A Whole New World of Medical Education
➣ By Nicole Kissane & Charles Pozner Medical education has entered a virtual world. The Neil and Elise Wallace Simulation, Training, Research and Technology Utilization System Center at Brigham and…read more →
Product Comparison Chart: Medical Simulation
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Mixed Virtual Learning Environments for the Simulation of Head and Neck Injuries
➣ By Olivier Courteille, Hans von Holst & Li Felländer-Tsai The quality of clinical decision making in the treatment of trauma patients could be significantly improved by promoting the history…read more →
Higher Order Performance Assessments Using Error Enabled Simulations: A New Approach
➣ By Carla M. Pugh & Janis Cannon-Bowers In the operating room environment, mastery of surgical skills requires both technical excellence and excellence in operative decision making. Recognizing and correcting…read more →
Medical Simulations for a Patient-specific Clinical Practice
➣ By Claudio Capelli The safety and performance of medical devices prior to their use in clinical practice is currently demonstrated by the use of models. Computer models can contribute…read more →
A Medical VR Simulator in Laparoscopic Rectum Surgery
➣ ByJun J. Pan et al. The last two decades have seen some of the most exciting developments in medicine with the advent of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) including both…read more →
Simulation-Based Training: Beyond the Bells and Whistles!
➣ By Eduardo Salas & Megan E. Gregory The use of simulation-based training (SBT) is becoming more and more prolific in healthcare. Simulations can include anything from role-playing standardized patients…read more →
A Virtual Training System for Children with Upper Extremity Disability: Providing Real-time Interactive Feedback for Hand Rehabilitation
➣ By Kup-Sze Choi Hand dexterity is essential for many activities of daily living (ADL), e.g., buttoning or tying shoelaces. Among them, writing and drawing are of particular importance to…read more →
Methods and Tools for Surgical Assessment in the Simulation World
➣ By Constantinos Loukas Simulation-based education is a training and feedback method in which learners practice a task repeatedly on a simulated model until reaching a predefined competency level. Training…read more →
Medical Simulation: Empowering the Future of Healthcare
➣ By Brenda K. Wiederhold & Mark D. Wiederhold The advent of medical simulation technologies stemmed from a diverse array of fields, merging together to form a new way…read more →