Laparoscopic interaction learning model: Decomposing expert surgeon knowledge to develop novice surgeon knowledge comprehension

Transferring experts´ surgical procedure knowledge is required to improve novices´ surgical skill in laparoscopic environment. As surgeons have different level of expertise, this differentiation becomes one of the obstacles to the construction of novices´ knowledge comprehension by utilizing experts´ knowledge. To overcome this problem, we decompose experts´ knowledge presentation while aiming to build knowledge comprehension in novices´ surgeon using surgery task model as a knowledge representation of laparoscopic suturing task. The proposed laparoscopic interaction learning model is a mediator of learning that adapts cognitive apprenticeship method. This laparoscopic interaction learning model can be a solution to overcome the problem when delivering experts´ knowledge in laparoscopic environment.