Extended Reality in Medical education and Training: Emphasis on Trauma Surgery and Emergency Medicine

Extended Reality in Medical Education and Training: Emphasis on Trauma, Surgery and Emergency Medicine

Date of Activity: Thursday, 23 November 2023
Venue: Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Hotel

Activity Type: Category 1
Activity Code:
Target Audience: Physicians and researchers

Overall Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand the basics of Virtual Reality (VR) and its applications.
  2. Recognize the role of VR in emergency and trauma settings.
  3. Realize the importance of physician and educator involvement in VR development.
  4. Develop skills for team-based ideation and processes.

 

Thursday, 23 November 2023

Time

Activity

Topic and Learning Objective

Category

Speaker

1 hour

 

  • Introduction to VR technology: its evolution and current state.
  • Hardware and software components involved in VR.
  • Challenges and best practices in VR development.

Category 1

Yosra Magdi Mekki

1 hour

 

Importance of Involving Doctors in Development:

  • Doctors bring firsthand experience and understanding of the needs and challenges in emergency and trauma settings.
  • They provide insights into realistic scenarios and patient interactions.
  • Collaboration ensures the development of effective and user-friendly applications.

Category 1

Dr. Susu Zughaier

1 hour

 

  • Demonstrations of VR headsets and hardware functionalities
  • Demonstration activity for participants

Category 1

Dr. Susu Zughaier

Yosra Magdi Mekki

1 hour

 

Panel discussion and taking questions as well as team ideation for potential ideas

 

Yosra Magdi Mekki

Dr Susu Zughaier