Period: September 2013 - March 2015 Funding Support: Lee kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU Status: Ongoing Website: AI MEP |
Aim
To explore the use of a highly immersive augmented reality environment (HIARE) to provide a technological frame-work for uniformity of Phase 3 medical student safe and controlled exposure to acute medical emergencies e.g. recurrent Obstetric Management Mistakes (OMM). Although difficult, to explore the impact of HIARE on learning / student competencies. Background The most common OMM errors are delay in transporting the bleeding patient to the operating room (82%), unfamiliarity with prostaglandin administration to reverse uterine atony (82%), poor cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques (80%), inadequate documentation of shoulder dystocia (80%), delayed administration of blood products to reverse consumption coagulopathy (66%), and inappropriate avoidance of episiotomy in shoulder dystocia and breech extraction (32%) [1]. Research Objective / Method In the first instance, we propose to use CAVE technology to build an immersive simulation system with advanced interactivity features for participants. Advanced interactive features will be grasping and touching augmented reality elements (AREs). A simulation-based unit for hands-on training related to various obstetric emergency scenarios will be developed using:
*Possibly hybrid, superimposed computer graphics augmenting a simulated patient.
The CAVE experience will be tailored to support obstetric teams consisting of at least one resident (e.g. undergraduate) and two midwives. Total Budget for the Project SGD$ 166,000 IMI's contribution Prof. Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, is the Principal Investigator of project. |