Publications
Peer-reviewed international publications supporting the development, validation, and implementation of objective technical skills assessment.
Publications
Peer-reviewed evidence supporting objective assessment.
International Journal of Surgery
Development of a structured curriculum for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Curriculum development and expert consensus for objective technical skills assessment.
Surgical Endoscopy
Simulation and validation in sleeve gastrectomy technical training.
Evidence for simulation-based education, structured feedback, and assessment reliability.
Obesity Surgery
Objective structured assessment of technical performance in bariatric surgery.
A professional framework for assessing performance in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Evidence in practice
How the SOSATS evidence base supports education and assessment.
Curriculum design
Use the published curriculum work to define observable technical skills and align learning activities with assessment criteria.
Simulation design
Apply the validation findings when planning simulation activities, assessor preparation, and progression toward clinical performance.
Assessment reliability
Support structured observation and feedback with evidence developed specifically for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy training.
PhD contributions
The papers and studies that built the SOSATS pathway.
Together, the work moves from the rationale for curriculum-based assessment to international consensus, simulation, regional validation, and procedure-specific video review.
Framework paper
Critical Aspects in Developing Curriculum Based Assessment for Emerging Surgical Procedures
Sets out curriculum-based assessment as a reproducible quality framework for novel procedures and argues that high-stakes assessment requires rigorous curriculum development, validity evidence, and defined expertise.
International modified-Delphi study
Development of an International Standardized Curriculum for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Teaching
Eighteen invited bariatric surgeons from 11 countries helped define a proficiency-based curriculum; 27 of 30 cognitive, technical, and non-technical components reached consensus after two rounds.
Simulation development
Development of a Novel Gastrectomy Simulation Model for Bariatric Surgical Training
Describes a low-cost, high-fidelity, non-animal silicone model supporting repeatable sleeve gastrectomy and other bariatric procedure practice in a standard box trainer.
Regional content validation
Development of an Australasian Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Curriculum: A Content Validation Study
Forty-one Australian and New Zealand surgeons reviewed the curriculum. Twenty-five of 30 items reached the predefined consensus threshold, supporting a locally relevant teaching matrix.
Obesity Surgery · 2021
Video-Rated Performance Assessment of Simulated Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Validation of a Sleeve Gastrectomy Rating Scale
Demonstrated construct and concurrent validity for the simulated SOSATS scale, high inter-rater reliability, and a positive correlation with the OSATS Global Rating Scale. The authors support formative feedback use while cautioning that high-stakes use requires further research.