Title
Best Practices for Clinical Proctoring of New Technologies and Techniques
Authoring Organization
Publication Month/Year
March 30, 2022
Last Updated Month/Year
February 12, 2024
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Consensus
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
While medical proctoring is a longstanding practice beneficial with respect to training, it may also be associated with some risks to the patient, operator, proctor and host institution. These risks include, but may not be limited to, lack of appropriate equipment at the host institution, scheduling of inappropriate patients for proctored cases, and unclear medico-legal indemnification of the proctor. These potential risks have not been previously documented or described in the medical literature. The aim of this position statement of SCAI is to educate all parties of the potential risks involved with medical proctoring and to recommend best practices to reduce the potential for adverse events, misunderstandings, conflicts of interest, and unexpected medico-legal liability. While this document focuses on industry-sponsored proctoring of approved uses of medical devices, some aspects may be applicable to investigational devices and off-label use.
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Adult, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Hospital, Outpatient, Operating and recovery room
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Counseling, Management
Keywords
training, new techniques