Virtual Reality Simulation Training for Ebola Deployment

Virtual reality training simulation for palpation of subsurface tumors

In the area of medical education, there is a strong need for palpation training to address the specific need of detecting subsurface tumors. A virtual reality training simulation was created to address this need. Utilizing the Rutgers Master II force feedback system, the simulation allows the user to perform a patient examination and palpate (touch) the patient’s virtual liver to search for har...

Virtual Reality Simulation of Regional Anesthesia for Training of Residents

For patients with intractable pain, successful management can increase their quality of life. In the case of unlocalized abdominal pain resulting from non-resectable abdominal cancer, the administration of an anesthetic agent to the celiac plexus is often prescribed by physicians. The celiac plexus block is regarded as an effective, and safe procedure in the hands of a skilled clinician, with a...

Improved training for disasters using 3-D virtual reality simulation.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of virtual reality simulation (VRS) on learning outcomes and retention of disaster training. The study used a longitudinal experimental design using two groups and repeated measures. A convenience sample of associate degree nursing students enrolled in a disaster course was randomized into two groups; both groups completed web-based modules; ...

Virtual Reality Simulation: A Valuable Adjunct to Surgical Training

Virtual reality simulation training of mastoidectomy - studies on novice performance.

Virtual reality (VR) simulation-based training is increasingly used in surgical technical skills training including in temporal bone surgery. The potential of VR simulation in enabling high-quality surgical training is great and VR simulation allows high-stakes and complex procedures such as mastoidectomy to be trained repeatedly, independent of patients and surgical tutors, outside traditional...