Medical & Psychological Sites in Second Life: Mind, Body & Spirit Elisabeth Jacobsen Library Director, Trinitas Hospital Elizabeth, New Jersey ILC Monterey, California Oct 30, 2007

Clinical Education & Training in SL…

Virtual Training Hospitals * Ann Myers Medical Ctr College of Radiology & Allied Health

* Ann Myers Medical Ctr

College of Radiology & Allied Health

Why? Immersive environment Interactive: voice/chat Networking: global Safe patient simulations Recreates RL w/o limits Scripted Unscripted

Immersive environment

Interactive: voice/chat

Networking: global

Safe patient simulations

Recreates RL w/o limits

Scripted

Unscripted

Who? * Attendings * Residents * Interns * Students * Nurses * Allied Health

* Attendings

* Residents

* Interns

* Students

* Nurses

* Allied Health

What do they do? Case presentations Class discussions Patient scenarios Continuing Education

Case presentations

Class discussions

Patient scenarios

Continuing Education

Exploring Virtual Applications Benefits : international collaboration potential real life patient - doctor interaction unrestricted by real life limitations encourages thinking “out of the box” Drawbacks : Unreliable internet connections Unpredictable problems in-world: * Griefing lag rolling startups SL bugs

Benefits :

international collaboration

potential real life patient - doctor interaction

unrestricted by real life limitations

encourages thinking “out of the box”

Drawbacks :

Unreliable internet connections

Unpredictable problems in-world:

* Griefing

lag

rolling startups

SL bugs

A day in the life of a virtual doctor…

College of Allied Health & Sciences hands-on learning with interactive exhibits online classes CE Certification variety of classes offered phlebotomy class, lectures & labs EKG readings & labs chemistry labs biology labs

hands-on learning with interactive exhibits

online classes

CE

Certification

variety of classes offered

phlebotomy class, lectures & labs

EKG readings & labs

chemistry labs

biology labs

Traditional and non-traditional tools for learning

The Imperial College of London’s Virtual Hospital

Marketing Strategy: from RL to SL to RL * Promotional * Limited CH education * Limited development * Links to RL * Showcase

* Promotional

* Limited CH education

* Limited development

* Links to RL

* Showcase

Target Training & Education

The Virtual Neurological Education Ctr VNEC Educational tools Interactive simulations Consumer Health Professional Referring links Free

VNEC

Educational tools

Interactive simulations

Consumer Health

Professional

Referring links

Free

VNEC Interactive Motor Simulations

Information in a box…

Emergency Preparedness Training in SL: Play2Train Interactive role playing designed to support: Incident Command System Tabletop exercises Emergency Services Simple Triage training Risk Communication

Interactive role playing designed to support:

Incident Command System

Tabletop exercises

Emergency Services

Simple Triage training

Risk Communication

Dioramas: full scale replicas for scenario training Pandemics: Influenza Natural Disasters Bioterrorism practice preparedness & response Quarantine training mobile care facilities triage treatment Audience: Clinical Police, Fire, EMS Administration Local & State officials business leaders community

Pandemics: Influenza

Natural Disasters

Bioterrorism

practice preparedness & response

Quarantine training

mobile care facilities

triage

treatment

Audience:

Clinical

Police, Fire, EMS

Administration

Local & State officials

business leaders

community

Recognizing the importance of research… Play2Train’s Interactive Medical Library

Play2Train’s Interactive Medical Library

Custom design Learning: Hyperstring Designers for hire State of the art virtual classrooms Closed learning environment Limited only by imagination and $$$

Designers for hire

State of the art virtual classrooms

Closed learning environment

Limited only by imagination

and $$$

Health Info Island: A growing mission and vision Consumer Health information Education Clinical research Reference links CME Directory of research/education groups in SL Experiment & develop new ways of interaction & communication

Consumer Health information

Education

Clinical research

Reference links

CME

Directory of research/education groups in SL

Experiment & develop new ways of interaction & communication

The Virtual Medical Library Designed by Librarians Consumer Health Professionals Partnerships: NLM & NIH Not staffed Chatbot QuestionPoint

Designed by Librarians

Consumer Health

Professionals

Partnerships: NLM & NIH

Not staffed

Chatbot

QuestionPoint

Leading to Water: links to information …

Psychological Support in SL

What is Cybertherapy? Defined as the use of computer technology to provide mental health services Different than traditional therapy Utilizes new forms of communication Internet: email, webcam Phone Avatar therapy Use of avatar to explore issues Gender identification, Phobias, Disability, Addictions, Social isolation and more…

Defined as the use of computer technology to provide mental health services

Different than traditional therapy

Utilizes new forms of communication

Internet: email, webcam

Phone

Avatar therapy

Use of avatar to explore issues

Gender identification, Phobias, Disability,

Addictions, Social isolation and more…

Virtual Mental Health Services ** Advantages: Anonymous if desired Provides for those who are ill, do not have a car or can’t drive simulates traditional face-to-face therapy through avatars ** Disadvantages: - internet connection woes - time zones - lack of physical cues - lack of inflection if not using voice communication

** Advantages:

Anonymous if desired

Provides for those who are ill, do not have a car or can’t drive

simulates traditional face-to-face therapy through avatars

** Disadvantages:

- internet connection woes

- time zones

- lack of physical cues

- lack of inflection if not using voice communication

SL Mental Health Support: Discussion Groups, Individual Therapy

Professional Help for a fee or self-help for free Fee based Counseling The Centering Place Library: “notecard” books

Fee based Counseling

The Centering Place Library: “notecard” books

At MD Kiosk: videos available for free or purchase. Learning about anxiety

Prepared with the help of Brielle Coronet