MODELING AND SIMULATION IN THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- PART ONE FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES MODELING AND SIMULATION -- 1 Introduction to Modeling and Simulation in the Medical and Health Sciences -- Introduction -- Modeling and Simulation in the Medical and Health Sciences -- Research and Development of Medical and Health Sciences M&S -- The Question of Ethics in Medical and Health Sciences M&S -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- References -- 2 The Practice of Modeling and Simulation: Tools of the Trade -- Introduction -- Modeling and Simulation Terms and Definitions -- Modeling and Simulation Paradigms -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- References -- PART TWO MODELING FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- 3 Mathematical Models of Tumor Growth andWound Healing -- Introduction -- Other Basic Models of Tumor Cell Population Growth: Multicellular Spheroids -- Diffusion of Growth Inhibitor -- Time-Evolutionary Diffusion Models -- Tumor Angiogenesis -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- References -- Further Reading -- 4 Physical Modeling -- Introduction -- Tangible Physical Models -- Cadaver-Based Models -- Animal Models -- Computational Physical Models -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- References -- PART THREE MODELING AND SIMULATION APPLICATIONS -- 5 Humans as Models -- Introduction -- Cadavers and Wax Models -- Standardized Patients -- Plastination -- Human Data Sets -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- References -- 6 Modeling the Human System -- Introduction -- Organ Modeling -- Modeling of Muscular Electrophysiology -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- References -- 7 Robotics -- Introduction -- Robotics Technology -- Using Robotics: Advantages and Disadvantages -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- 8 Training -- Introduction -- Types of Training -- Creating Successful Simulations in Health Care.

Training programs and student levels -- Simulation-Based Training -- Barriers to Simulation Training in Health Care -- Key Terms -- References -- Further Reading -- 9 Patient Care -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Team Performance -- Surgical Intent Inferencing -- Empirical Study -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- References -- 10 Future of Modeling and Simulation in the Medical and Health Sciences -- Introduction -- Future Processes for Modeling and Simulation -- Future Technologies and Applications -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- References -- Appendix Modeling Human Behavior, Modeling Human Systems: Addressing the Skepticism, Responding to the Reservations -- INDEX.