This document discusses the design of an ultrasound simulation tool for medical procedures training and learning. The simulation tool aims to provide ultrasound-guided nerve block training to medical doctors around the world using only basic hardware and software. It is included on the website of a master's program in regional anesthesia guided by ultrasound. The simulation allows students to select the type of probe and needle, place the probe on a patient anatomy model, and guide a virtual needle through the structures. The goal is to allow unlimited practice in locating ultrasound images and interpreting what is seen, in order to help students learn and memorize the techniques. The designers believe this simulation-based teaching method provides a very useful way to acquire skills in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.
Design of an ultrasound simulation tool for procedures training and Learning
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
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