When our cost analysis was completed we found that it was 78 percent cheaper for patients to be treated with an injection. Ostrov said at least 1 in every 1,000 people in the United States suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. Patient simulator used for drug testing A researcher has shown that a robotic patient simulator can be an effective stand-in to teach doctors how new drugs affect real patients. Dr. W. Bosseau Murray, associate professor of anesthesiology in the College of Medicine, trained physicians using a patient simulator and the drug remifentanil, an anesthetic. Its effects are strong, fast-acting and last only five to 10 minutes.
Side effects appear equally quickly.
Murray said a human patient simulator helps train physicians as it reacts in real time just as a human patient would react. Being able to present these potent side effects and different scenarios is very valuable. We liken this to flight simulation. Back to news index Back to Intercom home page Digital Intercom is produced in the Office of University Relations at The Pennsylvania State University . This page was created by Annemarie Mountz .