Development of Prostate Palpation Skills through Simulation Training May Impact Early Detection of Prostate Abnormalities and Early Management

摘要

This is our second annual report. Our team has made good progress on our three year grant toward achieving aims. In the last year, we had 4 journal and 2 peer-reviewed conference papers accepted, and have others near completion. We have collected data from several human-subjects experiments and also tissue measurement experiments. We have subsequently analyzed that data via new procedures and algorithms developed, have worked on the development of a curriculum framework in which to embed the simulator in practice, and continued work in formulating an algorithm to allow computerized adaptive testing principles to be applied to reduce simulation exam duration. We will continue to work toward aim completion over the final year of the grant.