Ultrasonography has become an invaluable tool in the management of critically ill patients. The hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) has tremendous potential to immediately provide diagnostic information at the bedside not assessable by a physical examination alone. Provided that physicians performing point-of-care examinations with the HCU have adequate training, the HCU has the potential to create a tremendous advantage for bedside assessment and treatment of ICU patients. CAE Healthcare offers a complete solution for ultrasound imaging training by combining cutting-edge multimedia educational material and a 3D animated simulator.
CAE VIMEDIX Echo simulator
Using real-time dynamic imaging and a custom-designed mannequin, the CAE VIMEDIX echocardiography simulator, provides healthcare professionals with an unparalleled training environment for the thoracic cavity and basic to complex cardiac pathologies. Learners can perform a realistic echo assessment of cardiac structures, practice hand-eye coordination and probe handling, and improve pathology recognition skills.
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ICCU Imaging e-learning
The ICCU Imaging e-learning curriculum was designed to teach important theoretical and practical aspects of focused bedside ultrasound examinations using cutting-edge multimedia educational material.
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Using real-time dynamic imaging and a custom-designed mannequin, the CAE VIMEDIX echocardiography simulator, provides healthcare professionals with an unparalleled training environment for the thoracic cavity and basic to complex cardiac pathologies. Learners can perform a realistic echo assessment of cardiac structures, practice hand-eye coordination and probe handling, and improve pathology recognition skills.
The 3D animated heart can be independently cut and rotated, rib and lung artefacts can be toggled on/off. Images can be adjusted with EKG tracing, gain and contrast settings, depth of field, as well as calliper and area measurements. The software also allows the handler to perform rib acoustic shadowing, lung artefacts, reverberations and other realistic imaging features.
Key Features
M-mode imaging.
Plug’n play probes for transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
Display of heart and all surrounding structures: liver, ribs and sternum, superior and inferior vena cava, aorta, lungs, and vertebral bodies
Mannequin with palpable ribs/sternum, depressible abdomen and upper digestive tract
Simulator integrated with web-based echo curriculum.
Variety of pathological cases
Tamponade
COPD patients
Pleural effusion
A variety of wall motion abnormalities
Apical thrombus
Severe pulmonary hypertension
Bioprostheses and mechanical heart valves
Dilated cardiomyopathies
Infective endocarditis
And much more
New modules coming soon
The simulator will soon be equipped with additional modules, including a modified mannequin with a head and upper digestive tract, a probe for transesophageal echocardiography simulation, as well as colour, continuous and pulsed wave Doppler imaging.
