Medical & Psychological Sites In Second Life

Slide 1: Medical & Psychological sites in second life: Mind, Body & sPirit Elis abe th Jac o bs e n Library Dire c to r, Trinitas Ho s pital Elizabe th, Ne w Je rs e y ILC Monte re y, Califo rnia Oc t 30, 2007

Slide 2: C lin ic a l E d u c a t io n & T r a in in g in S L …

Slide 3: V irtual Training Hospitals * Ann Myers Medical Ctr •College of Radiology & Allied Health

Slide 4: Why? • Immersive environment • Interactive: voice/chat • Networking: global • Safe patient simulations • Recreates RL w/o limits • Scripted • Unscripted

Slide 5: Who? * Attendings * Residents * Interns * Students * Nurses * Allied Health

Slide 6: Wh a t d o th e y d o ? • Case presentations • Class discussions • Patient scenarios • Continuing Education

Slide 7: E x p lo r in g V ir t u a l A p p lic a t io n s •Benefits: Drawbacks: •Unreliable internet connections – international collaboration – potential real life patient - •Unpredictable problems in- doctor interaction world: – unrestricted by real life * Griefing limitations • lag • rolling startups – encourages thinking “out of • SL bugs the box”

Slide 8: A d a y in t h e lif e o f a v ir t u a l d o c to r…

Slide 9: College of A llied Health & S ciences • 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

Slide 10: Traditional and non-traditional tools for learning

Slide 11: The Imperial College of L ondon’s V irtual Hospital

Slide 12: M a r k e t in g S t r a t e g y : f r o m R L t o S L to RL * Promotional * Limited CH education * Limited development * Links to RL * Showcase

Slide 13: T a r g e t T r a in in g & E d u c a t io n

Slide 14: T h e V ir t u a l N e u r o lo g ic a l E d u c a t io n C t r VNEC •Educational tools •Interactive simulations • Consumer Health • Professional • Referring links • Free

Slide 15: V N E C In t e r a c t iv e M o t o r S im u la t io n s

Slide 16: In f o r m a t io n in a b o x …

Slide 17: Emergency Preparedness Training in S L: Play2Train • Interactive role playing designed to support: – Incident Command System – Tabletop exercises – Emergency Services – Simple Triage training – Risk Communication

Slide 18: 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

Slide 19: Recognizing the importance of research… • Play2Train’s Interactive Medical Library

Slide 20: C u s t o m d e s ig n L e a r n in g : H y p e r s t r in g • Designers for hire • State of the art virtual classrooms • Closed learning environment • Limited only by imagination • and $$$

Slide 21: H e a lt h In f o Is la n d : A g r o w in g m is s io n a n d v is io n • Consumer Health information • Education • Clinical research • Reference links • CME • Directory of research/education groups in SL • Experiment & develop new ways of interaction & communication

Slide 22: T h e V ir t u a l M e d ic a l L ib r a r y • Designed by Librarians – Consumer Health – Professionals – Partnerships: NLM & NIH – Not staffed • Chatbot • QuestionPoint

Slide 23: L e a d in g t o W a t e r : lin k s t o in f o r m a t io n …

Slide 24: P s y c h o lo g ic a l S u p p o r t in S L

Slide 25: W h a t is C y b e r t h e r a p y ? • 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…

Slide 26: V irtual Mental Health S ervices ** 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

Slide 27: S L M e n t a l H e a lt h S u p p o r t : D is c u s s io n G r o u p s , In d iv id u a l T h e r a p y

Slide 28: P r o f e s s io n a l H e lp f o r a f e e o r s e lf - h e lp fo r fre e • Fee based Counseling The Centering Place Library: “notecard” books

Slide 29: A t M D K io s k : v id e o s a v a ila b le f o r f r e e o r p u r c h a s e . L e a r n in g a b o u t a n x ie t y

Slide 30: Prepared with the help of B rielle Coronet