Have been reading a lot lately about the use of action cameras to record.

Partly also inspired by Atul Gawande's article in the New Yorker about the value of a coach as a surgeon.

My question is would it be a good augmentation for my residency training to record my operative procedures? Most of our procedures are endoscopic and can be recorded via the microscope, but for open procedures like thyroidectomy, palatoplasty and parotidectomy, this would be beneficial.

Of course there are YouTube videos, but I was thinking that the benefits of recording my own surgeries are that I can:

1. review my technique

2. use it as a refresher when operating on a similar patient

For context, I work in a government hospital in the Philippines, but ever since COVID, our operative procedures have dwindled, wherein I only operate as the primary surgeon around twice a month. But then again, we learn more by doing, not recording.

Should I focus my efforts on finding more ways to DO - finding more opportunities to assist or do operations - ONLY? Or should I do this (find opportunities to assist), AND record my surgeries?

Even the Go Pro 7 is costly, so I'm deliberating heavily on this.

Even if Go Pro recording doesn't pan out well, I can still use it for daily personal activities.

Looking for insights of those in - training , regardless of surgical specialty, and those already with experience.

For reference:

Atul Gawande's article on coaching in the operating room:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/03/personal-best

Research on modifying Go Pro for surgical recording:

Article Modified GoPro Hero 6 and 7 for Intraoperative Surgical Reco...

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