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AI Breast Exam Trainer
Trains your students and staff to perform thorough clinical breast exams using MammaCare's AI instructor.
Universities
Breast Clinics
Health Departments
VA Health
CDC-NBCCEDP
WHO BC Initiative
MammaCare's AI Clinical Breast Exam Trainer is a breakthrough, web-based technology that trains, corrects and validates clinical breast exam skills in real-time.
Access Any Computer + P.A.D.
The hands-on clinical breast exam training is delivered on any computer through the Google Chrome browser and MammaCare’s Palpation Assessment Device (P.A.D.).
Learn from AI Instructor Feedback
MammaCare's AI instructor guides trainees through four breast exam training modules, assessing progress and providing corrective feedback in real time.
The AI Instructor will also recommend additional practice exams based on initial performance across all training modules.
Examine Lifelike Breast Tissues and Tumors
MammaCare developed the only known polymeric breast models that replicate the tactile properties of surgically excised breast cancers and surrounding, normally nodular tissues.
Users learn to distinguish suspicious lumps from healthy breast tissue.
Breast lump characteristics include:
- Lump Size: 0.03cm – 1cm
- Firmness: Hard to soft
- Mobility: Fixed and movable
- Placement: Superficial, mid, chest wall
Verify Core Breast Exam Competencies
A visual record of performance verifies that the required level of skill to pass each module was achieved:
- Sensitivity: Verifies positive detection of suspicious tumors (0.3cm-1.0cm) within the training modules.
- Specificity: Verifies that false positive detections comply with limits set by training modules.
- Thoroughness: Verifies palpation of at least 90% of breast tissues within the range of pressures required to detect tumors at all depths.
Trainees repeat each breast exam until all three competencies are achieved before proceeding to the next training module.
Remote Access for Instructors
Instructors can remotely access results of breast exams performed by trainees.
Detailed performance reports include:
- Core breast exam competency measurements
- Visual tissue coverage (thoroughness) map
- Visual palpation pattern performed during the exam
Real-Time Breast Exam Playback
A real-time recording of each breast exam attempt is available to instructors.
Instructors may assess trainees' skills before advancing to patients.
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Latest Publication
Clinical breast exam training using tactually accurate computer simulation among healthcare providers in Ghana
"Clinical breast exam skills training using tactually accurate computer simulation was effective and appropriate for practicing healthcare providers. The training may promote enhanced screening practices and early detection of breast cancer."
Provencher, L., Hogue, J. C., Desbiens, C., Poirier, B., Poirier, E., Boudreau, D., Joyal, M., Diorio, C., Duchesne, N., & Chiquette, J. (2016). Is clinical breast examination important for breast cancer detection?. Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 23(4), e332–e339. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.23.2881
“The proficiency of lump detection improved from 24% (precourse) to 83% (postcourse). These results are reproducible and have remained consistent from year to year.”
The effectiveness of postgraduate education on the clinical breast examination skills of primary care physicians. American Journal of Managed Care, 2, 989-995. https://cdn.sanity.io/files/0vv8moc6/ajmc/3c844def9260b73f7efc7549f33113b8a502b68a.pdf/AJMC1996SepSmith989_995.pdf
“Training in clinical breast examination as part of a general surgery core curriculum… These data suggest significant improvement in CBE in students receiving formalized instruction.”
Aliabadi-Wahle, S., Ebersole, M., Choe, E. U., & Beech, D. J. (2000). Training in clinical breast examination as part of a general surgery core curriculum. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION, 15(1), 10–13.
"Pre- and post-testing data were available for 205 PCPs who completed the course. In the pre-test period, 59% of PCPs examined could detect 60-100% of the lumps. In the post-test, that rose to 94% of PCPs detecting 60-100% of the lumps. This improvement reached statistical significance. Further, false-positive lump detection declined in the post-test period to 59% of the pre-test rate (236 to 139)."
Vetto, J. T., Petty, J. K., Dunn, N., Prouser, N. C., & Austin, D. F. (2002). Structured clinical breast examination (CBE) training results in objective improvement in CBE skills. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 17(3), 124–127. https://doi.org/10.1080/08858190209528819
“Two independent trials found that the CBE Simulator produced significant gains in clinical breast examination skills suggesting that this technology may improve the accuracy and quality of breast cancer screening.”
“A total 41 of 52 interns (79%) completed the curriculum. Their average MammaCare scores improved from 63% to 91%. Scores on a knowledge-based assessment improved from 47% on the pretest to 85% on the posttest (P < .001). Comparison PGY-2s who did not complete the curriculum averaged a score of 52% (P < .001).”
Corbelli, J., Bonnema, R., Rubio, D., Comer, D., & McNeil, M. (2014). An Effective Multimodal Curriculum to Teach Internal Medicine Residents Evidence-Based Breast Health. Journal of graduate medical education, 6(4), 721–725.
VA Health 10 Year Review: "“Comparison of pre-post responses indicated significant gains in comfort managing all 19 content areas”"
Baier Manwell, L., McNeil, M., Gerber, M. R., Iqbal, S., Schrager, S., Staropoli, C., Brown, R., Veet, L., Haskell, S., Hayes, P., & Carnes, M. (2022). Mini-Residencies to Improve Care for Women Veterans: A Decade of Re-Educating Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Providers. Journal of women's health (2002), 31(7), 991–1002. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2021.0033
What Trainees Are Saying About the AI Breast Exam Trainer
"This is an extremely beneficial training for CBE. I know I will need more practice but I can truly say I feel much more confident performing a CBE now. I definitely would recommend this training for anyone who is in school to become a provider."
Kennesaw State University Student
"I really liked being able to have my first hands-on experience with a simulation rather than a patient. It helped to build my confidence to detect smaller lumps by being able to feel around and "dig" into the tissue, which I would not have felt comfortable doing on a real person."
Vanderbilt University Student
"The immediate feedback that is provided after completing the CBE is very helpful. Also, getting to see the different levels of palpation in real time is beneficial."
Georgia DPH Clincian
"This was a great training. The modules were clear, the quizzes were appropriate, and the hands-on simulation was extremely helpful and thorough. I now feel ready to perform this exam on real patients. Thank you!!"
University of Pittsburgh Student
"This training was very helpful in simulating how to do a breast exam. It not only makes me more confident in doing the patients that I work with but also has improved my confidence in my own self-exams."
Georgia DPH Clincian
"I loved this training. I would have never known how much pressure you are supposed to use when palpating a breast. I found this extremely helpful."
Binghamton University Student
"The MammaCare AI Breast Exam Trainer is "harder" to feel abnormalities than actual breasts. This was helpful to me because I immediately saw an increase in my knowledge when performing CBEs on patients."
Georgia DPH Clincian
"I enjoy the incorporation of all learning techniques in these modules. This concept helps hear, watch, and do, which allows for better comprehension."
Georgia DPH Clincian
"I feel that after this training I will have more confidence in my CBE skills and feel comfortable performing an exam on patients."
Components & Fees
Each AI Breast Exam Trainer Unit Includes:
- 1x Palpation Assessment Device (P.A.D.)
- 4x Tactually-accurate training breast models synchronized to online curriculum
- Unlimited student and faculty accounts
- Real-time breast exam performance analytics & playbacks
*VA medical facilities will be provided with a dedicated laptop to operate the P.A.D. Additional fees may apply.
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The MammaCare® Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to training every hand that examines a woman, including her own. The MammaCare Method is the recognized standard for performing and teaching clinical and personal breast examination. MammaCare provides clinical certification services and high-fidelity simulation-based training.
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