Benefits of the ScanTrainer system
The structured ScanTrainer learning environment, with tutorials, assignments, tasks and metrics, ensures an effective and reproducible training programme with reduced impact on clinical services and reduced expert supervision.
ScanTrainer:
- provides sophisticated ultrasound learning in a non-clinical environment without any impact on clinical service delivery
- helps resolve the current resource conflict between provision of clinical service and need to train
- helps overcome the current shortage of learning capacity in hospitals and training centres
- improves the quality and breadth of ultrasound learning prior to the trainee's exposure to patients
- can be used without expert supervision: self-directed learning with feedback means that ScanTrainer is highly cost-effective
- modules are aligned with the RCOG ultrasound curriculum and fulfil most of its learning objectives
- provides 'live' case studies for 24/7 learning and practice
- enables new recruits to undergo a practical test prior to patient contact
Stand alone system- ‘Real-feel’ virtual simulation means no need
for an ultrasound machine - Interactive learning requires reduced
supervisory resources - Flexible learning
- Variety of anatomy and pathology programmes
improves the quality of learning prior to
patient exposure - Highly cost effective
