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There are considerable logistical difficulties involved in providing an adequate training programme for each new doctor when starting intensive care. One solution is to use an interactive computer terminal and provide programmes for self-instruction and assessment. Using a computer model of the respiratory system linked to a computer-assisted instructional driver we have developed instructional exercises on the management of artificial ventilation and the treatment of respiratory failure. Each teaching session contains explanatory text, multiple choice questions and model simulations. The student can interact with the simulations, appropriate assistance being provided when required, while his answers are marked and assessed with further explanation when necessary. The use of computer models adds a new dimension to computer-assisted learning techniques and is particularly applicable to intensive care medicine.
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Hinds, C.J., Ingram, D. & Dickinson, C.J. Self-instruction and assessment in techniques of intensive care using a computer model of the respiratory system. Intensive Care Med 8, 115–123 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01693430
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