Jenny works on a medical/surgical floor usually but when she got to work today, she was told that she is being floated to the intensive care unit. It has been several years since she has worked in an ICU and is a little apprehensive but is excited for the change of department. The Intensive Care […]
The process of birth brings with it changes not only for the mother but also the newborn. For the neonate, all body systems undergo change. Birth ushers in a major transition in life and the body is required to cope with this transition. Changes can be accompanied by complications, birth asphyxia being one of them. […]
Every patient is a unique individual and requires custom treatment. How do you prepare to face different kinds of patients and assess them based on their responses? The only way to master this is practice but how does one practice with real-patients? Experience will be one way to achieve this but what if this experience […]
Having hands-on-practice is essential to perfecting skills and when it comes to healthcare the need is all the more crucial. Hands-on practice triggers multiple senses of a learner and provides an all-round learning experience. Simulations are an effective way to fulfil this need of practical training with virtual reality training possessing the benefit of providing […]
What are medical simulations Simulations are the reproduction of real-life scenarios and environments to replicate processes and scenarios in controlled environments. When it comes to medical simulations, it involves the recreation of healthcare procedures and scenarios to enable practice and training in safe and stress-free environments. Significance of medical simulations The medical and healthcare […]
How significant is debriefing in a simulation-based VR training? Reflecting on one’s actions is a good way to analyze the outcomes, be it the positives or the negatives. Debriefing is similar to this post task-completion analysis. It could be in a real-life setting or after a training session. This particularly carries significance in critical situations […]
How important is an ACLS training? As per WHO data, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in the world with close to 17.9 million losing their life each year. In the US alone, as per CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) one person dies every 36 seconds from cardiovascular disease. CVDs […]
As technology advances, the methods of learning and perfecting skills also undergo changes, changes that are for the better. Virtual reality (VR) is one such development that is bringing about revolutionary changes in the field of education and training, including the healthcare sector. A lesson to practice colostomy care in VR is one such example […]
‘The stage is all yours and you are in charge. Make choices and moves as you consider appropriate. In the end you will get a debriefing of your performance.’ This is MedVR Ed’s VR open scenario assessment for healthcare skills. What is an open scenario assessment? If you are familiar with popular open world games […]
Can VR play a role in building muscle memory? It is a case of a road accident. The victim is severely injured, unconscious and not able to breathe on his own. As an emergency room nurse, you need to immediately perform an endotracheal intubation procedure. Do you have the time to stop and think about how to insert the laryngoscope? […]
