{"id":3364,"date":"2017-01-12T16:04:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T15:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2018-05-29T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T09:36:09","slug":"imperial-college-centre-for-engagement-and-simulation-science-iccess-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/2017\/01\/12\/imperial-college-centre-for-engagement-and-simulation-science-iccess-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperial College Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science (ICCESS) update"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Asia Haptics 2016<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3367\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_4416-copy-225x300.jpg\" \/>The SiMMS group within the Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science (ICCESS) presented a paper at Asia Haptics 2016 relating to their haptic Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) Trainer.\u00a0\u00a0 Asia Haptics features a new format that consists of interactive demonstrations presented over the two day duration of the conference, with a brief explanation of the work projected live on to the main viewing screen.<\/p>\n<p>The SiMMS team presented a paper entitled \u2018Relax and Tighten &#8211; a Haptics-based Approach to Simulate Sphincter Tone Assessment\u2019. The haptic DRE Trainer uses metal wires, controlled by motors, to tighten and relax a silicone sphincter around the user\u2019s finger.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s demonstration was well received at the conference and was given an \u2018Honourable Mention Award\u2019 by the conference organisers after the Award Committee voted it one of the top 10 papers out of the 90 presented. For more information on Asia Haptics 2016 visit <a href=\"http:\/\/asiahaptics.vrsj.org\/2016\/\">http:\/\/asiahaptics.vrsj.org\/2016\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>Bespoke Practice<\/em><\/strong><strong> \u2013 The Lancet <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An essay by Prof Roger Kneebone which explores the concept of \u2018bespoke\u2019 in both tailoring and clinical practice is published by The Lancet this week. In creating bespoke suits the tailor in the piece, Joshua, connects his knowledge and skill with the wishes and needs of a client.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Kneebone argues that as a general practitioner he would go through a similar process with patients, aligning their history and symptoms with his medical knowledge and experience before making a diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bespoke Practice<\/em> is the first of a four part series of essays on bespoke, exploring how parallels beyond medicine (in areas as diverse as close-up magic, lacemaking and fine dining) can shed light on clinical practice. Read it online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(16)32603-4\/fulltext\">http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(16)32603-4\/fulltext<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asia Haptics 2016 The SiMMS group within the Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science (ICCESS) presented a paper at Asia Haptics 2016 relating to their haptic Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) Trainer.\u00a0\u00a0 Asia Haptics features a new format that consists of interactive demonstrations presented over the two day duration of the conference, with a brief explanation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":780,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16287,81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conferences-and-meetings","category-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/780"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3364"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3399,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364\/revisions\/3399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/fom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}