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UCHC Virtual Patient: Clinical Case Adaptive Simulation Environment Yanko Michea, MD, PhD Joshua Simon, Academic Computing Specialist 1 Slide 2 UCHC Founded in 1961, has graduated 2700 Physicians Class Size ~80 students Tech Environment: Wired/wireless network Laptop and PDA required Multiple simulation environments (Clinical Skills, Mechanical/Task Simulation, Computer based) 2 Slide 3 Rationale What's a VP (for us)? A computer based interaction with an electronic representation of a clinical encounter Why VPs - Our Need Focused on clinical reasoning Open environment: Explore and reflect Flexible authoring User friendly Strong reporting 3 Slide 4 Technical Project Web based, data driven application Database MSSQL Application: ColdFusion, Ajax Imports and Exports Medbiq VP XML Medbiq VP Standard Virtual Patient Data Model Data Availability Model 4 Slide 5 Authoring Environment Patient centered (Patient Case Visit(s)) Data Items: Multimedia support Visibility and Dependency control Performance tracking/reporting: Outcomes Score Cost 5 Slide 6 Screenshot - Authoring Slide 7 Viewer / Player Open environment Free Exploration Demographics Past History HPI Interview Physical Exam Diagnostic Tests Treatment End goal is to Diagnose and Treat 7 Slide 8 DEMO 8 Slide 9 Screenshot - Reporting Slide 10 Questions? Contact Info Yanko Micheaymichea@uchc.edu Joshua Simonjsimon@uchc.edu 10 Slide 11 Screenshot - Scoring