Training of hysteroscopic skills in residency program: the Dutch experience. 2015

Juliënne A Janse, and Sara R C Driessen, and Sebastiaan Veersema, and Frank J M Broekmans, and Frank W Jansen, and Henk W R Schreuder
Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. Electronic address: Julienne.Janse@gmail.com.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether hysteroscopy training in the Dutch gynecological residency program is judged as sufficient in daily practice, by assessment of the opinion on hysteroscopy training and current performance of hysteroscopic procedures. In addition, the extent of progress in comparison with that of the residency program of a decade ago is reviewed. METHODS Survey (Canadian Task Force Classification III). METHODS Postgraduate years 5 and 6 residents in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologists who finished residency within 2008 to 2013 in the Netherlands. METHODS Subjects received an online survey regarding performance and training of hysteroscopy, self-perceived competence, and hysteroscopic skills acquirement. RESULTS Response rate was 65% of the residents and 73% of the gynecologists. Most residents felt adequately prepared for basic hysteroscopic procedures (86.7%), but significantly less share this opinion for advanced procedures (64.5%) (p < 0.01). In comparison with their peers in 2003, the current residents demonstrated a 10% higher appreciation of the training curriculum. However, their self-perceived competence did not increase, except for diagnostic hysteroscopy. Regarding daily practice, not only do more gynecologists perform advanced procedures nowadays but also their competence level received higher scores in comparison with gynecologists in 2003. Lack of simulation training was indicated to be the most important factor during residency that could be enhanced for optimal acquirement of hysteroscopic skills. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of hysteroscopic procedures taught during residency training in the Netherlands has improved since 2003 and is judged as sufficient for basic procedures. The skills of surgical educators have progressed toward a level in which gynecologists feel competent to teach and supervise advanced hysteroscopic procedures. Even though the residency preparation for hysteroscopy is more highly appreciated than a decade ago, this study indicated that simulation training might serve as an additional method to improve hysteroscopic skills acquisition. Future research is needed to determine the value of simulation training in hysteroscopy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007396 Internship and Residency Programs of EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE training to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities. House Staff,Internship, Dental,Residency, Dental,Residency, Medical,Dental Internship,Dental Internships,Dental Residencies,Dental Residency,Internship,Internship, Medical,Internships, Dental,Medical Residencies,Medical Residency,Residencies, Dental,Residencies, Medical,Residency,Residency and Internship,Internships, Medical,Medical Internship,Medical Internships,Residencies,Staff, House
D008297 Male Males
D009426 Netherlands Country located in EUROPE. It is bordered by the NORTH SEA, BELGIUM, and GERMANY. Constituent areas are Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, formerly included in the NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Holland,Kingdom of the Netherlands
D002983 Clinical Competence The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care. Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D004503 Education, Medical, Graduate Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree. Medical Education, Graduate,Education, Graduate Medical,Graduate Medical Education
D005260 Female Females
D006176 Gynecology A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the physiology and disorders primarily of the female genital tract, as well as female endocrinology and reproductive physiology.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015907 Hysteroscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the interior of the uterus. Endoscopy, Uterine,Hysteroscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Hysteroscopic,Uterine Endoscopy,Hysteroscopic Surgery,Surgery, Hysteroscopic,Uteroscopy,Endoscopies, Uterine,Hysteroscopic Surgeries,Hysteroscopic Surgical Procedure,Hysteroscopies,Procedure, Hysteroscopic Surgical,Procedures, Hysteroscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Hysteroscopic,Surgical Procedure, Hysteroscopic,Uterine Endoscopies,Uteroscopies

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