Structured training of ENT Specialist Registrars in the out-patient clinic and theatre

Abstract

The aims of this paper are to evaluate the training in out-patients and in theatre after the recent changes in SpR training. A postal questionnaire was sent to 191 Specialist Registrars (SpRs) in England and Wales and 57 were returned (30%). There were temporal bone facilities within the hospital for 53 SpRs but only three used them because there were no temporal bones. Surgical training was more satisfactory than out-patient training. Fewer general clinics and more specialized clinics are required, and consultant supervision is still patchy and needs attention.

Operative training in otolaryngology in the United Kingdom: A specialist registrar survey

“…A total of 142 valid e-mail addresses were used, resulting in 61 responses (43 per cent reply rate -representing 32 per cent of all registrar posts). The reply rate was mediocre, however it was comparable to that in similar studies performed in the past -namely 30 per cent, 6 39 per cent 8 and 49 per cent. 9 The recording of the number of operations performed was based on self-reporting by trainees; however, their accounts correlate well with figures derived from trainees' logbooks.…”

“…Ten years later, in a study that mirrored the previous one, Adrian Drake-Lee reported on the training of specialist registrars. 6 This study assessed their training in out-patient clinics and operating theatres, while also recording the courses they attended and their weekly timetables. The evaluation of their surgical experience was based on trainees' logbooks; however, only 24 logbooks were available for assessment.…”

The Impact of Virtual Reality Training on the Quality of Real Antromastoidectomy Performance

“…To date, temporal bone training has been largely based on traditional dissection of cadaveric temporal bones through in-house training or participation in national or international temporal bone courses [ 1 ]. Training facilities are in the vast majority of European ENT Departments dealing with otosurgery, but due to the poor availability of human temporal bones, access for trainees is limited [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. Virtual reality (VR) simulation and artificial temporal bone models have been gaining popularity as training supplements to “wet” dissection in many institutions, and nowadays, multiple VR simulators are commercially available [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ].…”

Audit-derived guidelines for training in endoscopic sinonasal surgery (ESS) - protecting patients during the learning curve

“…Training in ESS, ideally, should be phased. The need for a structured approach to general ENT training for Specialist Registrars in the out‐patient clinic and theatre since the implementation of the Calman Report has already been highlighted 25 . See Table 4 for our proposed phases and structure for ESS training.…”