Development of a Bariatric Mannequin System to Enable Realistic Examination Simulations of Obese Patients

项目摘要/摘要 拟议的项目重点是创建一个减肥人体模型模拟器，以教育保健专业的学生 适合于减肥病人护理的特定和专门的适当技术。意义：肥胖是世界上 最严重且日益严重的健康问题。超过三分之二的成年人超重或肥胖， 肥胖患者比那些不超重的患者更有可能需要临床干预。AS 这样，医疗保健专业人员必须准备好照顾肥胖的患者。不幸的是，只有少数几个 现在市场上有减肥人体模型，而那些确实存在的人体模型主要是用来治疗病人的 转岗培训。假设：我们假设，创建一个现实的减肥人体模型系统将 支持增强的学习互动和增加临床教育的知识传授 对肥胖和超重患者的护理。具体目标：证明拟议系统在 第一阶段，IDL及其合作者将：(1)咨询多个发展项目的专家咨询小组 里程碑(2)减肥人体模型材料和机械设计的原型以及(3)开发模拟 电子设备和功能。

Project Summary/Abstract The proposed project focuses on creating a bariatric mannequin simulator to educate healthcare students on proper techniques specific and specialized to bariatric patient care. Significance: Obesity is one of the world’s most significant and growing health problems. More than 2 in 3 adults are overweight or have obesity and obese patients have a greater likelihood of requiring clinical intervention than those who are not overweight. As such, healthcare professionals must be prepared to care for bariatric patients. Unfortunately, only a few bariatric mannequins are available in the market today and those that do exist are used primarily for patient transfer training. Hypothesis: We hypothesize that creation of a realistic bariatric mannequin system will support enhanced learning interactions and increase knowledge transfer for clinical education in addressing the care of obese and overweight patients. Specific Aims: To prove feasibility of the proposed system in Phase I, IDL and its collaborators will: (1) consult with an expert advisory panel at multiple developmental milestones (2) prototype the bariatric mannequin materials and mechanical design and (3) develop simulation electronics and functionality.