title: Twelve tips for postgraduate or undergraduate medics building a basic microsurgery simulation training course.
abstract: Microsurgery is used in a variety of surgical specialties, including Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery, Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery. It is considered one of the most technically challenging fields of surgery. Microsurgical skills demand fine, precise and controlled movements, and microsurgical skill acquisition has a steep initial learning curve. Microsurgical simulation provides a safe environment for skill acquisition before operating clinically. The traditional starting point for anyone wanting to pursue microsurgery is a basic simulation training course. We present twelve tips for postgraduate and undergraduate medics on how to set up and run a basic ex-vivo microsurgery simulation training course suitable for their peers.
authors.affiliation: a Academic Plastic Surgery Group, Centre for Cutaneous Research , Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, The Blizard Institute , London , UK.
authors.forename: Katrina A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.affiliation: a Academic Plastic Surgery Group, Centre for Cutaneous Research , Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, The Blizard Institute , London , UK.
authors.forename: Evgenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Theodorakopoulou
authors.affiliation: a Academic Plastic Surgery Group, Centre for Cutaneous Research , Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, The Blizard Institute , London , UK.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pafitanis
authors.affiliation: a Academic Plastic Surgery Group, Centre for Cutaneous Research , Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, The Blizard Institute , London , UK.
authors.forename: Ali M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ghanem
authors.affiliation: a Academic Plastic Surgery Group, Centre for Cutaneous Research , Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, The Blizard Institute , London , UK.
authors.forename: Simon R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D000066908:Simulation Training / Q000458:organization & administration*