The making of a (new) surgeon: Opportunities for repeated messaging on NOTSS in the Canadian medical system

Meghan Boersma Robertson, BSc; Alex Lee, MD; Nada Gawad, MD; Richard Mimeault, MD; Fady Balaa, MD

Surgery Open Science (Dec 2023)

The making of a (new) surgeon: Opportunities for repeated messaging on NOTSS in the Canadian medical system

Meghan Boersma Robertson, BSc,
Alex Lee, MD,
Nada Gawad, MD,
Richard Mimeault, MD,
Fady Balaa, MD

Affiliations

Meghan Boersma Robertson, BSc: University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Alex Lee, MD: Univeristy of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Nada Gawad, MD: University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Richard Mimeault, MD: Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Fady Balaa, MD: University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Canadian Medical Protective Association, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Corresponding author at: The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, Critical Care Wing, Rm 1667, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16
pp. 162 – 164

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Proficiency in nontechnical skills (NTS) contributes to reduction in critical safety incidents and improvement in patient safety outcomes. Despite evidence demonstrating the importance of NTS in patient safety, there remains limited NTS specific curricula and formal teaching in Canadian surgical programs. We propose a three-stage longitudinal approach to education surrounding NTS using the Nontechnical skills for surgeons (NOTSS) framework.

Published in Surgery Open Science

ISSN: 2589-8450 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/surgery-open-science/

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