Track 6. Technological innovations in biomedical training and practice Authors: Jorge Muriel-Fernández, J Manuel López-Millan, Juan A Juanes Méndez and M J Sanchez-Ledesma

1. Design of an ultrasound simulation tool
for procedures, training and learning
Jorge Muriel-Fernández
José Manuel López Millán
Juan A Juanes Méndez
María José Sánchez-Ledesma

2. Simulation has been postulated as a potential solution to the
challenge of providing optimal training in less time

3. PROBLEMS to solve
How can we reach the knowledge for training analgesic nerve blocks to
any Medical Doctor around the world with the simplest HW and SW
Which ICT’s are friendly user for any human with basic computer
kwnowledge
What kind of simulator should we create and which specifications should
we include in it to make it really usefull

4. Characteristics
It is included in the web page of máster de anestesia y
analgesia regional guiado por ecografía of USAL
The student only requires a computer with internet
connection and an updated Navigator: Chrome, Safari…
Any type of analgesic block can be generated just having
images and locations where it places

5. 3 Phases of an analgesic block
Selecting the type of ultrasound probe and type of needle
Selecting where to place the ultrasound probe in the anathomy of the patient
Selecting the approach of the needle through the structures of the body

6. Selecting the ultrasound probe and the needle

7. Selecting where to place the ultrasound probe in the anathomySelecting where to place the ultrasound probe in the anathomy
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8. Selecting the approach of the needle through the structures os the body

9. Selecting the approach of the needle through the structures os the body
HELP: which is
available only in
lower difficulty
levels

10. Selecting the approach of the needle through the structures os the body
By pressing the
controls, place
the needle in the
correct place
and aply Local
Anesthesic to
pass the
simulation

11. Results
The objetive is to let the student to repeat as many times al needed to
memorice the image he has to find searching with the ecograph and learn what
he is watching at.

12. Conclusions
We believe this way of teaching is a very usefull technique for acquiring
surgical skills in analgesia and regional anesthesia guided by ultrasound
Soon we will show the results of a survey done by the students of this master
focused in the knowledge acquired by this method