Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London and Swedish company Orzone in collaboration to develop a unique medical simulation product to improve medical outcome and patient safety. Orzone announces its first Orcamp customer, Imperial College in London, one of the leading universities in the world. The parties have entered a long-term partnership to jointly develop content and functionality for a team training operating environment called Orcamp. Focusing on advanced medical procedures, Orcamp will facilitate training and assessment of multi-professional operating teams. Features include full-scale OR equipment such as x-ray equipment, patient table and screens, integration with available patient simulators, built-in technical and team exercises and extensive assessment support according to validated rating scales. Since the x-ray is simulated and the patients are virtual, no radiation is emitted and no patients are hurt while the medical teams are trained.

 

Vascular Surgery Professor Nick Cheshire, Head of Circulation and Renal Sciences at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, remarks: “Orzone is an impressive group of people with great ideas on how to improve patient safety and procedural efficacy. I am truly looking forward to entering into this collaboration and validating the concepts proposed.”

The partnership will include an installation of Orcamp in Imperial College’s skills centre, located at St. Mary’s hospital in central London. Research activities as well as scheduled courses are planned for the second half of 2010.

“With its impressive research track record within medical simulation, Imperial College was our first choice as a research partner. We expect exceptional results from our joint projects” quotes Professor Lars Lönn, Clinical Director at Orzone.

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Innovative research at the College explores the interface between science, medicine, engineering and business, delivering practical solutions that improve quality of life and the environment - underpinned by a dynamic enterprise culture. Since its foundation in 1907, Imperial's contributions to society have included the discovery of penicillin, the development of holography and the foundations of fibre optics. This commitment to the application of research for the benefit of all continues today, with current focuses including interdisciplinary collaborations to improve health in the UK and globally, tackle climate change and develop clean and sustainable sources of energy.