AO Education Institute (AO EI) research in medical education publications and reports
AO EI reports
AO EI peer-reviewed publications
2026
| Facing Fear in the Operating Room: A Qualitative Investigation Into the Causes of and Management Strategies for Surgeon Fear in the Operating Room Annals of Surgery Open | Johanna N. Riesel, Melanie Hammond, Carol-Anne Moulton |
| Evaluating the Impact of Virtual Reality on Orthopedic Trauma Skills Acquisition Among Surgical Residents: Randomized Crossover Study JMIR Perioperative Medicine | Sandipan Chatterjee, Khairul Faizi Mohammad, Monica Ghidinelli |
| Assessment of surgical skills on a novel expert-informed immersive virtual reality simulator for distal radius fracture fixation: a cross-sectional validation study BMC Medical Education | Mads Emil Jacobsen, Monica Ghidinelli, Chitra Subramaniam, Kristoffer Borbjerg Hare, Leizl Joy Nayahangan, Lars Konge, Amandus Gustafsson |
| Defining technical competence in olecranon fracture fixation: an international Delphi consensus on tension band wiring assessment Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery | Emmy Nordlund, Daniel Wenger, Mads Emil Jacobsen, Leizl Joy Nayahangan, Monica Ghidinelli, Chitra Subramaniam, Kristoffer Borbjerg Hare, Lars Konge, Amandus Gustafsson |
| Assessment of technical competence in anterolateral buttress plate fixation of tibial plateau fractures: a global Delphi consensus study European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Maj Ósk Bruun Stangegård, Mads Emil Jacobsen, Leizl Joy Nayahangan, Monica Ghidinelli, Chitra Subramaniam, Kristoffer Borbjerg Hare, Lars Konge, Amandus Gustafsson |
2025
| Exploring how surgeons employ empathy in clinical practice: a qualitative study BMC Medical Education | Christine Cuthbertson, Jenepher Martin, Debra Nestel |
| Evaluating the educational value of very short videos in surgical training: insights from orthopedic and trauma surgeons Innovative Surgical Sciences | Tobias Fritz, Franziska Duetting, Hazal Fiskeci Vardar, Sara Firner, Mark C. Reilly, Tim Pohlemann, Monica Ghidinelli |
| The Anatomy of Change: A Scoping Review of Surgical Curriculum Renewal Processes Perspectives on Medical Education | Marc A. Seifman, Robyn Woodward-Kron, Roi Y. Kagan, Kirsten Dalrymple, Aimee K. Gardner, Ian Incoll, Lars Konge, John T. Paige, Debra Nestel |
| Assessment of competence in antegrade intramedullary nail osteosynthesis of femoral shaft fractures: A global Delphi consensus study Journal of Orthopaedics | Mikkel Engell Sandager Nielsen, Mads Emil Jacobsen, Leizl Joy Nayahangan, Monica Ghidinelli, Chitra Subramaniam, Kristoffer Borbjerg Hare, Lars Konge, Amandus Gustafsson |
| Achieving competency through adaptive learning: An AO North America case study Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | Chitra Subramaniam, Chad P. Coles, Brett D. Crist, Samia Hossfeld, and Candace McCoy |
| Exploring the Integration of Patient Perspectives in Surgeon Education: Awareness, Engagement and Barriers to Implementation Journal of CME | Hazal Fiskeci Vardar, Manoj Khatri, Claire Thornber, Kokeb Andenmatten, Jane Thorley Wiedler, Monica Ghidinelli |
| Development of an Assessment Tool for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Midshaft Ulnar Fractures: A Global Delphi Consensus Study Injury | Jacob Faurholdt, Mads Emil Jacobsen, Leizl Joy Nayahangan, Monica Ghidinelli, Chitra Subramaniam, Kristoffer Borbjerg Hare, Lars Konge, Amandus Gustafsson |
| How can a global organization make education local? Workplace education for surgeons treating orthopedic trauma cases Medical Research Archives | Ana Maria Moreno, Alexandra Wentscher, Kodi E. Kojima, Wael S. Taha, Michael R. Baumgaertner, Jecca Reichmuth, Monica Ghidinelli |
| Defining Metrics for Assessing Surgeon Performance During a Telementoring Program for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery Global Spine Journal | Alaaeldin Ahmad, Engin Çetin, Steven Theiss, Selcen Yüksel, Michael Cunningham, Monica Ghidinelli, Emre Acaroğlu |
| Barriers and facilitators to the cultivation of communities of practice for faculty development in medical education: A scoping review Medical Teacher | Simon Kitto, Arone Wondwossen Fantaye, Monica Ghidinelli, Kokeb Andenmatten, Jane Thorley Wiedler, Kate de Boer |
| Guidelines for Designing and Conducting Delphi Consensus Studies: An Expert Consensus Delphi Study Arthroscopy | Erik Hohmann, Philippe Beaufils, Daniel Beiderbeck, Jorge Chahla, Andrew Geeslin, Samer Hasan, Susan Humphrey-Murto, Eoghan Hurley, Rob LaPrade, Frank Martetschläger, Bogdan Matache, Gilbert Moatshe, Juan Carlos Monllau, Iain Murray, Marlen Niederberger, Urs Rüetschi, Zhida Shang, Stephen Weber, Ivan Wong, Nicholas P.J. Perry |
| AO In-Hospital program: A truly novel educational platform for operating room personnel (ORP) and clinicians? Injury | Isabel Van Rie Richards, Peter V. Giannoudis |
| Surgeon Fear in the Operating Room and Its Link to Identity; A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study Annals of surgery | Johanna N. Riesel, Melanie Hammond, Carol-Anne Moulton |
| Evaluating the value of 3D-printed bone models with fracture fragments connected by flexible rods for training and preoperative planning. 3D Printing in Medicine | Monica Ghidinelli, Dankward Höntzsch, Bedran Atici, Stefano Crespan |
2024
| Near-Peer Coaching to Enhance Operative Learning: An Educational Innovation for Surgical Training Annals of Surgery | Alexander J. Papachristos, Elizabeth Molloy, Juanita N. Chui, Monica Ghidinelli, Simon Kitto, Debra Nestel, Benjamin P. T. Loveday |
| Beyond Textbooks: Interactive Learning of Biomechanical Principles of Osteosynthesis with an Online Tool for Orthopaedic Residents Journal of Surgical Education | Lionel Llano, Dominic Mischler, Danilo Taype, Sandipan Chatterjee, Monica Ghidinelli, Markku Nousiainen, Simon Lambert, Peter Varga |
| Revolutionising Faculty Development and Continuing Medical Education Through AI-Generated Videos. Journal of CME | Irene Contreras, Samia Hossfeld, Katharine de Boer, Jane Thorley Wiedler, Monica Ghidinelli |
| Unravelling Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Perceptions and Adoption of Generative AI Technologies Journal of CME | Matthias Schmidt, Yasmin B. Kafai, Adrian Heinze, Monica Ghidinelli |
| Assessment of Technical Competence in Distal Radius Fracture Fixation by a Volar Locking Plate: A Global Delphi Consensus Study The Journal of Hand Surgery | Mads Emil Jacobsen, Leizl Joy Nayahangan, Monica Ghidinelli, Chitra Subramaniam, Kristoffer Borbjerg Hare, Lars Konge, Amandus Gustafsson |
| Surgical Planning Education Using a Digital Platform Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT) | Rahul Vaidya, Brett D. Crist, Mitchell Bernstein, Mauricio Kfuri, Michael S. Sirkin, Sujith Konan, Matthieu Oliver, and Michael Cunningham |
| Use of Digital Platforms in Supporting the Intended Learning Outcomes of the Educational Intervention(s) Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT) | Mahmoud Abdel Karim, El-Zaher Hassan, and Monica Ghidinelli |
| Experiences From Implementing 3 Distinct Types of Online Events for Subspecialty Orthopaedic Trauma Education in the Middle East and Northern Africa Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT) | Mahmoud Abdel Karim, Yazan J. Hattar, Hashem A. Al-Qdhah, Michael Cunningham, Monica Ghidinelli, and Waleed A. Alsaadan |
| Evaluation of Blended Online Learning in Three Spinal Surgery Educational Courses Journal of European CME, 11:1, 2014042 | Emre Acaroglu, Muhammed Assous, Richard Bransford, Luiz Gustavo Dal Oglio Da Rocha, Asdrubal Falavigna, John France, Emiliano Viale, Atiq Uz-Zaman, Ginesa Aviles, Brian Amster, Michael Cunningham, and Alpaslan Şenköylü |
| Analysis and recommendations based on evaluation data from AO Alliance educational events in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia EAST and CENTRAL AFRICAN Journal of Surgery | Emma Bonhomme, Wilfred Addo, Florent A. Lekina, Ramesh P. Singh, William J. Harrison, and Claude Martin |
| Course Evaluation in AO Trauma – What Have We Learned? (Kursevaluation in AO Trauma-Veranstaltungen – was haben wir gelernt?) OP-Journal | Monica Ghidinelli |
| Monitoring and reporting gaps in spine surgery education through an international needs assessment survey MedEdPublish | Alfredo Guiroy, Joseph Cheng, Claudius Thomé, Asdrubal Falavigna, Michael Cunningham, Monica Ghidinelli, Emre Acaroğlu, Bryan Ashman |
| Discrimination, reliability, sensitivity, and specificity of metric-based assessment of an unstable pertrochanteric 31A2 intramedullary nailing procedure performed by experienced and novice surgeons Injury | Kodi E Kojima, Matt Graves, Wa'el Taha, Monica Ghidinelli, Bernard Struelens, Jorge Alberto Amaya Aliaga, Mike Cunningham, Alexander Joeris, Anthony G. Gallagher |
| Generation of Cross-Specialty Consensus Statements on Soft Tissue Management via a Modified Delphi Method World Journal of Surgery | Damir Matic, Joseph S. Cheng, Olivier Gauthier, Yves Harder, Salvatore C. Lettieri, Sandipan Chatterjee, Maio Chen, David Volgas |
| Surgical Skills Training Using Simulation for Basic and Complex Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Orthopedic Clinics of North America | Aresh Sepehri, Philipp von Roth, Karl Stoffel, Yves Acklin, Sam Oussedike, Bas Wijburg, Arisa Wadag, Michael Cunningham, Bassam A. Masri |
| Experiences from Two Ways of Integrating Pre- and Post-course Multiple-choice Assessment Questions in Educational Events for Surgeons Journal of European CME | Monica Ghidinelli, Michael Cunningham, Isobel C. Monotti, Nishma Hindocha, Alain Rickli, Iain McVicar, and Mark Glyde |
| Design and Evaluation of a Hospital-Based Educational Event on Fracture Care for Older Adults Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation | Markus Gosch, Christian Kammerlander, Emilio Fantin, Thomas Giver Jensen, Ana Milena L´opez Salazar, Carlos Olarte, Suthorn Bavatonavarech, Claudia Medina, Bjoern-Christian Link, and Michael Cunningham |
| Evaluating an International Facial Trauma Course for Surgeons: Did We Make a Difference? Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction Open | Ayesha Younas, Irfan Shah, Thiam Chye Lim, Marcelo Figari, Gorman Louie, Damir Matic, Justin T. van der Tas, Eppo B. Wolvius, and Iain McVicar |
| Design, delivery, and evaluation of seminars and hands-on courses worldwide on intraoperative imaging in orthopedic trauma Injury | Sven Yves Vetter, Michael Kraus, Daniel Rikli, Rodrigo Pesantez Hoyos, Paul Alfred Grützner, Michael Cunningham, Bettina Bolliger, Monica Ghidinelli, and Jochen Franke |
| The Journey to Competency-Based Education Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT) | Urs Rüetschi, Michael R. Baumgaertner, Amy S. Kapatkin, Kodi E. Kojima, and Teija Lund |
| Designing and Implementing a Harmonized Evaluation and Assessment System for Educational Events Worldwide Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT) | Monica Ghidinelli, Michael Cunningham, Miriam Uhlmann, and Alain Rickli, AO Education Platform, and Urs Rüetschi |
| Multicenter Video Recordings of Minimal Invasive Cephalomedullary Nailing of Pertrochanteric Femur Fractures for Metrics Validation Studies: Lessons Learned Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT) | Kodi E. Kojima, Wael S. Taha Matt L. Graves, Anthony G. Gallagher, Tracy Y. Zhu, Víctor Díaz, Michael Cunningham, Monica Ghidinelli, and Alexander Joeris |
| What are Learner and Instructor Preferences for Group Size and Composition for a Series of Synchronous Online Case Discussions for Upper Extremity Trauma Surgeons? Journal of European CME | Nele Roels, Monica Ghidinelli, Michael Cunningham, and Murat Bilici |
| Development and Implementation of International Curricula for Joint Replacement and Preservation Orthopedic Clinics of North America | Kokeb Andenmatten, Florence Provence, Michael Cunningham, Aresh Sepehri, Carsten Perka, Pipsa Ylänkö, and Bassam A. Masri |
| Integrating webinars to enhance curriculum implementation: AMEE Guide No. 136 Medical Teacher | Michael Cunningham, Rudolf Elmer, Thommy Rüegg, Claudia Kagelmann, Alain Rickli, and Paul Binhammer |
| Development of a curriculum for minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) Global Spine Journal | Franziska A. Schmidt, Taylor Wong, Sertac Kirnaz, N´ estor Taboada, Richard Assaker, Christoph Hofstetter, Jin-Sung Kim, Avelino Paraj ´ on, Paul Taylor, Muhammed Assous, and Roger Härtl |
| Metrics development for minimal invasive unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression of lumbar spinal stenosis with and without spondylolisthesis by an international expert panel Global Spine Journal | Carolin Melcher, Andreas Korge, Michael Cunningham, Kevin T. Foley, and Roger Härtl |
| Development and assessment of competency-based neurotrauma course curriculum for international neurosurgery residents and neurosurgeons Neurosurgical Focus | Sergio A. Calero-Martinez, Christian Matula, Aurelia Peraud, Francesco Biroli, José Fernández-Alén, Michael Bierschneider, Michael Cunningham, Gregory W. J. Hawryluk, Maya Babu, M. Ross Bullock, and Andrés M. Rubiano |
| Non-technical training in orthopedic surgery: An unrecognized need. J Musculoskelet Surg Res/p> | Khalid H Alzahrani, Ahmad M Elsheikh, Sohail S Bajammal, Wael S Taha, Miriam Uhlman |
| Redesigning an International Orthopaedic CME Course: The Effects on Participant Engagement over 5 Years. Journal of European CME | Abhiram R. Bhashyam, Quirine M.J. van der Vliet, R. Marijn Houwert, Rogier K. J. Simmermacher, Peter Brink, Piet de Boer & Luke P. H. Leenen |
| Improving management of limb injuries in disasters and conflicts. Prehosp Disaster Med | Guy Jensen, Elhanan Bar-On, Jane Thorley Wiedler, Stefanie C. Hautz, Harald Veen, Alan R. Kay, Ian Norton, Richard A. Gosselin, and Johan von Schreeb. |
| An e-Delphi study generates expert consensus on the trends in future continuing medical education engagement by resident, practicing, and expert surgeons Medical teacher | Urs Rüetschi and Carlos Mario Olarte Salazar |
| Optimizing intraoperative imaging during proximal femoral fracture fixation – a performance improvement program for surgeons. Injury | Daniel Rikli, Sabine Goldhahn, Michael Blauth, Samir Mehta, Michael Cunningham, Alexander Joeris, PIP Study group. |
| Backward Planning a Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Curriculum for the Surgical Workforce in Low-Resource Settings. World Journal of Surgery | David A. Shaye, Travis Tollefson, Irfan Shah, Gopal Krishnan, Damir Matic, Marcelo Figari, Thiam Chye Lim, Sunil Aniruth, Warren Schubert |
| AO international consensus panel for metrics on a closed reduction and fixation of a 31A2 pertrochanteric fracture. Injury | Kodi Kojima, Matt Graves, Wa'el Taha, Mike Cunningham, Alexander Joeris, Anthony G. Gallagher. |
| International needs analysis in orthopaedic trauma for practising surgeons with a 3-year review of resulting actions. JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN CME (2017) | Richard Buckley, Peter Brink, Kodi Kojima, Wa’el Taha, Donald Moore, Mike Cunningham, and AOTrauma Global Needs Analysis Group. |
| Development and initial evaluation of a point-of-care educational app on medical topics in orthogeriatrics. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2016) | Katrin Singler, Tobias Roth, Sacha Beck, Michael Cunningham, Markus Gosch |
| Development of a Performance Improvement Program: A Workplace-Based Educational Intervention on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Spinal Trauma. Journal of Surgical Education (2015) | Michael David Kraus, Marguerite Mueller, Bernd Schmitz, Michael Cunningham, Florian Gebhard |
| The use of MRI in orthopaedic trauma surgery (Anwendungsgebiete des MRT in der Traumatologie) Der Unfallchirurg (2014) | Michael Kraus, Frieder Mauch, Bettina Ammann, Mike Cunningham, Florian Gebhard |
| Using a commitment to change tool for evaluation and planning of a global competency-based curriculum in orthogeriatrics Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Profession (2014) | Michael Cunningham, Stephen Kates, Michael Blauth |
| Barriers to orthopaedic practice: Why surgeons do not put into practice what they have learned in educational events Injury (2012) | Piet de Boer, Rick Buckley, Pascal Schmidt, Bob Fox |
| Early Experience in Implementation of a L earning Assessment Toolkit in the AOTrauma Geriatric Fracture Course Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation (2011) | Natasha O’Malley, Michael Cunningham, Frankie Leung, Michael Blauth, Stephen Kates |
| A cognitive perspective on technology enhanced learning in medical training: Great opportunities, pit falls and challenges Medical Teacher (2011) | I Dror, Pascal Schmidt, L O‘Connor |
| Learning assessment toolkit. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (2010) | Piet G. de Boer, Rick Buckley, Pascal Schmidt, Robert Fox, and Jesse Jupiter. |