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CBE ONLINE®
CBE ONLINE is an e-learning course that teaches both hands and eyes the standards of practice for clinical breast examination. Students and clinicians learn proper palpation techniques on a set of MammaCare tactually accurate breast models while viewing instructional videos and knowledge-based content.
Course includes:
✔Access to CBE ONLINE
✔Tactually-accurate breast models
✔Performance analysis for faculty members
| Course Topics |
|---|
| Normal breast structure |
| Normal changes in the breast |
| Breast disorders |
| Development of breast cancer |
| Breast cancer screening |
| Clinical history and physical examination |
| Post-screening follow-up and diagnostic procedures |
| Research history of MammaCare |
| The MammaCare Method® of clinical breast examination* |
*Palpation practice on tactually accurate breast model set.
Average time to complete: 2 hours
This Course is Ideal For
- University Courses
- Distance Learning
- Self-Study
This is a highly relevant exercise for those untrained in breast exam technique
– University of Florida student
CBE ONLINE® Breast Model Set
CBE- Simulator-Trainer
CBE competencies are validated via the computer-guided Simiulator-Trainer. Tactile and visual feedback shape critical tumor detection skills while minimizing false alarms. Students learn to discriminate between normal nodular (lumpy) breast tissue and suspicious masses.
Course includes:
✔The MammaCare CBE Simulator-Trainer
✔Tactually-accurate breast models
✔Real-time performance analysis for faculty members
| Computer Guided Training Modules |
|---|
| Module 1: Sensitivity Training I |
| • Normal nodularity • Solid lesions • Surface lesions • Mid-depth lesions • Chest wall lesions • Movable and fixed lesions |
| Module 2: Sensitivity Training II |
| • Examination pressures • Examination pattern and perimeter • Lesion detection within complex breast tissue |
| Module 3: Specificity Training I |
| • Discriminating suspicious lesions from normal tissue • Monitoring and eliminating false alarms (false detections) |
| Module 4: Specificity Training II |
| • Detecting suspicious lesions (<5mm) in dense breast tissue • Monitoring and eliminating false alarms (false detections) in dense breast tissue |
Average time to complete: 2 hours (excluding breaks)
This Course is Ideal For
- Simulation Center Integration
- Graduate Students
Should be core requirement for all NP and medical students.
– University of Vermont student
This coupled with real bedside education really helped.
– University of San Francisco student
The MammaCare CBE Simulator-Trainer is a self-administered, palpation training platform that produces and validates breast examination skill. The computer’s operating program is based on published quality-standard examination protocols.
The simulator-trainer advances clinical sensitivity and specificity via progressively more complex breast models. The hands-on examination programs teach basic palpation and advanced tactile discrimination skills. A digital “clinical instructor” guides the student through the training modules, assessing progress and providing corrective feedback.
CBE Simulator-Trainer Performance Results
Module 2: Unlimited false detections allowed
