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- Talk
- 18/09/2024
- UK
Surgical Utilisation of Performance Enhancing Routines The SUPER Study
Description
In this presentation, Jimmy introduces himself as a representative from South Yorkshire and discusses the innovative research on performance-enhancing routines in surgical practice. He explains how these routines were developed to optimize emotional control and performance, drawing parallels with techniques used by elite athletes like Johnny Wilkinson, Serena Williams, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The study, which received funding from the Association for the Study of Medical Education and the South Yorkshire Registrars Research Fund, explores whether teaching these routines to junior surgeons can enhance their cognitive performance during surgical tasks. It involved a randomized trial of 29 doctors undergoing various laparoscopic procedures, with the intervention group focusing on metacognitive strategies designed to manage cognitive load effectively.
Jimmy details their methodology, including subjective and objective measures of cognitive load and performance. He shares outcomes that indicate improvements in subjective cognitive load and surgical performance for the intervention group, while highlighting the negative impact of distractions and time pressures on surgical precision and tissue handling.
He concludes by acknowledging his team's contributions and illustrates the evolving acceptance of psychological techniques in both sports and medicine, emphasizing the importance of mental preparation in achieving surgical excellence.