Simulation-based Clinical eTraining for Cardiology

为了帮助抗击全球范围内的新冠肺炎疫情，所有专科的大量医生和护士已被分流到重症监护病房(ICU)管理。与此同时，年轻和缺乏经验的工作人员继续被部署到现有和新建医院的新增加的ICU中。连续的封锁和自我隔离规则导致了对远程访问培训的额外需求。显然，对ICU程序的快速临床培训的需求急剧增加。未来几年，远程临床培训的需求和趋势可能会保持强劲，甚至会加强，因为它提供了一种更高效、更安全的培训医护人员的方式。对此，Epicardio已将其独特的教育心脏模拟器调整为针对ICU程序的临床电子培训。在nnovate UK的“企业主导的创新应对全球颠覆”拨款的资助下，我们开发了基于实时3D模拟的电子培训应用程序，用于在移动设备上访问ICU程序。这项可行性研究将使我们能够在北美医学教育网络中迈出必要的初步步骤，并与主要的医学院和医院建立合作关系。其目的是在该地区的此类机构中开始验证试验，以期根据他们的具体培训需求定制我们的模拟内容。这将促进商业化，并将增加我们在北美医学教育市场的渗透率。Epicardio在医学教育的产品开发和商业化方面有着良好的记录，这给了我们在短时间内和有限资源内完成拟议项目的信心和动力。我们拥有一支由医疗监督员和协作者组成的国际团队，可以在短时间内灵活地远程工作和协作。

To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, large numbers of doctors and nurses of all specialties have been diverted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) management. At the same time young and inexperienced staff are continuously being deployed in the newly added ICU's in existing and new hospitals. The successive lockdowns and self-isolation rules have caused additional demand for remotely accessible training. Evidently, there has been a sharp increase in demand for rapid clinical training for ICU procedures. The need and trend of remote clinical training is likely to remain strong and even intensify in the coming years, as it offers a more efficient and safer way to train healthcare personnel.In response to this, Epicardio has adapted its unique educational heart simulator to clinical eTraining for ICU procedures. Funded by nnovate UK's "Business-led Innovation in Response to Global Disruption" grant, we developed realtime 3D simulation-based eTraining apps for ICU procedures accessible on mobile devices. These are currently used by leading medical schools and their affiliated university hospitals in the UK, such as Oxford, Cambridge, Barts, Leeds, etc.This feasibility study will enable us to make the necessary initial steps into the North American medical education network and to create collaborations with major medical schools and hospitals. The aim is to start validation trials within such establishments in this region, with view to customising our simulation content to their specific training requirements. This will facilitate commercialisation and will increase our penetration into the North American medical education market.Epicardio has a proven track record in product development and commercialisation in medical education, which gives us the confidence and the dynamic to complete the proposed project within a short timeframe and limited resources. We have an international team of medical supervisors and collaborators in place, and the flexibility to all work and collaborate remotely at short notice.