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Digital PCs Revolutionize Medical Training with Virtual Physician Application

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Medical professionals can now simulate emergency patient care in a three-dimensional emergency department using the Virtual Physician software, a PC-based multimedia medical education application developed by SafeWare Inc. Digital Equipment Corporation has partnered with SafeWare to supply hardware and provide support for the application. The Virtual Physician allows doctors and medical professionals to practice and improve their skills in a realistic and lifelike environment.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Virtual Physician software uses a three-dimensional emergency department to simulate emergency patient care and allows medical professionals to practice and improve their skills.
  • The software is a part of a PC-based multimedia medical education application developed by SafeWare Inc. and will be available from SafeWare this summer.
  • Digital Equipment Corporation has partnered with SafeWare to supply hardware and provide support for the application.
  • The partnership combines Digital's personal computers and acclaimed support organization with SafeWare's unique medical application.
  • The Virtual Physician is a dramatic way to introduce Digital's multimedia capability to the physician on the front line.
  • Dr. Brian Keaton, MD, a leading specialist in emergency medicine and educator, is the vice president of Medical Operations at SafeWare Inc.
  • SafeWare's Medical Advisory Board includes several nationally prominent physicians, including Dr. Mark Smith and Dr. Earl Smith, both Fellows of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP).
  • SafeWare has formed an alliance with the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to provide content and subject matter expertise.
  • The first module in the series, Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Exercise (CARE), gives medical professionals the ability to simulate the management of cardiac arrest using three-dimensional patients who respond to treatments in a realistic manner.

Statistics:

  • The Virtual Physician software will be available on Digital Venturis and Digital Celebris desktop systems in a minimum configuration of 486/66 Mhz with a 14.4 Kbs modem to access medical databases.
  • The package includes 3D patients who respond to treatments in a realistic manner.
  • The application includes introductory lectures, sound, video, photographs, x-rays, and animations.
  • The package also includes multimedia multiple choice questions and answers that are accompanied by explanations and references.

Sources:

  • PR Newswire, "Digital PCs Provide Platform for Medical Training Application" (March 13, 1995)
  • Wyle, Inc., one of Digital's largest distributors, will handle the systems integration and distribution of the combined hardware/software solution.
  • Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems.
  • SafeWare was founded in 1993 and their first computer-based training software, Security Awareness from Education (SAFE), is used by more than one-million people in government agencies and corporations concerned with the security of computer information and software piracy.

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