Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
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Increasing time and resource constraints, and the potential for patient complications, has led to an emphasis on finding innovative ways to teach catheter-based procedures outside of the laboratory. Virtual reality (VR) simulator training has been proposed as a potential training solution. We report on the initial validation of a full procedural VR simulator for carotid angiography (CA) using the Vascular Interventional System Trainer (VIST). ⋯ VIST represents one of the most sophisticated VR simulators in medicine. Physicians reported that it looked, felt, and behaved similar to working on an actual patient. Future work is required to validate whether this simulator will improve catheter performance on actual patients.
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Today's movement towards the democratization of knowledge and dissemination of technology creates an opportunity for health care providers to reform medical education, bridge disciplines, and contribute to the correction of social inequalities. The question is whether this generation of physicians will have the courage to bring down the barriers that have deprived the majority of humanity from the medical knowledge, technology, and healthcare that rightfully belongs to all.