title: The Atlas of Physiology and Pathophysiology: Web-based multimedia enabled interactive simulations.
abstract: The paper is a presentation of the current state of development for the Atlas of Physiology and Pathophysiology (Atlas). Our main aim is to provide a novel interactive multimedia application that can be used for biomedical education where (a) simulations are combined with tutorials and (b) the presentation layer is simplified while the underlying complexity of the model is retained. The development of the Atlas required the cooperation of many professionals including teachers, system analysts, artists, and programmers. During the design of the Atlas, tools were developed that allow for component-based creation of simulation models, creation of interactive multimedia and their final coordination into a compact unit based on the given design. The Atlas is a freely available online application, which can help to explain the function of individual physiological systems and the causes and symptoms of their disorders.
authors.affiliation: Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathological Physiology, U nemocnice 5, 128 53 Praha 2, Czech Republic. kofranek@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kofranek
authors.forename: Stanislav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matousek
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rusz
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stodulka
authors.forename: Pavol
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Privitzer
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matejak
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tribula
mesh_terms: D001271:Atlases as Topic; D003198:Computer Simulation; D020407:Internet; D010827:Physiology