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Virtual Reality Instructional (VRI) module for Training and Patient Safety
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2021.13.ERVR-178  Published OnlineJanuary 2021
Abstract

Healthcare practitioners, social workers, and care coordinators must work together seamlessly, safely and efficiently. Within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding relevant evidence-based and best practices as well as identification of barriers and facilitators of care for vulnerable populations are of crucial importance. A current gap exists in the lack of specific training for these specialized personnel to facilitate care for socially vulnerable populations, particularly racial and ethnic minorities. With continuing advancements in technology, VR based training incorporates real-life experience and creates a "sense of presence" in the environment. Furthermore, immersive virtual environments offer considerable advantages over traditional training exercises such as reduction in the time and cost for different what-if scenarios and opportunities for more frequent practice. This paper proposes the development of Virtual Reality Instructional (VRI) training modules geared for COVID-19 testing. The VRI modules are developed for immersive, non-immersive, and mobile environment. This paper describes the development and testing of the VRI module using the Unity gaming engine These VRI modules are developed to help increase safety preparedness and mitigate the social distancing related risks for safety management.

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Sharad Sharma, Sri Teja Bodempudi, Aishwarya Reehl, "Virtual Reality Instructional (VRI) module for Training and Patient Safetyin Proc. IS&T Int’l. Symp. on Electronic Imaging: The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality,  2021,  pp 178-1 - 178-6,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2021.13.ERVR-178

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