Ultrasound simulators in obstetrics and gynecology: state of the art

Chalouhi, G. E.; Bernardi, V.; Ville, Y.

doi:10.1002/uog.14707

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“…29,30 In view of the drastic decline in PNDx, practitioners in prenatal diagnosis must address the challenges of adequate training and skills maintenance by developing novel solutions such as simulation training. 31 …”

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Population‐based trends in prenatal screening and diagnosis for aneuploidy: a retrospective analysis of 38 years of state‐wide data

Hui

Muggli

Halliday

2015

BJOG

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Objective To analyse population‐based trends over the entire history of prenatal testing for aneuploidy. Design Retrospective analysis of state‐wide data sets. Setting Australian state of Victoria with ~70 000 annual births. Population All pregnant women undergoing invasive prenatal testing at <25 weeks' gestation from 1976 to 2013. Methods Analysis of three state‐wide data sets: (1) Prenatal diagnosis data set of 119 404 amniocenteses and chorionic villus samplings from 1976 to 2013; (2) central serum screening laboratory data set from 1996 to 2013; (3) government birth statistics from 1976 to 2013. Main outcome measures Annual numbers and uptake rates of invasive prenatal tests and serum screening, indications for invasive prenatal testing, prenatal diagnoses of aneuploidy, diagnostic yield of invasive tests. Results Annual numbers of invasive prenatal tests climbed steadily from 1976, then declined from 2000. In 2013, the number of invasive prenatal tests was the lowest in 25 years, while the number of trisomy 21 diagnoses was the highest ever recorded. Annual uptake of serum screening climbed from 1.6 to 83% over 1996–2013. Results from 2013 showed a high diagnostic yield (15.8%) for a low rate of invasive testing (3.4% of births). Over four decades, the number of invasive procedures performed for each diagnosis of major chromosome abnormality declined from 100 to six. Conclusions This study demonstrates historic reductions in the proportion of women undergoing invasive testing and dramatic improvements in diagnostic yield. Monitoring the impact of new prenatal technologies on this progress remains an important research priority. Tweetable abstract Invasive prenatal testing has reached historic lows due to dramatic improvements in Down syndrome screening.

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Population‐based trends in prenatal screening and diagnosis for aneuploidy: a retrospective analysis of 38 years of state‐wide data

Hui

Muggli

Halliday

2015

BJOG

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“…The potential reduction of training costs in the context of reduced working hours and better planning of the availability of qualified US educators and trainers, while maintaining high professional standards, are major advantages of this innovative educational tool. Learners can practise through repetition in a safe learning environment, and are provided with objective and structured automatic feedback . Time flexibility, the representation of variety of cases and the opportunity to be engaged in self‐directed learning are the most attractive components of virtual reality simulation training.…”

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“…The new generation of high‐fidelity simulators provides an opportunity for the longitudinal monitoring of the learning curve and assessment of skills, potentially encouraging their use in accreditation and the validation of credentials . There is supportive literature on the usefulness of OB GYN US simulation that reveals it not only improves the scanning skills and detection rates of abnormal findings but also helps providers to maintain their skills …”

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“…Learners can practise through repetition in a safe learning environment, and are provided with objective and structured automatic feedback. 9 Time fl exibility, the representation of variety of cases and the opportunity to be engaged in self-directed learning Virtual reality pelvic US simulation training may improve patient care their use in accreditation and the validation of credentials. 7 There is supportive literature on the usefulness of OB GYN US simulation that reveals it not only improves the scanning skills and detection rates of abnormal fi ndings but also helps providers to maintain their skills.…”

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Role of pelvic ultrasound simulation

Arya

Mulla

Plavsic

2017

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“…Thus, VR simulators can be incorporated into the curricula of many medical specialties such as anesthesiology, interventional radiology and ultrasonography, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, orthopedics, urology, internal medicine, emergency case, ear-nose-throat or eye surgery. [20][21][22][23] A proposed mapping of the simulator parameters may help program directors and trainees to evaluate important competency domains during VR-based surgical training. 24 Augmented Reality (AR) is a relatively new technology in which virtual objects are superimposed on top of real world images, producing a highly realistic visual outcome of real and virtual elements coexisting in the same environment.…”

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Striving for Better Medical Education: the Simulation Approach

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Medical simulation is a rapidly expanding area within medical education due to advances in technology, significant reduction in training hours and increased procedural complexity. Simulation training aims to enhance patient safety through improved technical competency and eliminating human factors in a risk free environment. It is particularly applicable to a practical, procedure-orientated specialties.Simulation can be useful for novice trainees, experienced clinicians (e.g. for revalidation) and team building. It has become a cornerstone in the delivery of medical education, being a paradigm shift in how doctors are educated and trained. Simulation must take a proactive position in the development of metric-based simulation curriculum, adoption of proficiency benchmarking definitions, and should not depend on the simulation platforms used.Conversely, ingraining of poor practice may occur in the absence of adequate supervision, and equipment malfunction during the simulation can break the immersion and disrupt any learning that has occurred. Despite the presence of high technology, there is a substantial learning curve for both learners and facilitators.The technology of simulation continues to advance, offering devices capable of improved fidelity in virtual reality simulation, more sophisticated procedural practice and advanced patient simulators. Simulation-based training has also brought about paradigm shifts in the medical and surgical education arenas and ensured that the scope and impact of simulation will continue to broaden.

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Ultrasound simulators in obstetrics and gynecology: state of the art

Cited by 29 publications

References 68 publications

Population‐based trends in prenatal screening and diagnosis for aneuploidy: a retrospective analysis of 38 years of state‐wide data

Population‐based trends in prenatal screening and diagnosis for aneuploidy: a retrospective analysis of 38 years of state‐wide data

Role of pelvic ultrasound simulation

Striving for Better Medical Education: the Simulation Approach

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