Simulators in the urological training armamentarium: A boon or a bane?

Simulation devices have grasped the attention of almost all industries worldwide and the medical field has not been exempt. With technological advancement, it becomes important to assess whether medical simulators are the way forward as an adjunct or as a replacement to traditional training approach...

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Autores principales: Gaurav Aggarwal, Samiran D. Adhikary
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:42619129b0df4e9a96405bdcddabfb5e2021-12-02T11:09:19ZSimulators in the urological training armamentarium: A boon or a bane?2090-598X10.1016/j.aju.2017.01.006https://doaj.org/article/42619129b0df4e9a96405bdcddabfb5e2017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090598X17300311https://doaj.org/toc/2090-598XSimulation devices have grasped the attention of almost all industries worldwide and the medical field has not been exempt. With technological advancement, it becomes important to assess whether medical simulators are the way forward as an adjunct or as a replacement to traditional training approaches by assessing their safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness, and whether they should be made mandatory in the curriculum of urology training. The present review aims to clarify some of these issues, as well as assess their role in urological training and present both the pros and cons of this simulation-based training.Gaurav AggarwalSamiran D. AdhikaryTaylor & Francis GrouparticleSimulatorsUrologyTrainingMedical simulatorsDiseases of the genitourinary system. UrologyRC870-923ENArab Journal of Urology, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 166-169 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Simulators
Urology
Training
Medical simulators
Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
RC870-923
spellingShingle Simulators
Urology
Training
Medical simulators
Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
RC870-923
Gaurav Aggarwal
Samiran D. Adhikary
Simulators in the urological training armamentarium: A boon or a bane?
description Simulation devices have grasped the attention of almost all industries worldwide and the medical field has not been exempt. With technological advancement, it becomes important to assess whether medical simulators are the way forward as an adjunct or as a replacement to traditional training approaches by assessing their safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness, and whether they should be made mandatory in the curriculum of urology training. The present review aims to clarify some of these issues, as well as assess their role in urological training and present both the pros and cons of this simulation-based training.
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Samiran D. Adhikary
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title Simulators in the urological training armamentarium: A boon or a bane?
title_short Simulators in the urological training armamentarium: A boon or a bane?
title_full Simulators in the urological training armamentarium: A boon or a bane?
title_fullStr Simulators in the urological training armamentarium: A boon or a bane?
title_full_unstemmed Simulators in the urological training armamentarium: A boon or a bane?
title_sort simulators in the urological training armamentarium: a boon or a bane?
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