Education Section (a1)

The Pirelli Award, the first Internet multimedia award

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Education Section a1 and Top Pirelli Prize

Introduction to Cardiothoracic Imaging

Description

The best entry coming from the world of education in the category Multimedia Education has been awarded to Patrick J. Lynch, Director of the “MedMedia Group” of the School of Medicine of the University of Yale for the project “Introduction to Cardiothoracic Imaging”: it is a broad virtual voyage into the human heart and lungs through anatomy, the pathologies and the techniques for analysis and treatment of illnesses and discomforts that strike these important organs of the human body. The work has also been awarded the Top Pirelli Prize.

Jury's Motivations

For the wealth of content, visualizations and multimedia resources. This project represents a useful instrument for the study of cardiothoracic anatomy and the various pathologies related to it. The accessibility of its contents and the usability of its interface make it a model example of effective bio-medical science communication.

Author: Patrick J. Lynch, University of Yale, USA

Prize awarded: 25,000 euro Web Link: info.med.yale.edu