scholarly journals OSCE 3D: uma ferramenta virtual de avaliação de habilidades clínicas para tempos de pandemia de coronavírus

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Loureiro Faria ◽  
Anne Carolinne Bezerra Perdigão ◽  
Edgar Marçal ◽  
Marcos Kubrusly ◽  
Raquel Autran Coelho Peixoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Interactive Simulation ◽  
Three Dimension ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Informed Consent Form ◽  
System Usability Scale

Abstract: Introduction: In pandemic times, in which the “lockdown strategy” has been adopted, the use of innovations using technological resources such as the creation of instruments that can replace traditional teaching-learning methods in the training of health professionals is essential. Objective: the aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the usability of a realistic interactive simulation computer system using three-dimensional imaging technology and virtual reality with free-access computational tools available on the web. Methods: the development of a prototype (OSCE 3D) was based on the steps used for the construction of a “Serious Game” simulation software. The free-access version of the Unity Editor 3D platform (Unity Technologies, version 2018), used for developing educational games, the software GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP, version 2.10.12), Blender (version 2.79) and MakeHuman (version 1.1.1) were utilized for creating textures and building models of the 3D environments. An experimental phase was carried out to assess usability, through a questionnaire based on the System Usability Scale. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution and all participants signed the Informed Consent Form. Results: a total of 39 undergraduate medical students attending the 6th semester of a private university center of northeastern Brazil voluntarily participated in the evaluation of the OSCE 3D. The usability evaluation resulted in a mean score of 75.4 with a margin of error of 3.2, which is considered a good usability score according to the literature. Conclusions: this study allowed the development of a low-cost prototype, using a three-dimension realistic simulation system for clinical skills assessment. This product, even in the prototype phase, showed good usability.

scholarly journals OSCE 3D: a virtual clinical skills assessment tool for coronavirus pandemic times

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Loureiro Faria ◽  
Anne Carolinne Bezerra Perdigão ◽  
Edgar Marçal ◽  
Marcos Kubrusly ◽  
Raquel Autran Coelho Peixoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Interactive Simulation ◽  
Three Dimension ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Skills Assessment ◽  
Informed Consent Form ◽  
System Usability Scale

Abstract Background : In pandemic times where the “lockdown strategy” has been adopted, the use of innovations using technological resources such as the creation of instruments that can replace traditional teaching-learning methods in the training of health professionals is essential. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the usability of a realistic interactive simulation computer system using three-dimensional imaging technology and virtual reality with free-access computational tools available on the web. Methods : the development of a prototype (OSCE 3D) was based on the steps used for the construction of simulation software of a "Serious Game". An experimental phase was carried out to assess usability, through a questionnaire based on the System Usability Scale. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution and all patients signed the Informed Consent Form. Results : a total of 39 undergraduate medical students from the 6th semester of a private university center of northeast do Brazil voluntarily participated in the evaluation of the OSCE 3D. The usability evaluation presented a mean score of 75.4 with a margin of error of 3.2, considered a good usability according to the literature. Conclusions : this work allowed the development of a low-cost prototype, using a three-dimension realistic simulation system for OSCE assessment stations. This product, even in the prototype phase, showed good usability.

scholarly journals OSCE 3D: a virtual clinical skills assessment tool for coronavirus pandemic times

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Loureiro Faria ◽  
Anne Carolinne Bezerra Perdigão ◽  
Edgar Marçal ◽  
Marcos Kubrusly ◽  
Raquel Autran Coelho Peixoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Skills Assessment ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Clinical Skills Assessment ◽  
Informed Consent Form ◽  
System Usability Scale

Abstract: Introduction: In pandemic times, in which the “lockdown strategy” has been adopted, the use of innovations using technological resources such as the creation of instruments that can replace traditional teaching-learning methods in the training of health professionals is essential. Objective: the aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the usability of a realistic interactive simulation computer system using three-dimensional imaging technology and virtual reality with free-access computational tools available on the web. Methods: the development of a prototype (OSCE 3D) was based on the steps used for the construction of a “Serious Game” simulation software. The free-access version of the Unity Editor 3D platform (Unity Technologies, version 2018), used for developing educational games, the software GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP, version 2.10.12), Blender (version 2.79) and MakeHuman (version 1.1.1) were utilized for creating textures and building models of the 3D environments. An experimental phase was carried out to assess usability, through a questionnaire based on the System Usability Scale. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution and all participants signed the Informed Consent Form. Results: a total of 39 undergraduate medical students attending the 6th semester of a private university center of northeastern Brazil voluntarily participated in the evaluation of the OSCE 3D. The usability evaluation resulted in a mean score of 75.4 with a margin of error of 3.2, which is considered a good usability score according to the literature. Conclusions: this study allowed the development of a low-cost prototype, using a three-dimension realistic simulation system for clinical skills assessment. This product, even in the prototype phase, showed good usability.

Numerical Simulation of Filling and Solidification in Sand Casting by Procast

2013 ◽  
Vol 791-793 ◽  
pp. 550-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Dong Han ◽  
Cheng Jun Wang ◽  
Juan Chang ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Huai Bei Xie
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Solidification Process ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Sand Casting ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Casting Defects ◽  
Three Dimension ◽  
Filling And Solidification

At present, pulley produced in China has been able to meet the demand of domestic and international markets. But there are many problem of the pulley industry in our country, such as too many production enterprises and the low level of export products. And as components of drive system are light weight and raw material price of pulley casting are rising, manufacturing requirements of the pulley are also more and more high. Aiming at the casting defects of pulley that enterprise current product, pulley casting blank model of common material HT250 be made by three-dimension software, numerical simulation of filling and solidification process for pulley sand casting by the casting simulation software Procast, the size and location of the various casting defects were forecasted and analyzed, reflecting the pulley filling and solidification process of the actual situation, due to the thicker pulley rim and less heat dissipation, position of shrinkage is close to the middle of rim [, a method of eliminating defects is proposed to realize sequential solidification, and thus to minimize porosity shrinkage and improve casting performance and reduce casting time and reduce production costs.

scholarly journals Missing the mark: Current practices in teaching the male urogenital examination to Canadian undergraduate medical students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Kristen McAlpine ◽  
Stephen Steele
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Canadian Medical School ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
And Training

<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> The urogenital physical examination is an important aspect of patient encounters in various clinical settings. Introductory clinical skills sessions are intended to provide support and alleviate students’ anxiety when learning this sensitive exam. The techniques each Canadian medical school uses to guide their students through the initial urogenital examination has not been previously reported.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> This study surveyed pre-clerkship clinical skills program directors at the main campus of English-speaking Canadian medical schools regarding the curriculum they use to teach the urogenital examination.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> A response rate of 100% was achieved, providing information on resources and faculty available to students, as well as the manner in which students were evaluated. Surprisingly, over onethird of the Canadian medical schools surveyed failed to provide a setting in which students perform a urogenital examination on a patient in their pre-clinical years. Additionally, there was no formal evaluation of this skill set reported by almost 50% of Canadian medical schools prior to clinical training years.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> To ensure medical students are confident and accurate in performing a urogenital examination, it is vital they be provided the proper resources, teaching, and training. As we progress towards a competency-based curriculum, it is essential that increased focus be placed on patient encounters in undergraduate training. Further research to quantify students’ exposure to the urogenital examination during clinical years would be of interest. Without this commitment by Canadian medical schools, we are doing a disservice not only to the medical students, but also to our patient population.</p>

scholarly journals – Medical education Curriculum gaps in teaching clinical skills to Iranian undergraduate medical students

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 309-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azim Mirzazadeh ◽  
Behrouz Bavarian ◽  
Ali Labaf ◽  
Ali Afshari ◽  
Mohammad Nikoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Medical Education Curriculum

scholarly journals Challenges of Peer Assisted Learning in online clinical skills training of Ophthalmology module

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumera Nisar ◽  
Usman Mahboob ◽  
Rehan Ahmed Khan ◽  
Durraiz Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Peer Assisted Learning ◽  
Clinical Skills Training ◽  
The World

Abstract Background In recent days when mankind is passing through the difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic with lock down, almost all over the world, online communication has taken over the world. Overburdened physicians in this pandemic cannot get enough time to teach clinical skills online to the students. Also, due to student’s safety issues, the students cannot attend the clinics. Therefore, in this scenario online PAL sessions for clinical skill teaching and learning can be an effective alternative for undergraduate medical students. The academic limitations caused by the COVID-19 related lockdown however can have a pleasurable outcome if certain challenges, related to online PAL, are overcome. Therefore, the present study aims to identify the challenges of Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) sessions during online clinical skills training in Ophthalmology module of undergraduate medical students.MethodologyThis qualitative exploratory study, utilizing online focus group discussions to explore the challenges of online PAL in training and learning of clinical skills was carried at Ophthalmology department of Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah; Saudi Arabia. Ethical approval was taken from the college and purposive convenient sampling technique was used to collect data. Data was transcribed and analyzed by using thematic analysisResultsThe study identified six themes for argument and classified into further smaller subthemes. The subthemes derived from the collected data were organized under major themes; infrastructure, learning environment, psychological problems, interaction deficit, learning desires and desire for feedback on performance. In our study, major challenge faced by the medical student during online PAL sessions was infrastructure in terms of network connection, scheduling, timing of the session which overpowered by other challenges of online PAL. Unprofessional learning environment, psychological problems in terms of behavioral issues and personality changes, interaction deficit with peers, tutor and patient, learning desires and desire for feedback on performance were the other important challenges faced by the students. ConclusionThe challenges explored by our study can be used by the medical educators to incorporate online PAL as an effective, efficient and alternative teaching and learning modality in the curriculum especially in compromised circumstances like current COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Clinical Medical Students’ Preferred Teaching Methods: A Study at the National Defense University of Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
Sheikh Salahuddin Ahmed ◽  
Sagili Chandrasekhara Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Clinical Skill ◽  
Simulated Patient ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Real Patient ◽  
National Defense University

Background: Providing appropriate teachings in the curriculum have a great impact on learning by the students. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the clinical undergraduate medical students’ preferred teaching methods provided by the medical educators. Material and Methods: This study was conducted on 89 medical students in the 4th and 5th year of the Faculty of Medicine and Defense Health, National Defense University of Malaysia, from 1st November 2019 to 31st July 2020. Each of the students was approached with a structured questionnaire for their responses to determine their preferred teaching methods. Results: Out of 89 students, 46 were male (51.7%); the mean age of the study students was 23.5 years. Among the various teaching methods, bedside teaching was the most preferred (76.4%) one followed by lectures (14.6%), tutorials (7.9%) and seminars (1.1%). 66.3% of students would use e-learnings’ uploaded teaching materials, whereas the remainder would not. Bedside demonstrations of clinical skills by the tutors were preferred by 77.5% of students. Practicing clinical skills by the students on a real patient rather than on a mannequin or a simulated patient was preferred by 94.4% of students. Regarding case discussions, problem-based learnings (PBL) were preferred by 80% of students. Conclusions: Bedside teachings, demonstrations of clinical skill by a teacher, practicing skills by the students on a real patient rather than on a simulated patient or a mannequin, and PBLs are highly preferred by the students. Adequate teaching materials uploaded in the e-learning management system provide a good source for the teachings and learnings.

scholarly journals A Biobjective Model for Manual Materials Handling with Energy Consumption Being Accounted For

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Wenqian Zhang ◽  
Shuhai Fan ◽  
Jiawei Xiong ◽  
Siyu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Handling Time ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Simulation Platform ◽  
Interactive Simulation ◽  
Production Operation ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Materials Handling ◽  
Manual Materials Handling

Aiming at production environment and operation design in manual materials handling which often overlook workers’ physiological factors and cause fatigue, even work-related musculoskeletal disorders, we construct a biobjective model based on economics and ergonomics. In the model, two objectives include functions about handling time and energy consumption. Based on the openness of IGRIP/ERGO simulation software combined with MATLAB, we design and develop the interactive simulation platform, where program language can be automatically generated. Then, we analyze the case about handling operations in an automobile brake pad manufacturing company, and the number of input materials and process scheduling are taken as research objects. Finally, the results show that the win-win optimal solution can be usually obtained between productivity and ergonomics for decision makers according to the proposed biobjective model. Moreover, the case study demonstrates that the interactive simulation platform can be devoted to providing the solution for modern production operation directly and conveniently, which can make the production environment and operation design in accordance with ergonomics.

The Effectiveness of Social Media Use as a Supplement Media of Clinical Skills Lab Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students in Low- and Middle-Income Countries during COVID-19 (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahira Noor Fathiyya ◽  
Muhammad Reza Utama ◽  
Yelvi Levani ◽  
Yuli Wahyu Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Skills Lab

BACKGROUND Before COVID-19, it was recommended that medical education be conducted using the blended learning method in order to achieve an effective learning experience. However, it seems that distance learning is currently the best alternative to the previous learning method. Clinical skills lab activities, which are one of the learning methods in medical education, must adapt because they cannot be administered in-person. Social media has been proven giving a potential to supplement formal medical education for undergraduate student. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to examine the effectiveness of media social use as a supplement for clinical skills lab learning on undergraduate medical students in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We designed a protocol for creating a systematic review on the effectiveness of social media as a supplement media in clinical skills lab learning for undergraduate medical students in LMIC during COVID-19. We will be extracting information from appropriate sources online obtained from journal websites’ databases guided by the PRISMA-S checklist in accordance with the research problem. The included sources include randomized controlled trials, systematic review, and meta-analysis published between 2020-2021. RESULTS This manuscript is still a protocol and has not been implemented. CONCLUSIONS In this systematic review, we will discuss the effectiveness of social media as a clinical skills lab learning for undergraduate medical students in LMIC during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Learning clinical skills through audiovisual aids embedded in electronic-PBL sessions in undergraduate medical curriculum: perception and performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-382
Author(s):  
Shoukat Ali Arain ◽  
Nasir Ali Afsar ◽  
Dileep Kumar Rohra ◽  
Muhammad Zafar
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Audiovisual Aids ◽  
And Performance

Learning clinical skills in a large group of undergraduate medical students is challenging. Innovative technology-based modalities are being evaluated to complement limited hospital rotations. We determined the effectiveness of clinical skills-related audiovisual (AV) aids embedded in electronic-problem-based learning (PBL) sessions, in terms of students’ feedback and formative Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) grades. This mixed-method study was conducted during the Cardiovascular System module in year 3 of the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery program. The AV aids, mainly consisting of abnormal chest auscultation sounds, were linked to the cases for the intervention group. The control group received only a description of clinical signs. Sessions were conducted using an intranet platform. At the end of the module, feedback was obtained from intervention group students and faculty using a self-administered questionnaire. The learning was compared between intervention and control groups through an OSCE. Finally, focus group interviews were conducted to explore factors underlying deviation from the expected results. Out of 110 intervention group students, 86 (78%) responded. The students appreciated the inclusion of AV aids, as suggested by a high average satisfaction score of 4.2 (SD 0.8). They agreed that, apart from being appropriate and relevant, the aids improved the learning environment and engagement in the process. The tutors also gave a similar feedback. However, no difference in the OSCE scores was found between control and intervention groups. The study indicates that inclusion of AV aids improved students’ engagement and classroom environment in electronic-PBL sessions, but did not improve diagnostic abilities based on the learned clinical skills.

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