Gaze training improves technical performances and resistance to distractions in virtual laparoscopic surgery

Topic: EducationPodium PresentationsSession: SS16Program no. S095OBJECTIVES: The operating room environment is replete with stressors and distractions that increase the attentional demands of what are already complex psychomotor procedures. As the attentional control of novices appears to be particularly disrupted by auditory distractions, helping trainees to minimize such cognitive overloading should be considered an important aspect of surgical training. Contemporary research in other fields (e.g., sport) has revealed that gaze training interventions may develop robust movement skills. The aim of the current study was to examine the utility of such an intervention in protecting technical laparoscopic skills under attentionally demanding and distracting multi-tasking …link_to_OA_fulltex