Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES): a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy

Abstract

The GAGES-UE and GAGES-C are easy to administer and consistent and meet high standards of reliability and validity. They can be used to measure the effectiveness of simulator training and to provide specific feedback. The GAGES results can be generalized to North American and European endoscopists and may contribute to the definition of technical proficiency in endoscopy.

Is current surgery resident and GI fellow training adequate to pass FES?

“…Achieving a GAGES score of 18 or higher consistently for both upper and lower endoscopy is also a requirement as this is what experienced endoscopists achieve in clinical practice [17]. Given these requirements and the data from this study, program directors and surgery residents would be wise to prepare for the FES examination by careful review of the didactic content in the FEC and diligent rehearsal of endoscopic skills, especially loop reduction.…”

A multicenter, simulation-based skills training collaborative using shared GI mentor II systems: results from the Texas association of surgical skills laboratories (TASSL) flexible endoscopy curriculum

“…Each of these data was recorded on the pre-and posttraining trial. Also, a subjective assessment of performance was made using the Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES), a 5-point Likert-scale checklist evaluation previously validated and used for skills assessment in flexible endoscopy [15]. The GAGES assessment was performed by each study-site coordinator and was a single-reviewer, nonblinded assessment.…”

Assessing Arthroscopic Skills Using Wireless Elbow-Worn Motion Sensors

“…Motion analysis systems have been used in simulation centers to objectively measure technical dexterity and learning of surgical skills [15][16][17][18][19][20][21] , but it has not been possible to use them in the operating room because most are tethered by wires and are based on electromagnetic tracking. As such, assessment in the real operating theater is limited to paper methods such as Global Rating Scales and checklists [22][23][24][25][26][27] . These are time-consuming but, at present, are the only methods practical for use in the operating theater.…”