Situational awareness The precursor of decision-making The art of robotic surgery requires two operators. It may seem unthinkable that a surgeon might be at the controls of the robot without having an assistant beside the patient. And yet… “I have a problem … everything’s gone!” The operation seems to be relatively straightforward, the techniques…
STAN Institute was at ERUS 2015 last week in Bilbao, Spain, from 15-17 September 2015. The STAN Institute team was involved in providing HOT (Hands-On Training) sessions for the juniors. We were also involved in the use of Maestro AR. The Mimic Maestro AR (augmented reality) course for partial nephrectomy was a great success. It’s…
In 2012, the HAS (the french WHO) recommends to introduce the Medical Team Training (or MTT) in operating rooms to improve the synergy of the teams, and lower post-operative mortality. MTT is a transposition from the Crew Resource Management implemented in aviation since the late 70s. Genesis of Crew Resource Management: In 1977, the airport on…