IMPERIAL COLLEGE
2019
How do surgeons prepare for an operation, when they know that the smallest mistake could be the line between life and death? That was the question Cellule faced when developing SimCath, a cardiology suite for simulation training.
By training in a simulation environment, future surgeons have an opportunity to rehearse for complex surgery, performing common interactions between patients and clinicians in a low risk environment.
SimCath was developed for Imperial College ICCESS, and received an honorary mention by STARTS Ars Electronica in 2020.
Developing SimCath was reminiscent of building a theatre set, a stage. We worked with actors and immersive media to create a ward ‘close enough to reality’ that could be set up quickly at low cost in medical schools.
The design was underpinned by thorough field research in the Cath Labs at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital attending real operations.
SimCath was tested by the a cardiology team at Chelsea and Westminster.
Design Director: Salome Bazin
Production manager: Attila Schwarczkopf
Design assistant: Gareth Ladley
Photography: Swann Lucas
Special thanks to Molo, Plastinform and Karoly Macovics.
Animation: Thomas Rawle
Creative Consultant: Laura Vent
Photographer : Gareth Williams
ECHO Charity photographs: Joel Virgov
