Prof. Dr. Med. Marcus Katoh, Interventieradioloog, Helios Klinikum Krefeld

Presentatie

The benefits of simulator training in endovascular medicine have been proven in a number of recent studies. The areas of application are diverse. Among others it allows to increase the endovascular skills of physicians with various levels of expertise. It could be shown that simulator training results into shorter total intervention time, less fluoroscopy time and less contrast agent usage, which in turn results into increased patient safety, quality and efficiency. In addition, modern simulators allow the training on real patient data. Due to advances in streaming technology, remote proctoring by endovascular specialists of geographically distant interventionalists is also feasible.

Moreover, simulator training can help to improve students` awareness towards interventional radiology and to increase the likelihood to choose interventional radiology as a career option. Therefore, it may serve as a recruitment tool if applied in an early stage of the medical training.