Virtual patient model for multi-person virtual medical environments.

Autor: Dev P; Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA., Heinrichs WL, Youngblood P, Kung S, Cheng R, Kusumoto L, Hendrick A
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium [AMIA Annu Symp Proc] 2007 Oct 11, pp. 181-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Oct 11.
Abstrakt: We describe the architecture of a virtual patient model, the Virtual ED Patient, for scenarios in emergency medicine. The model is rule-based, and uses four vital signs as a representation of its state. The model is used in a multi-person learning environment based on online gaming technology. The efficacy of the model and the Virtual ED learning environment is evaluated in a study where advanced medical students and first year residents manage six trauma cases. Pre and post-test performance results show significant learning, with results comparable to those obtained in human manikin simulators. Some future directions for development of the model are also presented.
Databáze: MEDLINE