J L Reynolds1. 1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London. reynolds@julian.uwo.ca
Abstract
PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED: How can a teaching practice develop a referral service and incorporate educational opportunities for family medicine residents, clinical clerks, and community family physicians? OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM: To develop a high-quality vasectomy service within a teaching practice to change the surgical procedure to the no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) technique; to educate family medicine residents, clinical clerks, and community family physicians about vasectomy and the NSV technique; and to monitor outcomes and compare them with published results. MAIN COMPONENTS OF PROGRAM: The program took place in an urban family medicine residency program. Data on number of procedures, types of patients choosing vasectomy, and outcomes are presented, along with information on number of learners who viewed, assisted with, or became competent to perform NSV. CONCLUSIONS: A few family medicine residents and some interested community physicians could be trained to perform NSV competently. Involving learners in the procedure does not seem to change the rate of complications.
PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED: How can a teaching practice develop a referral service and incorporate educational opportunities for family medicine residents, clinical clerks, and community family physicians? OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM: To develop a high-quality vasectomy service within a teaching practice to change the surgical procedure to the no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) technique; to educate family medicine residents, clinical clerks, and community family physicians about vasectomy and the NSV technique; and to monitor outcomes and compare them with published results. MAIN COMPONENTS OF PROGRAM: The program took place in an urban family medicine residency program. Data on number of procedures, types of patients choosing vasectomy, and outcomes are presented, along with information on number of learners who viewed, assisted with, or became competent to perform NSV. CONCLUSIONS: A few family medicine residents and some interested community physicians could be trained to perform NSV competently. Involving learners in the procedure does not seem to change the rate of complications.
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Keywords:
Americas; Canada; Developed Countries; Education; Family Planning; Male Sterilization; North America; Northern America; On-the-job Training; Sterilization, Sexual; Training Activities; Training Programs; Vas Ligation; Vasectomy