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Development and implementation of a formalized geriatric surgery curriculum for general surgery residents.

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Barbas, AS; Haney, JC; Henry, BV; Heflin, MT; Lagoo, SA
Published in: Gerontol Geriatr Educ
2014

Despite the growth of the elderly population, most surgical training programs lack formalized geriatric education. The authors' aim was to implement a formalized geriatric surgery curriculum at an academic medical center. Surgery residents were surveyed on attitudes toward the care of elderly patients and the importance of various geriatric topics to daily practice. A curriculum consisting of 16 didactic sessions was created with faculty experts moderating. After curriculum completion, residents were surveyed to assess curriculum impact. Residents expressed increased comfort in accessing community resources. A greater percentage of residents recognized the significance of delirium and acute renal failure in elderly patients. Implementing a geriatric surgery curriculum geared toward surgery residents is feasible and can increase resident comfort with multidisciplinary care and recognition of clinical conditions pertinent to elderly surgical patients. This initiative also provided valuable experience for geriatric surgery curriculum development.

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Gerontol Geriatr Educ

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EISSN

1545-3847

Publication Date

2014

Volume

35

Issue

4

Start / End Page

380 / 394

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Male
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Geriatrics
  • General Surgery
  • Female
  • Educational Measurement
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Curriculum
 

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Barbas, A. S., Haney, J. C., Henry, B. V., Heflin, M. T., & Lagoo, S. A. (2014). Development and implementation of a formalized geriatric surgery curriculum for general surgery residents. Gerontol Geriatr Educ, 35(4), 380–394. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2013.879444
Barbas, Andrew S., John C. Haney, Brandon V. Henry, Mitchell T. Heflin, and Sandhya A. Lagoo. “Development and implementation of a formalized geriatric surgery curriculum for general surgery residents.Gerontol Geriatr Educ 35, no. 4 (2014): 380–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2013.879444.
Barbas AS, Haney JC, Henry BV, Heflin MT, Lagoo SA. Development and implementation of a formalized geriatric surgery curriculum for general surgery residents. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2014;35(4):380–94.
Barbas, Andrew S., et al. “Development and implementation of a formalized geriatric surgery curriculum for general surgery residents.Gerontol Geriatr Educ, vol. 35, no. 4, 2014, pp. 380–94. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/02701960.2013.879444.
Barbas AS, Haney JC, Henry BV, Heflin MT, Lagoo SA. Development and implementation of a formalized geriatric surgery curriculum for general surgery residents. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2014;35(4):380–394.

Published In

Gerontol Geriatr Educ

DOI

EISSN

1545-3847

Publication Date

2014

Volume

35

Issue

4

Start / End Page

380 / 394

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Male
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Geriatrics
  • General Surgery
  • Female
  • Educational Measurement
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Curriculum