[Harvey Curriculum] [Orientation/Reservation] [Teaching Using Harvey]

In February 2006, the Office of Education and Scholarly Resources purchased an updated model of Harvey®, the cardiopulmonary patient simulator.Available for use by the CUMC community, the simulator is housed in room LL222 on Lower Level 2 in the Hammer Building (701 West 168th Street, Hammer Health Sciences Center).

Background

Harvey was first conceived in 1967 and named after medical educator and master auscultator W. Proctor Harvey, MD, of Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC. Developed by a multicenter consortium of cardiologists and educators, Harvey is produced by the Center for Research in Medical Education at the University of Miami (http://www.gcrme.med.miami.edu/). Harvey has evolved a great deal over the last 40 years. The latest generation of Harvey is a portable (less than 100 lbs) version whose mechanics have been replaced with digitally-driven impulses.

What can this life-size mannequin do?

Harvey is a state-of-the-art teaching tool that offers realistic simulation of the physical signs of cardiac disease: blood pressure, venous pulses, arterial pulses, precordial movements, auscultation, pulmonary auscultation and respiration (abdominal breathing movement). Thirty cardiac conditions are programmed into Harvey, comprising over 200 different bedside findings.

What’s new with the 2006 version of Harvey?

• Additional cardiac disease states (total 30)
• Additional cardiac auscultatory areas
• Pulmonary auscultatory findings are now simulated
• Harvey can “talk” via a built-in speaker
• Additional disease states in the UMedic computer curriculum (total 20)

Harvey Curriculum

Harvey realistically simulates 30 cardiac disease states, ranging from common, less complex conditions to more rare and complex ones. These include:

The Harvey Learner Manual includes the entire curriculum with a summary (includes descriptive material and graphic representation) of all of the bedside findings for each of the 30 cardiac conditions programmed in Harvey. A print copy of the manual is available for consultation in the Harvey room.

Curricular Slide Programs

A self-assessment PowerPoint program has been developed for each of the 30 disease states that Harvey simulates. These slide presentations guide the learner through each case and provide: the history, physical findings, electrocardiograms, X rays, echocardiograms, and hemodynamic, therapeutic, pathologic and epidemiologic information. The curricular slides can be viewed from the computer available in the Harvey room or for download below.

Harvey Slides Menu

UMedic Computer Curriculum

To complement the use of Harvey, the library also has 20 UMedic multimedia computer instruction programs available. The programs are designed to be used in conjunction with Harvey or alone and present “interactive real-time patient evaluations based on Harvey”. They can be accessed from the computer available in the Harvey room or may be checked out (along with headphones) from the Circulation Desk.

Harvey Orientations

In order to ensure the proper use and handling of Harvey, an orientation to Harvey is required before he can be reserved. Please contact the Health Sciences Library’s Reference Department at hs-library@columbia.edu or tel. 212-305-3692 to schedule a group or individual orientation session.

Reserving the Harvey Room for Individual or Group Use

The Harvey simulator, the self-assessment slide programs and the UMedic system are available in the Harvey room. The simulator is housed in room LL222 on Lower Level 2 in the Hammer Building. This small learning room can be used by individuals or by groups (a maximum of 10 people at a time is recommended for an optimal learning environment). The keys to the Harvey room may be borrowed from the Circulation Desk, located on the Lobby Level of the library.

To reserve the Harvey room in advance (for 2 hours max.), please use the library's online room booking system available at http://library.cumc.columbia.edu/bookroom. Please note that the library reserves the right to give the room to another user if the keys to the Harvey room are not borrowed within 10 minutes of the start of a room reservation.  Advanced requests for longer reservations (eg. day-long training sessions) should be sent to hs-library@columbia.edu .

Group Use of Harvey

An infrared sound transmission system makes it possible for a group of students to simultaneously learn from Harvey using individual headsets. Ten infrared stethophones are available to be borrowed from the Circulation Desk, located on the Lobby Level of the library.

Teaching Using Harvey

For tips on how best to use Harvey for teaching and assessing bedside cardiac skills, please review the “Harvey Instructor Guide,” prepared by the Miami International Alliance for Medical-Education Innovation Group. The Instructor Guide outlines the optimal use of Harvey for those responsible for teaching with the simulator and integrating Harvey into the curriculum. A print copy of the manual is available for consultation in the Harvey room. Please contact Konstantina Matsoukas at km2056@columbia.edu for more information.

Harvey Manuals

To view Harvey Manuals you must identify yourself with your UNI. To begin the process click here.  
UNI authentication is required (The Harvey Instructor Guide and Harvey Learner Manual were used to compile the descriptive information provided on this webpage).