Title :
Using collaborative haptics in remote surgical training
Author :
Gunn, Chris ; Hutchins, Matthew ; Stevenso, Duncan ; Adcock, Matt ; Youngblood, Patricia
Author_Institution :
ICT Centre, CSIRO, Australia
Abstract :
We describe the design and trial of a remotely conducted surgical master class, using a haptic virtual environment. The instructor was located in the United States and the class was in Australia. The responses of the audience and participants are presented.
Keywords :
biomedical education; computer based training; groupware; haptic interfaces; medical computing; surgery; biomedical education; collaborative haptics; computer based training; haptic interfaces; medical computing; remote surgical training; virtual environment; Australia; Bladder; Collaboration; Delay; Ducts; Haptic interfaces; Imaging phantoms; Physics; Surgery; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Eurohaptics Conference, 2005 and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2005. World Haptics 2005. First Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2310-2
DOI :
10.1109/WHC.2005.141
