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Review
. 2021 Mar;13(3):2038-2043.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.12.69.

Auditorium of the future: e learning platform

Hasan F Batirel  1 , Jalal Assouad  2 , Harry Etienne  2 , Xavier Benoit D'Journo  3
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Review

Auditorium of the future: e learning platform

Hasan F Batirel et al. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Principles of surgical training have not changed, but methods of training are evolving very fast. Online tools are being adopted in both knowledge and skills training for surgical residents. As a result, to evaluate the outcome of these tools, online assessment is also developing. Knowledge resources are very diverse ranging from lectures, webinars, surgical videos to three-dimensional planning and printing. Skills resources include virtual reality simulators, remote skills training and interdisciplinary teamwork. Assessment of E-learning tools can be performed using online questions, task-based simulations, branching scenarios and online interviews/discussions. In thoracic surgery, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy simulator has been developed and it appears to be an important tool for minimally invasive thoracic surgery education. Training programs incorporate e-Learning in their curriculum and online training and assessment will become an important part of thoracic surgical training as well.

Keywords: E-learning; assessment; simulation; surgical education.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2019.12.69). The series “Training in Pulmonary Medicine and Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office without any funding or sponsorship. HFB reports personal fees from Johnson and Johnson, outside the submitted work. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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