Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic using virtual basic laparoscopic training in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia: effects on confidence, knowledge, and skill

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Constance S Harrell Shreckengost, Emory University; Alexandra Reitz, Emory University; Erica Ludi, Emory University; Raúl Rojas Aban, Caja Salud Banca Privada; Lorena Jáuregui Paravicini, Hospital de Niños “Dr. Mario Ortiz Suárez”; Federico Serrot, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-04-13
• Publisher: SPRINGER
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2022
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09215-9
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
• Grant/Funding Information: No funding was received or used for the work described in this manuscript.
• Keywords: GLOBAL surgery; Training; SURGERY; Simulation; Laparoscopy; Science & Technology; International collaboration; COUNTRIES; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Virtual education; Surgery
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Background An international surgical team implemented a virtual basic laparoscopic surgery course for Bolivian general and pediatric surgeons and residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. This simulation course aimed to enhance training in a lower-resource environment despite the challenges of decreased operative volume and lack of in-person instruction.