Development of stereoscopic view for laparoscopy and smart instruments to track movements
Chuan Feng, Jerzy W. Rozenblit, PhD, Allan Hamilton, MD
Research conducted in conjunction with the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

View a PDF of the poster presented at 15th Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality conference, Feb. 2007.

Will Low-Cost, Disposable, Simulated Tissues Replace High-Cost Virtual Reality Surgical Trainers?
Allan Hamilton, MD; Mohamad Salkini, MD; Alyson Knapp, BS

View a PDF of the poster presented at the 7th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in Orlando, Jan. 14-17, 2007.

Expanding Simulation Into the Basic Science Medical School Curriculum
Alyson Knapp, BS; Robert Loeb, MD; Marc Tischler, PhD; Dominick DeLuca, PhD; Mohamad Salkini, MD; Allan Hamilton, MD

View a PDF of the poster presented at the 7th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, Jan. 2007.

Can a Hybrid Simulator Mitigate the Unevenness of Diagnostic Radiology Training Experience in the Management of Iddinated Radiologic Contrast Media Reaction?
Bhavika Patel, BS; William Berger, MD; Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD; Alyson Knapp, BS; Allan Hamilton, MD; Robert Gatenby, MD

(Research conducted in conjunction with the UA Dept. of Radiology)

View a PDF of the poster presented at the 7th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in Orlando, Jan. 2007.

Remote vs. proximal training of basic laproscopic training
Mohamad W. Salkini, MD; Shane Johnson, MD; Alyson Knapp, BS; Allan Hamilton, MD

View a PDF of the poster presented at Arizona Health Sciences Center Frontiers in Biomedical Research Poster Forum, Dec. 2006.

Simulation Gains Residents' Satisfaction in Laparoscopy Training
Mohamad W. Salkini, MD; Shane Johnson, MD; Alyson Knapp, BS; Allan Hamilton, MD

View a PDF of the poster presented at Arizona Health Sciences Center Frontiers in Biomedical Research Poster Forum, Dec. 2006.

Laparoscopic Skills: Who Can Be Trained?
Mohamad W. Salkini, MD; Alyson Knapp, BS; and Allan J. Hamilton, MD

View a PDF of the poster presented at American Urological Association Annual Meeting 2006 and at the 6th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, Jan. 2006.

Virtually Assisted Surgery Trainer (VAST)

Research is currently in progress.

VIRTUAL REALITY CHECK-New Medical Simulation Lab Changes the Way Doctors Are Trained and Patients are Treated
Alyson Knapp, BS; Mohamad Salkini, MD; Jo Marie Gellerman, BA; and Allan J. Hamilton, MD

View a PDF of the poster presented at Arizona Health Sciences Center Frontiers in Biomedical Research Poster Forum, Dec. 2005.