Using the MedBiq VP Data Standard: A Reality Check

May 2011

James B. McGee, Dmitriy Babichenko, Chris Toth, Jane Alexander, Teppituk Krinchai

Chair, Scientific Advisory Board & equity holder

Decision Simulation, LLC - licensee of virtual patient simulation technology from the University of Pittsburgh

Disclosure

WHY A VP STANDARD?

sharing | repurposing |adoption

vpSim Experience:Export & Import with the MedBiq VP spec

export is hard – import is (very) hard

> 5000 lines of code

vpSim Player application is 1800 lines

THREE steps:

1) export to valid XML and content package

2) import back into vpSim or “round-trip”

3) import others’ cases into vpSim

The Reality Test

selected 26 representative cases from eVip Referatory

www.virtualpatients.eu

criteria: technical import (y/n), text, media, questions, logic

examples…

CASUS

CASUS

CASUS

Campus

OpenLabyrinth

OpenLabyrinth

OpenLabyrinth

NAME SCHOOL ORIGINAL IMPORT TEXT MEDIA Q’s LOGIC

Albin KI Web-SP no - only backbone little no no no

Ana Damain UMF Cluj Web-SP no - only backbone little no no no

Anna-Lena Olofsson SGL OL yes - all all all yes yes

Bei der Gartenarbeit LMU CASUS yes - limited yes yes no partial

Erik KI Web-SP no - only backbone little no no no

Milowicz SGL vpSim yes - full yes yes yes yes

Derek Bryant SGL vpSim yes - full yes yes yes yes

Florian SGL OL yes - full, map issue all all yes yes

Rodin SGL OL yes - full, map issue all all yes yes

Enzderer LMU CASUS yes - limited yes yes no partial

Herzjagen LMU CASUS yes - limited yes yes no partial

Kaszląca Jag CASUS yes - limited yes yes no partial

Kleinkind Heidelberg CASUS yes - most yes no no yes

Laila KI Web-SP no - only backbon`e little no no no

Mr Angermeier SGL OL yes - full, map issue all all yes yes

Mr Maller SGL OL yes - full, map issue all all yes yes

Mr. Müller LMU OL yes - full, map issue all all yes yes

Mr. Murasic LMU OL yes - full, map issue all all yes yes

Mr.Krämer LMU OL yes - full, map issue all all yes yes

Mrs. Fox Witten OL yes - full, map issue all all yes yes

Mrs. Kippan Witten OL yes - full, map issue all all yes yes

Peter Gavris UMF Cluj Web-SP no - only backbone little no no noSkillsLab - Lumbalpunktion Heidelberg CAMPUS yes - no original all yes (video) no yesSkillsLab - Reanimation Kleinkind Heidelberg CAMPUS yes - no original all yes no yes

Thomas Miller LMU CAMPUS yes - no original all yes no yes

Zu viel ist zu viel LMU CASUS yes - most yes no no yes

* body text but not questions

sharing | repurposing | adoption

Observations

everyone likes “free” cases

over 550 cases on DecisionSim, none were imported

Web-SP has imported all CASUS cases

better if similar case design (linear vs. branching)

import/export technically challenging

why not just cut & paste from browser window?

many VPs are not MedBiq VPs – DxR, MedU (CLIPP)

thankYou

vpSim

vpSim.pitt.edu

Lab for Educational Technology

let.pitt.edu

JB McGee

mcgee@medschool.pitt.edu | +1-412-648-9679

The way forward…

sharing within VP families

linear <-----> linearbranched <-----> branched

community of VP implementers and users

mash-ups, crowd sourcing…Wiki Cases?

mix of prepared, instant and from scratch

network

virtual patient