Exploration, design and application of simulation based technology in interventional cardiology
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Author(s)
Kesavan, Sujatha
Type
Thesis or dissertation
Abstract
Medical education is undergoing a vast change from the traditional apprenticeship model to technology driven delivery of training to meet the demands of the new generation of doctors.
With the reduction in the training hours of junior doctors, technology driven education can compensate for the time deficit in training. Each new technology arrives on a wave of great expectations; sometimes our expectations of true change are met and sometimes the new technology remains as a passing fashion only. The aim of the thesis is to explore, design and apply simulation based applications in interventional cardiology for educating the doctors and the public.
Chapters 1and 2 present an overview of the current practice of education delivery and the evidence concerning simulation based education in interventional cardiology. Introduction of any new technology into an established system is often met with resistance. Hence Chapters 3 and 4 explore the attitudes and perceptions of consultants and trainees in cardiology towards the integration of a simulation based education into the cardiology curriculum.
Chapters 5 and 6 present the “i-health project,” introduction of an electronic form for clinical information transfer from the ambulance crew to the hospital, enactment of case scenarios of myocardial infarction of varied levels of difficulty in a simulated environment and preliminary evaluation of the simulation. Chapter 7 focuses on educating the public in cardiovascular diseases and in coronary interventional procedures through simulation technology.
Finally, Chapter 8 presents an overview of my findings, limitations and the future research that needs to be conducted which will enable the successful adoption of simulation based education into the cardiology curriculum.
With the reduction in the training hours of junior doctors, technology driven education can compensate for the time deficit in training. Each new technology arrives on a wave of great expectations; sometimes our expectations of true change are met and sometimes the new technology remains as a passing fashion only. The aim of the thesis is to explore, design and apply simulation based applications in interventional cardiology for educating the doctors and the public.
Chapters 1and 2 present an overview of the current practice of education delivery and the evidence concerning simulation based education in interventional cardiology. Introduction of any new technology into an established system is often met with resistance. Hence Chapters 3 and 4 explore the attitudes and perceptions of consultants and trainees in cardiology towards the integration of a simulation based education into the cardiology curriculum.
Chapters 5 and 6 present the “i-health project,” introduction of an electronic form for clinical information transfer from the ambulance crew to the hospital, enactment of case scenarios of myocardial infarction of varied levels of difficulty in a simulated environment and preliminary evaluation of the simulation. Chapter 7 focuses on educating the public in cardiovascular diseases and in coronary interventional procedures through simulation technology.
Finally, Chapter 8 presents an overview of my findings, limitations and the future research that needs to be conducted which will enable the successful adoption of simulation based education into the cardiology curriculum.
Version
Open Access
Date Issued
2013-05
Online Publication Date
2015-06-16T15:32:04Z
Date Awarded
2014-02
Advisor
Sevdalis, Nick
Kneebone, Roger
Bello, Fernando
Malik, Iqbal
Sponsor
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Grant Number
EP/H019804/1
Publisher Department
Department of Surgery & Cancer
Publisher Institution
Imperial College London
Qualification Level
Masters
Qualification Name
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)