Seminar
A virtual environment for surgical training
Date: Thursday 19th October 2006
Commencing: 11am
Venue: Theatre 4, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry Street, Carlton
Presented by: Associate Professor Stephen O'Leary
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne and CSIRO have developed novel technologies in the area of computer based surgical simulation. In this presentation I discuss a system for teaching temporal bone surgery based on a semi-immersive virtual environment which enables user interaction with computer generated 3D graphics models and computer generated touch feedback. This activity is part of a broader project commencing at the University to build research capacity in the application of virtual environments to simulation and training.
This seminar is the first of a series associated with a new research project co-funded by the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and the University of Melbourne Strategic Research Initiative Fund (SRIF). For further information about the SRIF project, contact Peter Harris, MDHS, (pjharris@unimelb.edu.au) or Ed Kazmierczak, Engineering, (ed.kazmierczak@gmail.com). For more information on the surgical application, contact Stephen O’Leary (sjoleary@unimelb.edu.au).
*Venue: The best approach is to enter the Alan Gilbert building via the Barry St entrance. Theatre 4 is on level one. Go up the stairs that will appear directly in front of you - at the top of the stairs, entrance to the theatre will be visible in front of you, slightly to your left. Lift access is also available to level one.