The numbers of total knee replacements performed annually is expected to markedly increase around the world as patient outcomes continue to improve (1).To cater to this increase in demand, it is essential to develop skills of trainees so they can perform this procedure proficiently. Traditional methods of training are time consuming, and with working hour restrictions in both Europe and America, trainees have reduced exposure to these procedures (2).
Hence, it is imperative to optimize surgical training in a safe environment outside the confines of the operating theatre. Augmented Reality (AR) provides a new tool to enhance and supplement traditional learning with the potential to usher in a new era of surgical education. By training in a simulated environment, trainees can develop necessary competencies in multi-step procedures, reducing risk to patients and costs associated with conventional training.
However, to demonstrate the value of AR training, creating valid and objective techniques for performance evaluation is imperative. Yet, there is a paucity of adequate metrics, and as of now, the methodology and assessment to compare training methods has been qualitative, highly variable, and not standardized.
Hence, the speakers created a double blinded randomized controlled trial that uses objective and quantitative methods to assess the use of augmented reality. In this talk they will describe their aims, methodology, results and explore the potential of augmented reality in surgical education and beyond.
References:
Culliford D, Maskell J, Judge A, Cooper C, Prieto-Alhambra D, Arden NK. Future projections of total hip and knee arthroplasty in the UK: results from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015 Apr 1;23(4):594–600. Reference Link
Giles JA. Surgical training and the European Working Time Directive: The role of informal workplace learning. Int J Surg. 2010 Jan 1;8(3):179–80. Reference Link
Speakers
Anaiya Kaka
"Principal Investigator, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London"
Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, US Navy Captain, Retired
A native of San Diego, California, Dr. Konrad Davis earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Philosophy and Biology at Williams College in 1996, and a Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.) from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in 2000. He was awarded a health professions scholarship by US Navy during medical school and started active duty following graduation in 2000. He performed his medical training at Naval Medical Center San Diego. While on active duty, Dr. Davis deployed both with the Marines and as the Director of Medical Services to the Role 3 NATO hospital in southern Afghanistan. He also held numerous leadership positions, to include serving as the Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Joint Tele-Critical Care Network, Director of Virtual Health for US Navy Medicine, Director of the DHA Virtual Medical Center hub site for the INDOPACIFIC region and is the recipient of numerous grants funding research in telemedicine and tele-critical care. Dr. Davis served 21 years on active duty in the US Navy before retiring with the rank of Captain in 2021.
Dr. Davis is the recipient of the San Diego Business Journal Healthcare Innovation award (2018), the TATRC Dr. Gary Gilbert Innovation and Impact Award (2021) and serves as a National Consultant for the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Fundamentals of Critical Care Support curriculum. Dr. Davis holds the titles of Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) and Fellow in the Society of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM).
Dr. Konrad Davis is currently a Clinical Professor of Medicine within the division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the Scripps Clinic Medical Group in San Diego, California. He serves as the Section Chief for Pulmonary & Critical Care at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, CA. He maintains interest in research and development related to telemedicine, tele-critical care, and medical adaptation of mixed reality to improve and/or extend medical capabilities.
