The utility of urological clinical and simulation training for Sub-Saharan Africa

Affiliations

¹ Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK.
² Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi.
³ Watford General Hospital, Watford, UK.
⁴ British Association of Urological Surgeons, London, UK.
⁵ Department of Urology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁶ CADSIM (Cadaveric Advanced Surgical Simulation Program), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

Review

Madeline Moore et al. BJU Int. 2022 May.

. 2022 May;129(5):563-571.

doi: 10.1111/bju.15731.

¹ Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK.
² Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi.
³ Watford General Hospital, Watford, UK.
⁴ British Association of Urological Surgeons, London, UK.
⁵ Department of Urology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁶ CADSIM (Cadaveric Advanced Surgical Simulation Program), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: low and middle-income countries; non-technical skills; simulation; technical skills; training; urology.

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