Simulated Electronic Fetal Monitor iOS App from University of Tennessee
Designed by Xueping Li of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, the Simulated Electronic Fetal Monitor App enables iOS users to design, view and share fetal heart rate and contraction charts and learn the basics of Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) in a fun and intuitive way. The app promises to “make learning a much richer experience by supplementing instruction with demonstration, whether:
- In a classroom, by yourself or under the guidance of the instructor from their iPad
- In a simulated learning environment, using standardized patients, or
- A home, from the comfort of your couch!
EFM is a real-time monitoring system that works with iPad Air and above and is used in obstetric settings during the labor and birth process, which displays fetal heart rates and maternal contractions (if present). Based on the chart patterns, healthcare professionals (nurses, doctors, etc.) assess the health of the fetus and identify if and when the baby is in distress and take corrective actions accordingly.
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With over 28,000 fetal monitors in use today in the United States alone, there exists a substantial demand for professionals trained to read and interpret EFM. Unfortunately, didactic instruction can be listless and immutable, and hands-on-experience can only be either via live patients in hospitals or expensive medical mannikins.
Our app is a fun and inexpensive way to supplement classroom lectures or simulations using standardized patients.
Get the Student Version for $4.99.
– Learn at your pace, by generating and saving simulations on your iPad
– Participate in group simulations by receiving simulations from other devices
Get the Instructor Version (in-app purchase) for $24.99.
– Use advanced parameters to further tune the charts
– Broadcast simulations to other devices (via Bluetooth) and guide students in interpreting what they see
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Learn more on the UTRF website or the App’s Apple homepage!
Lance Baily, BA, EMT-B, is the Founder & CEO of HealthySimulation.com, which he started while serving as the Director of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas back in 2010. Lance is also the Founder and acting Advisor to the Board of SimGHOSTS.org, the world’s only non-profit organization dedicated to supporting professionals operating healthcare simulation technologies. His co-edited Book: “Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice” is cited as a key source for professional certification in the industry. Lance’s background also includes serving as a Simulation Technology Specialist for the LA Community College District, EMS fire fighting, Hollywood movie production, rescue diving, and global travel. He and his wife Abigail Baily, PhD live in Las Vegas, Nevada with their two amazing daughters.
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