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CrookMoo ™ A computer simulation to teach the methodology of the clinical examination of cattle. Assoc Prof Peter Mansell Dr David Beggs Dr Sarah Frankland Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences University of Melbourne, Australia.
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CrookMoo™ A computer simulation to teach the methodology of the clinical examination of cattle Assoc Prof Peter Mansell Dr David Beggs Dr Sarah Frankland Faculty of Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences University of Melbourne, Australia
Veterinary students need to learn how to examine a patient… But it can be stressful ...for the student ...for the client ...for the patient
We wanted a way for students to… ... practise the clinical examination process Without an animal Without unhelpful stress On a variety of cases When it suits them
CrookMoo™ • Bovine case material Integrated text, images, video and sound • Input as user-initiated free-form text Predictive text entry; Glossary; Help Reality checks applied (Sequence, Age, Gender...) • Includes clinical pathology and necropsy With consequences
A few additional features… • Case data is separate from programming • Substantial modification possible without the need to reprogram • Use with other species ? • Applicable to specialist topics ?
CrookMoo™ With thanks to OREI for their support pmansell@unimelb.edu.au