Research publication by the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists residency training program, 1994-2003.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the manuscript requirement policy on research publications from the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RTCOG) residency training program. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Names and research titles of RTCOG residents from 1994 to 2003 were used to search for publications in the Medline system and Thai Index Medicus. RESULTS: There were 759 residents with 188 (24.8%) articles published. The publications per year varied from 4.8% to 17.0%. Residents were the first authors of 75 articles (39.9%). One hundred and thirteen articles (60.11%) were published in local medical journals. The majority of articles published in international journals (65.3%) were published in the Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. After initiation of the publication promotion policy in 1999, the number of publications in which residents were not the first authors increased from 39.8% to 60.2%. CONCLUSION: The manuscript requirement policy can maintain the research publication rate.

Role of hysteroscopy in modern gynaecology.

In only a few years, operative hysteroscopy has become very popular among gynecologists, whereas more than a century passed before diagnostic hysteroscopy attained wide acceptance. At present, with the development of miniaturized cameras, this endoscopic operative technique can be used in the management of all non-cancerous intrauterine lesions, with the entire procedure being performed under video monitoring. In this chapter we will review the present indications of diagnostic hysteroscopy and also report our results of hysteroscopic submucous myomectomy, polypectomy, adhesiolysis, septoplasty, and endometrial ablation.