Human Anatomy Educational Research
Within this line of research, the 'Anatomy and Embryology Research Group' aims to use human bodies and their data in research on training. This includes research on anatomical education as well as the use of the bodies for training.
Research projects
Enhancing patient safety through stepwise proficiency-based validated training curricula involving human cadavers
Developing competency-based validated training curricula to progressively learn specific skills is the preferred methodology to effectively improve patient safety.
- researchers: Wouter Willaert, Nikdokht Rashidian, Katharina D'Herde, Isabelle Van Herzeele, Liesbeth Desender, Piet Pattyn, Leander De Mol
- funding: BOF Starting Grant (August 2020), funding of Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (January 2020 - January 2021)
Development of surgical training programs
The development of high-quality training courses in which (non-) technical skills can be taught, whether or not using human bodies.
- researchers: Wouter Willaert, Els Callewier, Isabelle Van Herzeele, Liesbeth Desender, Piet Pattyn, Leander De Mol
- funding: Fund for Innovation and Clinical Research, Innovation grant (January 2018)
Vascular reperfusion of human cadaveric tissues
Installing perfusion into the blood vessels of human tissues to make surgical training more realistic and to develop casts for anatomical teaching.
- researchers: Wouter Willaert, Nikdokht Rashidian (PhD), Ingeborg Deglein
Ultrasonography to learn human anatomy
Research into the use and added value of ultrasound in student education to acquire anatomical 3D insight and, in time, knowledge of pathologies.
- researchers: Wouter Willaert, Katharina D'Herde, Emmanuel Audenaert, Vicky Vandenbossche (PhD)
- funding: 100% AAP appointment (April 2020)
Development of a competence-based step-by-step curriculum in the placement of chest drains
- researchers: Wouter Willaert, Liesbeth Desender, Leander De Mol (PhD)
- supervisory committee: Isabelle Van Herzeele, Patrick Van de Voorde
Collaborations
- Research into the development of a competency-based training curriculum for the placement of chest drains takes place in the lab for Experimental Surgery (-1 Block B) and in CETRAS. In addition, the development will also be tested on the actual patient at University Hospital Ghent. The training curriculum on liver surgery (in collaboration with Isabelle Van Herzeele and Roberto Troisi) is done in CETRAS, in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery (University Hospital Ghent) and on 2K12IC (Immersive Virtual Reality).
- The development of hands-on training skills takes place in the skills lab (2K3), operating room of the University Hospital Ghent (2K12), the Simman room (12K12) and CETRAS, in collaboration with numerous clinicians from UZ Gent:
- Gynaecology and obstetrics: Tjalina Hamerlinck and Isabelle Dehaene
- Orthopaedics: Alexander Van Tongel
- Urology: Thomas Tailly
- Surgery: Piet Pattyn, Isabelle Van Herzeele, Frederik Berrevoet, Yves Van Belleghem, Katrien François, Frank Vermassen, Yves Van Nieuwenhove, Liesbeth Desender, Luís Abreu de Carvalho, Aude Vanlander, Elke Van Daele, Lucas Matthyssens, Wim Ceelen, Dirk Van de Putte, Gabriëlle Van Ramshorst
- Anaesthesia: Luc Debaerdemaeker, Anneliese Moerman, Bas Bruneel
Teachers from Artevelde University Ghent are also involved in these training courses: Dieter Vyt, Pascal Vander Meeren and Veerle Luytens
- Vascular perfusion of human cadavers takes place in CETRAS. Corrosive casts are made in collaboration with Prof. dr. Pieter Cornillie of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (University Ghent).
- The ultrasound research will be conducted in collaboration with employees of the Radiology Department of the University Hospital Ghent (Koenraad Verstraete) and the Department of Physical Medicine (Adelheid Steyaert). This research occurs in building B3.
Publications
Questions?
- Wouter Willaert, researcher