Temerty-Chang Telesimulation Centre

​The Temerty-Chang International Centre for Telesimulation and Innovation in Medical Education produces cutting edge research in the area of telesimulation and mentoring. The following publications

• Feasibility of remote administration of the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) skills test.
  

  Okrainec A, Vassiliou M, Kapoor A, Pitzul K, Henao O, Kaneva P, Jackson T, Ritter EM.
  Surg Endosc. 2013 Nov;27(11):4033-7. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-013-3048-7. Epub 2013 Sep 10.



• Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery in Colombia using telesimulation: an effective educational tool for distance learning.
  

  Henao Ó, Escallón J, Green J, Farcas M, Sierra JM, Sánchez W, Okrainec A.
  Biomedica. 2013 Jan-Mar;33(1):107-14. DOI: 10.1590/S0120-41572013000100013. Spanish.



• Barriers to the uptake of laparoscopic surgery in a lower-middle-income country.
  

  Choy I, Kitto S, Adu-Aryee N, Okrainec A.
  Surg Endosc. 2013 Nov;27(11):4009-15. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-013-3019-z. Epub 2013 May 25.



• Minimally invasive surgery training in the Caribbean--a survey of general surgical residents and their trainers.
  

  Leake PA, Qureshi A, Plummer J, Okrainec A.
  West Indian Med J. 2012 Oct;61(7):708-15.



• Remote evaluation of laparoscopic performance using the global operative assessment of laparoscopic skills.
  

  Choy I, Fecso A, Kwong J, Jackson T, Okrainec A.
  Surg Endosc. 2013 Feb;27(2):378-83. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2456-4. Epub 2012 Aug 14.



• Validation of three virtual reality Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) modules.
  

  Pitzul KB, Grantcharov TP, Okrainec A.
  Stud Health Technol Inform. 2012;173:349-55.



• Development and validation of a pediatric laparoscopic surgery simulator.
  

  Azzie G, Gerstle JT, Nasr A, Lasko D, Green J, Henao O, Farcas M, Okrainec A.
  J Pediatr Surg. 2011 May;46(5):897-903. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.02.026.



• MIS training in Canada: a national survey of general surgery residents.
  

  Qureshi A, Vergis A, Jimenez C, Green J, Pryor A, Schlachta CM, Okrainec A.
  Surg Endosc. 2011 Sep;25(9):3057-65. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1670-9. Epub 2011 Apr 22.



• Telesimulation: an innovative and effective tool for teaching novel intraosseous insertion techniques in developing countries.
  

  Mikrogianakis A, Kam A, Silver S, Bakanisi B, Henao O, Okrainec A, Azzie G.
  



• A structured strategy to combine education for advanced MIS training in surgical oncology training programs.
  

  Brar SS, Wright F, Okrainec A, Smith AJ.
  



• Identifying and classifying problem areas in laparoscopic skills acquisition: can simulators help?
  

  Greco EF, Regehr G, Okrainec A.
  Acad Med. 2010 Oct;85(10 Suppl):S5-8. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ed4107.



• Trends and results of the first 5 years of Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) certification testing.
  

  Okrainec A, Soper NJ, Swanstrom LL, Fried GM.
  Surg Endosc. 2011 Apr;25(4):1192-8. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1343-0. Epub 2010 Sep 25.



• Simulation in surgery: perfecting the practice.
  

  Choy I, Okrainec A.
  Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Jun;90(3):457-73. DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2010.02.011. Review.



• Resident perceptions of advanced laparoscopic skills training.
  

  Palter VN, Orzech N, Aggarwal R, Okrainec A, Grantcharov TP.
  Surg Endosc. 2010 Nov;24(11):2830-4. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1058-2. Epub 2010 Apr 29. Erratum in: Surg Endosc. 2011 Jul;25(7):2408-10.



• Telesimulation: an effective method for teaching the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery in resource-restricted countries.
  

  Okrainec A, Henao O, Azzie G.
  Surg Endosc. 2010 Feb;24(2):417-22. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0572-6. Epub 2009 Jun 30.



• Development of a virtual reality haptic Veress needle insertion simulator for surgical skills training.
  

  Okrainec A, Farcas M, Henao O, Choy I, Green J, Fotoohi M, Leslie R, Wight D, Karam P, Gonzalez N, Apkarian J.
  Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009;142:233-8.



• Surgical simulation in Africa: the feasibility and impact of a 3-day fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery course.
  

  Okrainec A, Smith L, Azzie G.
  Surg Endosc. 2009 Nov;23(11):2493-8. DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0424-4. Epub 2009 Apr 3.



• Trocar insertion: the neglected task of VR simulation.
  

  Brümmer V, Carnahan H, Okrainec A, Dubrowski A.
  Stud Health Technol Inform. 2008;132:50-2.​​​