Augmentation
in Medical Education

Augmentation in Medical Education is a new concept in the field of motor skills learning process, based on the use of Augmented Reality technology. The combination of a virtual
environment interacting with the user through real space movements gives a unique experience in skills acquisition and training in different fields.

Doctor Training for video assisted procedures.

Minimally invasive procedures are becoming a more frequent challenge. Video-assisted surgeries made through small approaches, punctures under CT-scan or ultrasound vision are some examples of how to solve a 3Dimensional situation guided by two-dimensional image. This new situation requires the development of non-intuitive motor skills, mainly the hand-eye coordination without direct visualization. Today, to achieve these abilities from early stages of the formation begins directly with “hands on” workstations (dry labs, cadaver labs and sophisticated virtual simulation devices) neither easy to access nor affordable. 
Doctor Training appears as an innovative tool to help each one in the first steps of the acquisition of these new skills. Following Fundamentals of Arthroscopic Simulation Training (FAST) protocol, this tool aims to accelerate the process of learning those particular motor skills.

C+ARM.

Intraoperative use of C-Arm is one the most valuables used devices in many medical specialties. Fluoroscopy in bone surgery has become a mandatory tool for surgeons but its uses and benefits are not without risk of radiation to patient, doctor and operating room staff. Personal protective equipment, effective communication between surgeon and radiology technician, and proper positioning are just a few of the ways to ensure that the amount of radiation exposure is as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) but it is not enough in terms of proper usage and safety. There is a paucity of knowledge by the average of orthopaedic trainee of how a C-arm operates and how to obtain useful images.  
It is here where C+ARM becomes the perfect ally for surgeons and technicians giving them an innovative learning tool to train fluoroscopic views, reducing the number of shots and radiation exposure.

Addressing each step of the motor skill learning curve, from basic simulation systems to the OR means patient safety. Augmentation in Education becomes the first tool that provides initial approach to specific abilities outside the operating room.

DOCTOR TRAINING
C+ARM
Training and assessment together HAND IN HAND.
Through the objective measurement of different parameters, “Augmentation in MEDICAL Education” allows trainers and trainees remote monitoring of the development and progress of surgical skills at early stages with unlimited time of practice, by giving every certain period a “real time” training session.

THE PARADOX

THE GAP

THE APP

The Paradox

Our brain is subject to great learning challenges. To solve a three-dimensional situation guided by a two-dimensional image requires specific motor skills

The Gap

Overcoming each of these challenges means acquiring new skills. 
Learning them is not easy, training repeatedly less.

The App

A universal easy access tool that can be used unlimitedly. It becomes the perfect ally to face these challenges at the earliest stages.

DOCTOR TRAINING for SurMe

SurMe - The Surgical Mentor System

proJect OF HTWK (Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig) UNDER THE PROJECTS OF TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY TO THE HUMAN BEING (technik-zum-menschen-bringen) Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

3 steps to start using the App

The use of DOCTOR TRAINING requires an Augmented Reality (AR) Target and a tablet or smartphone with the application installed.
Here are the 3 steps to start using the App:

1
Dowload the AR Target

Our technology requires recognizing a specific image in order to detect and simulate the instrument that will be used in different scenarios.

This image is in the following file. You need to download, print and then crop the image.

Download

2
Build the trackeable instrument

To complete the construction of the marker, it is necessary to have the printed and cropped image (step 1) and a wooden stick (for example a tongue depressor).

The image should be pasted on the wooden stick as shown in the pictures.

3
Download the app and start training

From your mobile device access the store, locate the "Doctor Training" application and downloading it.

For the first time,  user data and password will be requested.
You can access your profile to see the progress of the practices.

SEEMS LIKE A TOY

IT IS A TOOL

Less shots, less exposure, less radiation

Coming soon….
“Doctor Trainig for conventional surgery”
“Augmentation in Education” for people with neuromotor´s disorders.
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The Team

We are an interdisciplinary team of professionals with specialties in different areas: medicine, graphic design, development of mobile applications and augmented reality, design of information systems and management of technology projects.

PROF. DR. MED. RETO BABST

Chief of Surgery, LUKS, Luzern.
Involved in Medical Education and Training for more than 30 years.

DR. MED. FRANK BEERES, PHD.

 Trauma surgery and Orthopaedics, LUKS, Luzern.
Research and Development area.

DR. MED. SANTIAGO LASA

Orthopaedic surgeon linked to the area of Development and Research
for the last 10 years.
British Hospital, Uruguay

FERNANDO FOGLINO

Trained at the School of Architecture of Uruguay. 15 years of experience in medical research projects. Co-founder of Buhoview.
Montevideo, Uruguay

ER. IGNACIO ESTEFANELL

20 years in technology projects, from the beginning as a programmer to the sale of solutions as a manager.
Montevideo, Uruguay

Our History

We are a startup located in Montevideo, Uruguay. We start operations with funds granted by the national innovation and research agency (ANII).
Contamos con el apoyo del BH para nuestras pruebas de concepto y actividades de validación con especialistas de la institución.
We created a working alliance with Real Spine proposing to include a column simulation scenario to be used as pre-course material by those attending the RSTT trainings.
All the members of the team have previous experience in technology projects related to the health area.
OUR MOTIVATION IS TO CREATE A UNIVERSAL ACCESS APPLICATION THAT BRINGS INNOVATION TO THE HEALTH INDUSTRY THAT COMPLEMENTS SKILLS TRAINING. WE UNDERSTAND THIS WILL BE NECESSARY AND REQUIRED IN THE NEAR FUTURE BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.