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As a junior vascular/endovascular trainee I have accessed the Simbionix ANGIOmentor (Express) initially for establishing basic guide-wire and catheter handling skills, and then to practice endovascular procedures. Complete with modules for carotid artery stenting, renal,SFA, Iliac and abdominal pathology, the scope for training is vast. From a junior level, it provides an ideal opportunity to grasp the basics; the 'practice room' feature is best for this. From a consultant level, I would imagine its greatest advantage comes from rehearsing complex high end procedures such as carotid stenting. But the opportunities are again impressive.
As a junior vascular/endovascular trainee I have accessed the Simbionix ANGIOmentor (Express) initially for establishing basic guide-wire and catheter handling skills, and then to practice endovascular procedures. Complete with modules for carotid artery stenting, renal, SFA, Iliac and abdominal pathology, the scope for training is vast.
From a junior level, it provides an ideal opportunity to grasp the basics; the 'practice room' feature is best for this. From a consultant level, I would imagine its greatest advantage comes from rehearsing complex high end procedures such as carotid stenting. But, the opportunities are again impressive.
Trainers can build programs for their trainees to undertake, from basic access to more complex stent deployment and angioplasty. Programs can be tailored to the trainees experience level, and adapted as the trainer improves. Each individual module is introduced with a clinical scenario, and basic physiological parametres are displayed in real time as procedures are undertaken, which adds to the models realismIf unaccompanied by an endovascular trainer, the simbionix ANGIOmentor can be set to deliver on-screen prompts and warn of technical errors in real time. As experience builds, this setting can be switched off, and full procedure breakdown and feedback is delivered post-operatively.Its obvious limitations include the loss of haptics and the chance that the unsupervised inexperienced trainer could hone bad habits, despite ANGIOmentors parenting setting. The trainer quickly learns that wires and catheters don't need to be drawn completely out of the machine in order to exchange, and this is again unrealistic.
Angiography seems unbelievably clear which we know from real practice is not always the way.In light of the pressures of reduced working hours and dwindling training opportunities, this model is extremely easy to use, versatile and a superb adjunct to the endvascular trainee.
Dr Craig Nesbitt, Vascular Research Fellow, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Declaration of Interest: Dr Nesbitt is receiving some financial support for research from Medtronic
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