Overcoming Motion Sickness in VR
Let’s talk about motion sickness: it can sometimes be a problem for a small percentage of people when they put on a headset and enter a VR experience. It can also be a debatable situation as we’ll discuss further down. Unfortunately, a lot of people have had past experiences in VR that weren’t the most […]
Health System Customer Feedback – Jessica Reed
We sat down and asked Educator Jessica Reed from Indianapolis, Indiana a few questions and this is what she had to say.
C2 PeriopSim Challenge Results
For the second PeriopSim Challenge, participants had the opportunity to complete the Burr Hole Instrumentation set and Procedure to get to the top of the leaderboard. As seen in the final results, the students at Northwestern Michigan College dominated, taking all the top spots. Congratulations to all of the winners, especially Courtney Myers, who won […]
Q: What does it take to get to an A in competency ratings?
Recently, a PeriopSim Educator had a Learner who completed the Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy procedure on PeriopSim seven times but was only able to achieve a B grade, and was wondering what it takes to get an A in competency ratings?
Educator Spotlight: Gert Mayes, Rutland Regional Medical Center
Carole “Gert” Mayes, Clinical Educator II/IRB Coordinator at Rutland Regional Medical Center has been using PeriopSim since February 2020. We had the opportunity to ask her how she uses PeriopSim within her facility and here is what she had to say:
Modern Learning Methods for Healthcare Practitioners
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the medical world has never been the same. This health crisis has disrupted the practices and learning methods of healthcare workers across the globe. Health workers have accommodated new protocols in hospitals, while students who are training for their careers in healthcare are adapting to modern learning methods.
What are students saying about PeriopSim?
Brooke Oliver, Assistant Professor of Surgical Technology was another one of PeriopSim’s early Surgical Technology Program customers. She was looking for an alternative to increase her students’ anticipation skills when being in clinicals or the lab was not possible. Before the pandemic, Brooke had considered purchasing PeriopSim, but ultimately decided against it due to it […]
