OBJECTIVES To apply the Six Sigma tools of Change Acceleration Process and Work-Out and to improve patient access in an outpatient clinic in a hospital-based residency training program. STUDY DESIGN Observational study. METHODS Comparison of productivity in an obstetrics and gynecology clinic after implementation of the Six Sigma principles, with a comparable internal medicine clinic as a c...

1 Policlinico Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Catania, Italy 2 S. Bambino Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Microbiological Sciences, University of Catania, Italy 3 Campus Biomedico, Operative Unit of Gynecology, University of Rome, Italy 4 Policlinico Universitario “G. Martino”, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Messina,...

Aim: To evaluate the outcome of a cervical cancer screening program in a population of elderly women (age ≥65 years) in Hong Kong. Methods: A retrospective audit was undertaken on the results of the cervical smear examinations performed on 9950 clients attending the Elderly Health Centers. A wooden Ayre’s spatula was used to perform the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear in all the subjects. In patients ...

OBJECTIVE To present some features and incidence of cases of brachial plexus injury in deliveries at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital, from January 2010 through December 2014. MATERIALS AND METHODS In total, 38.896 deliveries in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children'...

The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) is an organization that encourages best practice, teaching and research in the field of imaging in women’s healthcare. Ultrasound is considered as the first-line imaging method of choice in women’s health. It is a simple, accurate and safe technique, making it amenable to use in both developed and underdeveloped countr...

PURPOSE Changes in graduate medical education associated with full implementation of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 have required medical schools to review and revise their curricula. As limited funding increases pressures to streamline training, residencies will potentially expect an entry level of skill and competence that is greater than that which schools are currently providing. To determ...

Objective. To evaluate the surgical outcomes of robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy (RASCP) before and after the incorporation of hands-on training for urology and gynecology residents. Study Design. Forty-one patients underwent RASCP between December 2008 and March 2010 with one surgeon. RASCP was performed in the context of surgical repair of complex pelvic organ prolapse and/or stress urinary in...

It is essential to construct the ideological and political education training system for gynecological resident’s standardized training. In study, a total of 56 residents enrolled in department gynecology First Affiliated Hospital Chongqing Medical University from September 2018 June 2019 were randomly divided into two groups. The curriculum integrated observation group, while control group app...

BACKGROUND In Japan, all trainee physicians must begin clinical practice in a standardized, mandatory junior residency program, which encompasses the first two years of post-graduate medical training (PGY1 - PGY2). Implemented in 2004 to foster primary care skills, the comprehensive rotation program (CRP) requires junior residents to spend 14 months rotating through a comprehensive array of cli...