S-BPM in Surgery Simulation Training

Abstract

Implementation of simulation technologies for surgery training is a challenging problem nowadays that involves modern information technologies to perform a breakthrough in medical higher education. Still using of various surgery simulators in practice requires much assistance from teachers that need to monitor the training process and manage the students. In order to reduce these efforts and improve the efficiency of simulation surgery training there is proposed a software solution based on subject-oriented representation of training process, which allows higher customization of education making it adaptive and individualized. This paper describes this solution based on the concept of management by conditions and implemented in training simulators for laparoscopy and endovascular surgery training delivered as a result of Virtual Surgeon and Inbody Anatomy projects. The proposed approach was implemented by a software development kit (SDK) that is destined to develop on its basis new training simulation solutions for surgery education. The results and their probation in practice are illustrated by the simulation centre established at Samara State Medical University.