Abstract:

In the field of healthcare education, VR technology is on the rise, but navigating this transition consistently and effectively into the clinical curriculum can be challenging. Whether streamlining new medical device training across hospital departments or orientating new healthcare students to the process of patient assessment, VR offers both educational and professional spaces new innovative ways to improve clinical knowledge, procedural practice, interdisplinary and patient communication, decision-making, prioritziation and more! As such, clinical simulation champions are encouraged to understand the Virtual Reality tools landscape to best achieve key learning objectives, as making savvy equipment choices is crucial for boosting efficiency and long-term simulation and patient outcome cost savings.

The team from HTC America invites you to participate in this one hour session, tailored to equip clinical educators with the knowledge and insights necessary to excel in the selection of the most appropriate VR technologies for healthcare education and clinical training.

HTC Vive’s panel of experts will guide you through important considerations including:

• Stakeholders in Equipment Purchases: Dive into the four key stakeholder groups influencing equipment purchases in healthcare education. Discover the importance of collaboration among clinical/educator groups, technical operators/simtech, administrative coordinators, and IT departments for successful implementation.
• Interoperability: Learn about the significance of choosing VR solutions on OpenXR to ensure compatibility across diverse devices and platforms, avoiding vendor lock-in.
• Data Security: Delve into the top-priority realm of data security in healthcare. Explore the role of certification and hardware selection in ensuring robust cybersecurity standards for VR solutions.
• Reducing UI Friction: Choosing a user-friendly solutions to cater to users with varying levels of VR experience and minimize interruptions during instruction.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) to make significant impact on healthcare education and clinical training outcomes.
2. Consider key insights needed to improve the selection, deployment, and maintenence of VR headset technologies in healthcare simulation.
3. Review the latest VR headset technologies available from HTC Vive with live demonstrations.