify the attitudes of psychiatric trainees and their trainers towards formalized teaching programmes, using a structured proforma. Both the trainers and trainees did see eye to eye on several aspects of training. A majority of the respondents felt that teaching programmes were indeed useful but opted for fewer programmes, with more variety, broader coverage, interdis...