Open AccessUsing Virtual-Reality Simulation to Assess Performance in Endobronchial Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Lars Konge,
Jouke T. Annema,
Paul Frost Clementsen,
Valentina Minddal,
Peter Vilmann,
Charlotte Ringsted
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000350428
Subject(s) - medicine , endobronchial ultrasound , generalizability theory , certification , competence (human resources) , nuclear medicine , radiology , bronchoscopy , statistics , social psychology , mathematics , political science , law , psychology
For optimal treatment of patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma, it is essential to have physicians with competence in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). EBUS training and certification requirements are under discussion and the establishment of basic competence should be based on an objective assessment of performance.