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Logistical considerations for establishing reliable surgical telementoring programs: a report of the SAGES Project 6 Logistics Working Group

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Surgical telementoring programs (STMPs) as educational tools have consistently demonstrated success in the training of surgeons in a variety of surgical disciplines. The goal of an STMP is to train and educate practicing surgeons by improving or remediating surgical skills or assisting in the safe adoption of new procedures. STMPs may even have a role in assisting with recertification. In 2015, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) launched the SAGES Telementoring Initiative at the Project 6 Summit. Herein, we provide a report on the SAGES Project 6 Logistics working group and lay out a plan for the recommended logistical framework to carry out an STMP.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Diego R. Camacho

  2. Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada

    Christopher M. Schlachta

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Oscar K. Serrano

  4. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California – Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA

    Ninh T. Nguyen

  5. Montefiore Medical Center, 3400 Bainbridge Avenue, MAP 4, Bronx, NY, 104647, USA

    Diego R. Camacho

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Diego R. Camacho, Christopher M. Schlachta, Oscar Serrano, and Ninh T. Nguyen have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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Camacho, D.R., Schlachta, C.M., Serrano, O.K. et al. Logistical considerations for establishing reliable surgical telementoring programs: a report of the SAGES Project 6 Logistics Working Group. Surg Endosc 32, 3630–3633 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-018-6093-4

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