Patent ID: 6918771
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A method for training a medical team in the performance of a plurality of medical procedures utilizing a physical artificial patient, the method comprising: (a) running on a simulation server computer at least one simulation of at least one medical procedure utilizing the physical artificial patient; (b) accessing by said simulation server computer a predetermined data from a knowledge repository connectable to said simulation server computer relating to said at least one simulation of said at least one medical procedure utilizing the physical artificial patient; (c) notifying, by said simulation server computer, a plurality of computers controlling a plurality of workstations of at least one program that each of said plurality of computers is to run, and where to find a portion of said predetermined data in said knowledge repository associated with each of said at least one program, for said at least one simulation of at least one medical procedure utilizing the physical artificial patient; (d) launching said at least one program on each of said plurality of computers; (e) acquiring, by each of said plurality of computers controlling said plurality of workstations, said portion of said predetermined data from said knowledge repository; and (f) replacing at least one medical team member, by said simulation server computer, with a virtual team member for the duration of said at least one simulation of said at least one medical procedure utilizing the physical artificial patient when said at least one medical team member strays too far in their responses during said at least one simulation of said at least one medical procedure utilizing the physical artificial patient.