Simulation
refers to the artificial generation, representation and
interaction of a complex-real-world process. In the medical
area the trainee has the ability to realistically learn
a number of skills without the physical presence of a
real patient. The benefits thereby are maningfold: availability
and evaluation of different medical cases, clinical human
performance and mastering complex or even critical situations
offers a safe study environment in absence of the physical
patient.
One major field hereby is the prenatal diagnostics including
all aspects from simple biometrical measurements up to
complex prenatal dysplasia diagnosis at early stage. The
acquisition of this knowledge and hands-on "training
on the job" becomes increasingly harder for physicians
because for physical and ethical reasons the access to
existing cases is limited. Medcom has not only acquired
SONOFIT GMBH – a company founded in 2001 and providing
ultrasound training simulators – but has also developed
the ultrasonic simulation environment that makes a real-time,
patient-independently analysis possible. The databases
offered by Sonofit span a wide spectrum of applications
varying from ob/gyn over abdominal to cardiologic training
cases.
