Abstract
Background
The Federation of Visceral and Digestive Surgery (FCVD) is in charge in France of the continuing medical education of digestive surgeons. Since 2016 and in collaboration with SAGES, it has offered the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE) program as part of the continuing education for surgeons including eLearning and hands-on workshops.
Methods
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the FUSE program on the participants by participating in a knowledge test and completing a survey.
Results
485 participants fully completed the knowledge test of 18 questions. Post-test assessment showed an increase in the mean score with respect to pre-test assessment, and the surgeons who have participated to the hands-on workshops had a better score. 304 participants filled the survey of 6 questions. The majority were satisfied by the FUSE program and felt that the objectives were achieved.
Conclusions
The FUSE program developed by SAGES and adopted by the FCVD in France was very much appreciated by the participants and achieved its educational objectives. Our goal is to spread it as widely as possible to all members of the operating room team.
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Jean Gugenheim, Tarek Debs, Jean-François Gravie, Alain Deleuze, Bertrand Millat, Frédéric Borie, Muriel Mathonnet have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
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Gugenheim, J., Debs, T., Gravié, JF. et al. Results of the FUSE Evaluation Project in France. Surg Endosc 34, 1819–1822 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-06938-0
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