title: MeRiTS: simulation-based training for healthcare professionals.
abstract: Simulation-based training has been used in numerous settings for procedural training. In this research, we focus on a method of simulation-based procedural skills training that uses virtual worlds. This method, implemented in our MeRiTS software system, models procedures using executable workflows, which are enacted by the trainee in a virtual world. The workflows may be defined by educators, or demonstrated by experts and then extracted from system logs. To demonstrate the utility of the system, we have created a scenario for training EMTs in patient rescue and transition procedures. We have pilot tested this scenario with students at a polytechnical institute, and will be conducting more rigorous testing with a range of students and institutions in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. chodos@cs.ualberta.ca
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chodos
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stroulia
authors.forename: Sharla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000193:education*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014584:User-Computer Interface