CARDIFF, WALES – November 10, 2011 – MedaPhor, the UK-based
ultrasound simulation company, is delighted to announce that University of
Washington Medical Center in Seattle is the
first US
hospital to install its revolutionary ScanTrainer ultrasound simulation system.
ScanTrainer is a virtual ‘real feel ultrasound training
simulator that provides students with a 24/7 educationally driven training
programme that replicates the real scan experience. Trainees can literally
‘feel what they see on the computer screen, since they hold a Sensable
Phantom® haptic device instead of a mouse as they progress through the
training. ScanTrainer allows users to develop the complex mix of cognitive
skills and eye-hand movement coordination, but without the need for an ultrasound
machine, a patient and considerably reduced direct supervision by an
expert.
The University of Washington Medical Center is one of North Americas leading hospitals and the system has been
installed in their Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies
(ISIS). ISIS is a leading center in the use of
simulation technologies to improve the quality of health care education and
improve patient safety and outcomes.
Dr Thomas J. Benedetti, M.D., M.H.A., Professor of
Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Education in Obstetrics and
Gynecology said, “We saw the Scan Trainer as breakthrough technology. It will
allow us to come closer to our goal of having trainees acquire technical skills
in a realistic simulated environment before performing them on patients. To
date the acceptance and enthusiasm of the trainees and faculty has been very
satisfying.”
Stuart Gall, CEO of MedaPhor, commented, “We are delighted
that the University of Washington MC has chosen ScanTrainer for ISIS and that
ISIS will be the first Institute in the US that will benefit from training all
its practitioners with ScanTrainers revolutionary simulator-based OBGYN
training modules and case studies. We look forward to working with Dr Benedetti
and his team at ISIS”
For more information contact Stuart Gall, CEO of MedaPhor on
+44 29 20 756534.