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Surgical Simulation: Surgical Simulation: A Clinical Perspective A Clinical Perspective
Christoph R. Kaufmann, MD, MPH, FACS Christoph R. Kaufmann, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery Co Co-
- Director, National Capital Area Medical Simulation Center
Director, National Capital Area Medical Simulation Center Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD USA Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD USA
http:// http://simcen simcen. .usuhs usuhs.mil/mmvr2002 .mil/mmvr2002
A Tutorial on Surgical Simulation: Past, Present, and Future – MMVR 2002
Typical Surgeon’s Perspective Typical Surgeon’s Perspective
“We don’t need simulation.” “We don’t need simulation.” “We have plenty of clinical “We have plenty of clinical material.” material.” (patients) (patients)
A Tutorial on Surgical Simulation: Past, Present, and Future – MMVR 2002
Outline Outline
- Surgery yesterday and today
Surgery yesterday and today
- Surgical simulation yesterday and today
Surgical simulation yesterday and today
- Surgical education and certification
Surgical education and certification
- Surgical patient care
Surgical patient care
- Simulation in trauma care
Simulation in trauma care
- Surgical simulator development
Surgical simulator development
– – Today’s challenges Today’s challenges – – Ultimate challenges Ultimate challenges
A Tutorial on Surgical Simulation: Past, Present, and Future – MMVR 2002
Surgery: Surgery: 50 years ago 50 years ago
- No vascular surgery
No vascular surgery
- No
No intracardiac intracardiac surgery or pump surgery or pump
- Open surgery only
Open surgery only
- Patients spend weeks in hospital
Patients spend weeks in hospital
A Tutorial on Surgical Simulation: Past, Present, and Future – MMVR 2002
Surgery: Surgery: Today Today
- Vascular surgery,
Vascular surgery, intracardiac intracardiac surgery surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
- Expanding knowledge base
Expanding knowledge base
- More procedures
More procedures\ \ increasingly technical increasingly technical
- 50% of US surgery is on outpatient basis