title: Canadian consensus conference on the development of training and practice standards in advanced minimally invasive surgery: Edmonton, Alta., Jun. 1, 2007.
abstract: Despite the complexities of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), a Canadian approach to training surgeons in this field does not exist. Whereas a limited number of surgeons are fellowship-trained in the specialty, guidelines are still clearly needed to implement advanced MIS. Leaders in the field of gastrointestinal surgery and MIS attended a consensus conference where they proposed a comprehensive mentoring program that may evolve into a framework for a national mentoring and training system. Leadership and commitment from national experts to define the most appropriate template for introducing new surgical techniques into practice is required. This national framework should also provide flexibility for truly novel procedures such as natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), the.
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.forename: H Jaap
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bonjer
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crossley
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burnett
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Gara
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: Angus G
authors.initials: AG
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authors.forename: O Neely
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Panton
authors.forename: Chris M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Schlachta
authors.forename: Andy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Garth L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Warnock
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