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Training in sigmoidoscopy
Author(s) -
Speer Antony G.,
St John D. James B.,
Eaves E. Robert,
Gijsbers Alan J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb132755.x
Subject(s) - sigmoidoscopy , medicine , colorectal cancer , family medicine , general surgery , medical education , cancer , colonoscopy
To assess the standard of training in postgraduate sigrnoidoscopy in Melbourne, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed to resident medical officers (RMOs) in three teaching hospitals. The survey showed that practical instruction in technique is inadequate, and that most individuals perform too few sigmoidoscopies to become competent at either examining or recognizing lesions. A substantial number of RMOs had never seen common and important lesions such as polyps or colorectal cancer. Most RMOs considered their training to be poor and stated that they lacked confidence in their ability to perform sigmoidoscopy. The current training programme needs detailed reassessment and improvement.