Pugh, profesor de cirugía y director del Centro de mejora clínica habilitada por tecnología de la Facultad de medicina de la Universidad de Stanford, se une al renombrado equipo de PrecisionOS para ayudar a perfeccionar la formación a través de su plataforma de simulación de realidad virtual.
VANCOUVER, B.C. (July 29, 2020) – PrecisionOS, pioneers of the medical-grade virtual reality™ learning platform, are thrilled to officially welcome Dr. Carla Pugh as a newly established advisor to the team. In her role, Dr. Pugh will offer over 20 years of experience in higher level education, medical training and surgical skills to guide the future direction and the integration of advanced technology within the immersive learning platform developed by PrecisionOS.
“It is a huge honor to join the PrecisionOS team and partner on the development and implementation of the next generation in VR training and assessment. The future of surgical mastery lies in data visualization and information exchange and PrecisionOS is well positioned to lead in this endeavor” said Dr. Pugh.
Through both her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley in Neurobiology as well as her medical degree at Howard University School of Medicine, Dr. Pugh’s comprehensive skills in the clinical area of acute care surgery will prove to be an invaluable asset to the team. In conjunction with her pedagogical insights as the first surgeon to obtain a PhD in Education from Stanford University, Dr. Pugh will work to incorporate her extensive research toward the overarching uses of simulation and engineering technologies within PrecisionOS’ platform. This will allow her to develop new approaches for assessing and defining skills within clinical procedures.
“She’s an international expert on the use of sensors for performance,” said Dr. Danny Goel, a practicing orthopedic surgeon in Vancouver, BC and Chief Executive Officer of PrecisionOS. “Her research is a prime example of how simulation can be used to generate medical metrics for testing the surgical skill performance, similar to Precision. Pugh’s work and experience draws from multiple disciplines, bridging the study of education and learning science into the field of medicine. We could not be any more excited to have her join the team.”
El Dr. Pugh ha desempeñado un papel fundamental al recibir tres patentes para el uso de tecnología de adquisición de datos y sensores, y ha trabajado para redefinir la medición y caracterización de las habilidades clínicas prácticas. La Dra. Pugh también ha recibido numerosos premios de organizaciones médicas y de ingeniería por sus contribuciones continuas en la industria. Sus reconocimientos incluyen el prestigioso Premio Presidencial de Carrera Temprana para Científicos e Ingenieros del ex presidente de los Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, en la Casa Blanca.
En 2014, la Dra. Pugh fue invitada a presentar una charla TEDMED sobre los usos potenciales de la tecnología de seguimiento de movimiento, un área en la que a menudo se la considera una experta internacional líder. Más recientemente, en 2018, el Dr. Pugh fue seleccionado para ser admitido honorablemente en el Instituto Americano de Ingeniería Médica y Biológica.
“As both the professor of Surgery at Stanford’s School of Medicine, and the Director of Technology Enabled Clinical Improvement (T.E.C.I) Centre, Pugh’s focus has been on changing the landscape of hands-on surgical training,” said Dr Danny Goel. “She saw there was a gap within the clinical setting and provided adaptability for herself and her students. The safety and efficiency of care is dependent on the incorporation of technology. PrecisionOS welcomes the opportunity to learn from a thoughtful and resourceful leader such as Dr. Pugh”.
Sobre PrecisionOS
PrecisionOS was founded by a team of clinical orthopedic surgeons and game developers to create the most relevant and applicable medical-grade-VR-simulation™ experience. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia and backed by the prestigious AO Foundation, the company’s mission is to provide first-in-class orthopedic surgical training on a global scale. Given its focus on surgical education, PrecisionOS is not only a CME provider through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, but has also established partnerships with more than 10 North American orthopedic residency programs and instituciones medicas. The company’s scientifically validated product has been tested among its end users and customers resulting in business relationships with some of the top orthopedic companies in the industry.
Para obtener más información sobre el lanzamiento del programa y las historias de éxito, visite www.precisionostech.com
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