Canadian Association of University Surgeons' Annual Symposium. Surgical simulation: the solution to safe training or a promise unfulfilled?

Peter G. Brindley; Daniel B. Jones; Teodor Grantcharov; Christopher de Gara

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Canadian Association of University Surgeons' Annual Symposium. Surgical simulation: the solution to safe training or a promise unfulfilled?

September 5, 2012

Brindley PG, Jones DB, Grantcharov T, et al. Can J Surg. 2012;55(4):S200-S206.

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This review discusses how simulation can improve safety in surgery and recommends that educational programs for surgical simulation be extensively validated to ensure their effectiveness.

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