Medical Symposium
28 May, Canberra, Australia
Messages from the Convenors
Tony Landers, Conference ConvenorSince commencing in 1996, the annual SimTecT Conference and Exhibition has steadily grown to become the highlight of our region's simulation calendar. Last year, the Simulation Industry Association of Australia and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons introduced the Medical Simulation Symposium as a part of SimTecT 2000, and this present Conference builds on the considerable interest generated.
This is a wonderful opportunity to share the experience of diverse industries and applications in order to maximize the benefits for all participants from the utilization of simulation. I look forward to seeing you there.
Dr Patrick Cregan, Medical Simulation Society ConvenorSince the initial Medical Simulation Symposium publicity in December, there has been extensive interest expressed from many medical specialties, industry, and academics - both from Australia and overseas.
The day has been structured to be full and fast moving, covering simulation technologies and clinical applications. We are fortunate that Dr Richard Satava, world-renowned simulation advocate, is able to share his experiences and wisdom with us as our Keynote Speaker. The inaugural meeting of the Medical Simulation Society then provides a venue for discussion, networking, and action plans. It should be a worthwhile day, and I hope you will make the most of this opportunity.
Message from the Medical Community
Dr Bruce BarracloughAs Chairman of the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care and as President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, I write to congratulate the simulation industry in Australia and New Zealand on the significant interest and support they have shown in the development of medical simulation.
There is no doubt that the limited simulation models that are now available are improving performance and reducing training time. When realistic surgical simulators are available, the ability to repeatedly practice complex tasks using simulators will revolutionise both the gaining and assessment of competence and performance. In the future, simulators and simulation R & D will be essential components of the major skills laboratories the College is developing in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.
All who are interested in improving surgical standards and health system safety should consider attending the Medical Simulation Symposium for SimTecT 2001.
| Monday: 28 May 2001 | |
| 08:00 | Registration |
| 08:30 | Welcome and Introduction Dr Patrick Cregan |
| 08:50 | Simulation Technologies
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| 10:20 | Morning Tea |
| 10:40 | Clinical Applications
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| 12:40 | Lunch (Tour of Exhibition) |
| 13:30 | Keynote Address Dr Richard Satava |
| 14:30 | Company Presentations |
| 14:45 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15:00 | Medical Simulation Society Inaugural Meeting |
| 17:00 | Close |
| 18:00 | SimTecT 2001 Cocktail Reception |
Introduction, Simulation and Virtual Reality in Medicine - The Need
Dr Patrick Cregan, General Surgeon, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW
Patrick Cregan was the first person in Australasia to use a robotic arm at a remote location to operate in a human, in May 1998. Currently Dr Cregan is Director of Surgery for the Wentworth Area Health Service, a member of the board of management of the Penrith Supercomputer node and has a long interest in Computing, Robotics and Virtual Reality in Surgery and Surgical Training. He is the author of several papers on the subject and has been regularly invited to speak on this in Australia and overseas. At present Dr Cregan is involved in the ECHTEC Surgical skills laboratory development in the Virtual Reality component.
Dr Cregan recently wrote a letter to 300 of his colleagues introducing them to SimTecT 2001, and the recently formed Medical Simulation Society.
Simulation Technologies
An introduction to the technologies involved in Simulation, including Fidelity, Training Needs Analysis, and Interoperability.The Role of Simulation in Skill Learning
Phil Wallace, Principal Consultant for Learning Systems Analysis Pty Ltd
The potential application of simulation to acquisition and maintenance of complex skills is discussed in terms of principles of transfer of learning. Required features of simulation environments are often solely based on eventual workplace contexts and the importance of relatively simple and contrived contexts is easily overlooked. This presentation will consider how simulation can be a useful approach at various levels of skill performance.
Phil Wallace has provided training analysis and instructional design services for many Australian Defence Force aerospace simulation systems, including the F-111C Mission Simulator and the F/A18 Hornet Operational Flight Trainer. Phil has also provided analysis and design services related to the development and testing of cognitive skills for novice drivers under projects funded by the Victorian Transport Accident Commission and VicRoads. He was awarded a 12 month Defence Force Fellowship to study instructional design for simulation systems in 1991 and holds a B.Sc from the RAAF Academy, post-graduate qualifications in educational technology and a Masters degree in education.
Fidelity - The Cost / Outcomes Tradeoff
Geoff Northam, Programme Manager, CSC Australia
As the fidelity of a simulation nears 100%, the cost escalates significantly, with possibly little additional benefit to the training outcome. This presentation discusses the most cost effective fidelity / cost breakpoint.
Geoff Northam is a former Air Force Engineer who has been actively involved in the procurement of flight simulators for over 15 years. Geoff joined CSC in 1998 and has continued his involvement in flight simulator procurement, managing the development of the RAN Super SeaSprite full mission flight simulator, which is still under development at CSC. He has delivered various presentations on flight simulator procurement issues over a number of years and continues an active involvement in simulation through the SIAA.
Simulation and Virtual Reality Current Status
Peter Cosman, Surgical Registrar
This presentation provides an overview of the current state of research.
Peter Cosman is Surgical Registrar who is also doing a PhD at the University of Sydney in the Use of Simulation in Surgical Education.
Using a Hand-Immersive, Multi-Modal Virtual Environment to Teach Anatomy and Surgical Skills
Matthew Hutchins, CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences
MedicVision and CSIRO have recently begun a project to explore the potential of using a hand-immersive, multi-modal virtual environment to teach anatomy and surgical skills. The environment will be based on CSIRO's "haptic workbench" technology, which combines 3D stereo graphics with co-located haptics, and has the potential to include spatial audio, additional input devices, and networked collaboration.
This presentation will describe some of the ways that such an environment can be used to explore a digital anatomical model, and relate them to the educational needs of students and the needs of teachers.
Clinical Applications
This session is made up of a number of presentations providing examples of the use of simulation in clinical applications, including the importance of Human Factors.Enhancing the Fidelity of Mannequin-Based Simulators
Leonie Watterson, Deputy Director - Sydney Medical Simulation Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital
The development of "high-fidelity" mannequin-based patient simulators has had a considerable impact on medical team training and resource management during medical emergencies. Training in clinical diagnosis and decision-making skills are less well developed, however. Clinical diagnosis is reliant upon the identification of clinical signs of a subtly which is not available on current generation simulators. These are not likely to be developed in mannequin simulators in the near foreseeable future. This paper describes the integration of human patients into a synthetic mannequin-based environment as a means of increasing fidelity.
Simulation and Training for Military Resuscitation Teams
Adrian Hendrickse
This presentation describes a training programme aimed at improving the management of military casualties. During a two year period, medical teams from the Australian Defence Force attended training sessions at the Sydney Medical Simulation Centre. They were required to manage a series of medical emergencies which were videotaped. The recordings were used to facilitate a debriefing session at which human factors were highlighted as a component of integrated clinical management.
An Evaluation Framework for the Validation of Surgical Simulators
Patricia Youngblood, PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales
Parvati Dev, PhD, Director, SUMMIT (Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technologies), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA USA
The authors have developed an evaluation framework for the validation of surgical simulators. It is based on the principles of formative and summative evaluation that underpin Instructional Systems Design models. This presentation will include a summary of the evaluation framework and an example of how the framework has been applied in validation studies of the Mentice Corp. Procedicus' Virtual Arthroscopy simulator at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Modeling of the Pediatric Head and Neck Across Developmental Stages
Nadine Levick, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
Pediatric anthropometric data of the head and neck is primarily linear data, and identifies limited surface dimensions without regard for the neck segment as a dynamic structure. This paper describes three potential modalities and their relative benefits and limitations to enable such information to be collected over a range of pediatric human subjects (4 weeks to 14 years). The modalities include simple linear measurement, 3-D infrared anthropometry and 3-D Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
A Prototype Robotic System in the Visual Monitoring of Surgery
John Gal, Senior Lecturer in Mechatronic Engineering, University of Western Sydney.
The design concepts and implementation approach adopted in developing a prototype telemonitoring system for monitoring surgical procedures are presented in this paper. A laboratory based arrangement, using a small industrial robot with a camera and a teleconferencing package, is developed to demonstrate the feasibility of performing visual monitoring at remote locations. The system uses standard modem and LAN networks for vision and robot communications, respectively, between remote and host sites showing this arrangement to be a practical approach for implementing the visual communications and the remote control of the robot.
John Gal's research interests cover such areas as biomedical engineering, robotic automation, especially precision assembly, and screw theory in the mechanics of human jaw-motion and other biomechanical systems.
Other Presentations Include (to be confirmed):
- Endoscope Training Simulator
- ECT Simulator
- Using Simulation to Train Rural Practitioners
- Western Australian Skills Laboratory
- Epidural Simulation
- Simulation for Evacuation and Transfer
- Mirror-based Laparoscopic Simulator
- Simulation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Simulation Graphics Use
- Development of Surgical Simulations: An Industry Perspective
Keynote Address
Dr Richard Satava, Professor of Surgery, Yale University
Dr Richard Satava is a keynote speaker at the conference.
Dr Satava has had a long and distinguished medical career, including surgical residency at the Mayo Clinic and a fellowship with a Master of Surgical Research at Mayo Clinic. However, he also specialises in emerging technologies, including simulation. This Keynote Address will chart his personal journey and motivations into the world of simulation, giving examples, and reporting on the latest developments from the recent Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference.
Company Presentations
A number of companies will make brief presentations.
Medical Simulation Society Meeting
Convenor - Dr Patrick Cregan
The inaugural meeting of the Medical Simulation Society at the end of the Medical Simulation Symposium will combine the Society formation activities with a period of interaction between the previous presenters and the attendees.
Representatives from Federal Departments of Health, Communications and Science, the NSW Department of Health, industry representatives and interested clinicians will attend. Formulation of initial action plans to progress the development and use of medical simulation in Australia.
COST
| Morning session (includes morning tea and lunch) | $275 |
| Afternoon session (includes lunch and afternoon tea) | $200 |
| SimTecT 2001 Cocktail Reception | $50 |
REGISTRATION
For more information, download the Medical Registration Brochure (463KB PDF file).
Or, you can download the Medical Registration Form (221KB PDF file), and mail or fax to ConSec - details are on the Registration page.
Or, contact the SIAA Executive Officer to have a Brochure posted to you.
