Biomedical subjects

Selman Uranüs

Publications and source records attributed to Selman Uranüs.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2004

From blackboard to whiteboard: the old style of classroom education is dead.

At the Department of Surgery of the Karl-Franzens University Hospital, a number of programs are available that use new technologies for training of students, interns and residents. The first project, the Virtual Medical Campus Graz (vmc.unigraz.at) is one of the "New Media in Teaching at Austrian Universities" projects. The general objectives of this initiative are innovation in teaching, intensification of contacts and easier access to education: The second project is virtual laparoscopy and surgical training. Unlike the traditional training modalities, computer-based training provides efficient and effective learning through an objective training tool that can assess learners' performance. It is to be expected that new media and technologies will continue to provide innovative approaches to learning and that the competition between new and traditional systems will continue to enliven the educational scene.

Austria↗

PubMed2004

Virtual reality in laparoscopic surgery.

Although the many advantages of laparoscopic surgery have made it an established technique, training in laparoscopic surgery posed problems not encountered in conventional surgical training. Virtual reality simulators open up new perspectives for training in laparoscopic surgery. Under realistic conditions in real time, trainees can tailor their sessions with the VR simulator to suit their needs and goals, and can repeat exercises as often as they wish. VR simulators reduce the number of experimental animals needed for training purposes and are suited to the pursuit of research in laparoscopic surgery.

Austria↗

PubMed2002

The European experience with vascular injuries.

The rich and diverse heritage of the management of vascular injuries in the 45 independent European countries prevents the authors from revealing a uniform picture of the European experience, but some trends are clearly emerging. In countries with a low incidence of penetrating trauma and increasing use of interventional vascular procedures, the proportion of iatrogenic vascular trauma exceeds 40% of all vascular injuries, whereas on other parts of the continent, armed conflicts are still a major cause of vascular trauma. National vascular registries, mostly in the Scandinavian countries, produce useful, nationwide data about vascular trauma and its management but suffer still from inadequate data collection. Despite a relatively low incidence of vascular trauma in most European countries, the results are satisfactory, probably in most cases because of active and early management by surgeons on call, whether with vascular training or not, treating all kinds of vascular surgical emergencies. In some countries, attempts at developing a trauma and emergency surgical specialty, including expertise in the management of vascular injuries, are on their way.

Amputation, Surgical↗

PubMed2002

Trauma management and education in europe: a survey of twelve geographically and socioeconomically diverse European countries.

OBJECTIVE: To record the current standards of management and education in trauma surgery in 12 geographically and socioeconomically diverse countries in Europe. DESIGN: Questionnaire study. SETTING: Teaching hospital, Austria. INTERVENTION: Questionnaire sent to experts on trauma in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Comparison of management of patients before, during, and after admission to hospital, and opportunities for initial and in-service training. RESULTS: Management of patients and opportunities for training varied considerably from country to country, ranging from an organised trauma service throughout with specialised training to a haphazard and variable service that depended more on individual hospitals, doctors and patients. CONCLUSIONS: Standardisation of management and training would be desirable, and should be possible at least in countries that are members of the European Union.

Clinical Competence↗