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Guidelines for robotic credentialling in reconstructive and functional urology. Consensus study.

Frances Harley¹, Rasa Ruseckaite², Eva Fong³

¹Department of Surgery University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia.

|January 29, 2025

Summary

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This study established expert-driven criteria for robotic reconstructive and functional urology credentialing. Implementing these guidelines aims to standardize surgeon training and enhance patient safety in robotic-assisted procedures.

Keywords:

credentialing curriculum reconstructive and functional urology robotic surgery

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Area of Science:

Urology
Surgical Technology
Medical Education

Background:

Lack of standardized minimal requirements for robotic-assisted surgery procedures.
Variability in surgical training and credentialing processes can compromise surgeon proficiency and patient safety.
Need for defined criteria in specialized fields like reconstructive and functional urology.

Purpose of the Study:

To define expert consensus-based criteria for robotic reconstructive and functional urology credentialing.
To address the absence of standardized training and credentialing in robotic urology.
To establish guidelines that ensure surgeon proficiency and patient safety.

Main Methods:

Modified Delphi process involving 35 international robotic surgery experts.
Three rounds of electronic surveys to reach expert consensus on proposed recommendations.
Literature review and analysis of international credentialing policies.

Main Results:

39 recommendations for credentialing criteria were finalized with high expert agreement.
Consensus that reconstructive and functional urology requires a specific modular training curriculum.
Agreement that surgeons need specialized training (fellowship or equivalent) in functional urology.

Conclusions:

First study to develop preliminary guidelines for robotic surgery credentialing in reconstructive and functional urology.
Delphi approach successfully established comprehensive credentialing criteria.
Adoption of these criteria can enhance robotic surgeon proficiency and improve patient outcomes.