Open AccessThe Concept of Surgical Assessment: Part 3 – Characteristics of the Ideal Assessment Tool
Author(s) -
Tosan Okoro,
Carmen Sirianni,
David Brigden
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bulletin of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1478-7075
pISSN - 1473-6357
DOI - 10.1308/147363510x527718
Subject(s) - stipulation , documentation , competence (human resources) , scrutiny , medicine , ideal (ethics) , medical education , nursing , psychology , computer science , political science , law , social psychology , programming language
Adequate documentation of technical competence in surgery has come under increased scrutiny in recent years. The stipulation in the European Working Time Regulations of a 48-hour working week, an emphasis on operating room efficiency and concerns about medical errors and patient safety may limit the ability of a teaching faculty to provide graded responsibility with adequate skill acquisition in a surgical training programme.