CORDIS Project
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This project develops advanced synthetic models, or phantoms, to improve surgical training by providing realistic anatomical structures and tactile feedback. The goal is to enhance the training experience for surgeons, enabling better skill transfer and ultimately safer surgical procedures.
Research has shown that the success rate in many types of surgeries is strictly related to the experience of the surgeon.
However, early in their career, trainees are not given the opportunity to operate on a sufficient number of patients nor to perform an exhaustive mix of procedures.
The scenario has been further worsened by the reduction of assisted training hours in Europe (since 2009) and US (since 2011).
Training and technical tasks are usually practised on cadavers, animals or using virtu…
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United States, Cambridge
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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