Download or read book Simulation and Surgical Competency, An Issue of Surgical Clinics written by Neal Seymour and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of the Surgical Clinics of North America will include articles devoted to the following topics: the growth of simulators in surgery; the science of proficiency and competency, running a skills lab; high intensity preparatory simulation training; assessment and feedback in the skills lab and OR, FLS & FES: comprehensive models of training and assessment; verification of proficiency: a prerequisite for clinical experience; team training: non-traditional surgical competencies; human factors and simulation training; virtual reality devices and environments; simulation in certification; and the future of surgical simulation.