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Introduction of clinical, simulation-based software for medical sciences teachings

Shahbazi, B ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.12.665
  3. Abstract:
  4. Simulation is the gold standard for training in aviation and trauma medicine. Now it is available for diseases diagnosis and treatment. With simulation, clinicians can practice their art in a realistic, consequence free environment, combining both theory and practice in a comprehensive program. Method and materials - In the virtual clinical environment of "VPsoft mentor" software, the practitioner reviews a patient's history, orders laboratory tests and procedures, interprets findings, renders diagnoses, and prescribes medication. Every diagnostic or treatment decision the clinician makes for the patient is analyzed by E-mentor, providing instant feedback.Results - This software have been used in our academic centre in Arak, as part of residency evidence based learning in a schedule of the small group teaching which, by comparing two groups of case and control, we detected meaningful differences in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) evaluation scores between them.Discussion / Conclusion -Expert systems-based virtual patient simulation shows promise as a mechanism for assessing practitioner skill, detecting skill gaps and for electronic mentoring. Using CD- based clinical simulations it is possible to augment clinical sciences training globally at low cost with high clinician acceptance, kin order to track improvement over time
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  6. E-mentor ; Simulation ; Virtual Patient ; VPsoft mentor ; Clinical environments ; Clinical examination ; Clinical science ; Clinical simulation ; Gold standards ; Laboratory test ; Low costs ; Medical science ; Simulation-based ; Small groups ; Theory and practice ; Virtual patients ; Electronics engineering ; Expert systems ; Medical education ; Patient treatment ; Software testing ; Diagnosis
  7. Source: Procedia Engineering ; Volume 29 , 2012 , Pages 43-47 ; 18777058 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705811065027