The Pharmaceutical Information Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka has introduced "FlexSim", a XNUMXD simulation software for discrete event analysis that has a proven track record in Japan and is provided by GENETEC.It will be used for research such as improving patient waiting time in hospitals and pharmacies.
In recent years, when patients take multiple medicines, "packaging of medicines" that provides multiple medicines to be taken at the same timing in one bag so that the timing is not wrong or the patient does not forget to take the medicine has progressed. I'm out.On the other hand, in order to deal with this, the work of the pharmacist increases, so there is a problem that the waiting time of the patient until receiving the medicine becomes long.In this improvement, when introducing equipment and facilities to support the packaging of medicines, it is possible to improve the operational effect after introduction by simulating in advance, and improve the management and operational efficiency of hospitals and pharmacies. It is expected to be useful for.
Therefore, this time, the Pharmaceutical Information Analysis Laboratory will introduce "FlexSim" to study the improvement of patient waiting time in hospitals and pharmacies using a simulator. "FlexSim" is a 3D simulation software for discrete event analysis that anyone can easily perform pre-verification for visualization and optimization of the site where "people" and "things" move by drag and drop operation.According to Daisuke Furushima, a lecturer at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, simulation models can be created without programming in the medical field where ease of use and presentation are important, the simulation models are beautiful, and abundant XNUMXD models in the medical field are available. The deciding factor for the introduction was that the layout of actual hospitals and pharmacies could be easily reproduced and the function to verify the flow of people was provided.
In the future, by actively utilizing "FlexSim", which is easy to use even for medical professionals who are not specialists in programming, we will visualize the work in the medical field, accumulate quantitative evaluations, and make decisions based on evidence. Work on education and research.
