VRSURGICALSIMULATION

"VR Surgical Simulation for training: simulator design, optimisation and assessment"

Coordinatore	IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE    more  Organization address address: SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD city: LONDON postcode: SW7 2AZ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Michael Cognome: Robinson Email: send email Telefono: +44 (0)207 594 3860 Fax: +44 (0) 207 594 3868
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	0 €
EC contributo	87˙067 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-IEF
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-09-07   -   2010-09-06

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE  Organization address address: SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD city: LONDON postcode: SW7 2AZ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Michael Cognome: Robinson Email: send email Telefono: +44 (0)207 594 3860 Fax: +44 (0) 207 594 3868	UK (LONDON)	coordinator	87˙067.84

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The better surgeons are trained, the safer surgery procedures will be. Virtual reality (VR) surgical simulators offer new possibilities for surgeon learning, training and assessment, but they are complex to design, requiring contributions from different disciplines, such as engineering, medicine and psychology. Unfortunately, it is difficult to achieve a proper interdisciplinary communication. Most projects in surgical simulation are strongly influenced by the engineering point of view, with weak contributions from the rest. This unbalance and the lack of industry support often lead to a premature end of the project. The fellowship aim at the Imperial Robotics and Imaging Research Group, in the Faculty of Medicine, is to evolve to a professional maturity and to reach a multidisciplinary view to improve the way simulators are applied to minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The training objectives are focused on enhancing my research skills and strengthening my interdisciplinary knowledge by acquiring medical complementary skills. This will allow to apply my previous background on computer science, VR and simulation techniques (see the commercial insightARTHROVR® simulator) to satisfy surgeons’ needs. The main research objectives are: 1. To develop education and training programs for surgeons based on learning theory, using the potential of virtual reality resources. 2. To research which algorithms and simulation techniques need to be improved in order to make surgical simulators a more valid tool; and to design VR surgical simulators adapted to the surgeons’ needs. 3. To perform surgical simulator assessment and to research on the evaluation of surgical competencies. A Personal Review and Development Plan in conjunction with Dr. F. Bello and the Staff Development Unit at the Imperial will be compiled. They will mentor me, supervising the attainment of the fellowship aims for relevant contribution to European excellence and competitiveness.'