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What constitutes effective e-learning in surgical education?

19 Feb 2016
What constitutes effective e-learning in surgical education?

ecancermedicalscience has just published a new editorial on how e-learning can be a valuable tool with a number of advantages for surgical oncology training and education.

The editorial's authors, Richard Bamford and James Coulston of Health Education South West, emphasise the importance of motivated, collaborative teams to best utilise the available technology and develop highly interactive and immersive environments that can complement surgical training.  This is particularly crucial as the rapidly evolving nature of, and limited clinical exposure to, oncological practice creates challenges for surgical trainees to stay up to date and engaged.

Read the full editorial here.