[Development of a computer-assisted learning program for liver transplantation].

The German Society for Surgery recently decided to rename the "video library" as a "multimedia library", which will include also interactive, nonlinear computerised teachware in surgery. We report on the complex interaction of authors, editor, and the computer-based training laboratory, and the pitfalls with respect to data collection, structure, implementation, and technical aspects of the CD-ROM liver transplantation.