title: Hysteroscopic placement of tubal sterilization implants: virtual reality simulator training.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess face and construct validity of a new virtual reality (VR) training simulator for hysteroscopic placement of tubal sterilization implants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nonrandomized, controlled trial comparing responses and performance of novices and experts on the simulator.
  
  
  METHODS
  Canadian task force II-1.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-six gynecologists were personally invited or recruited at the 33rd Conference of the French National College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF) from December 9 to 12, 2009, grouped as 20 experts and 26 novices. They all performed the defined sequence of virtual procedures on the simulator (case 1 for familiarization, case 4 for study assessment) and finally completed the study questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Responses to realism, educational potential, and general opinion were excellent, proving face validity. Significant differences between novices and experts were assessed for 7 of the 15 metrics analyzed, proving construct validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We established face and construct validity for EssureSim, an educational VR simulator for hysteroscopic tubal sterilization implant placement. The next steps are to investigate convergent and predictive validity to affirm the real capacity of transferring the skills learned on the training simulator to the patient in the operating room.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Hôpital André Mignot, 177 avenue de Versailles, 78157 Le Chesnay, France. ppanel@ch-versailles.fr
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panel
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bajka
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Tohic
authors.forename: Alaa El
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ghoneimi
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chis
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cotin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004343:Drug Implants; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000193:education*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D004343:Drug Implants