A 4K head-mounted camera affixed to Dr. Yosef Nasseri, MD (left) to capture POV for the incision.
Transforming medical education STRESS, RESILIENCE, & HAPPINESS Special Seminar To Be Held What are the origins of happiness, stress, and fear? How can patients attain tranquility and bounce back from unpleasant or disastrous experiences? Áǝƺ ɀƬǣƺȇɎǣˡƬƏǼǼɵٮƫƏɀƺƳً ɀǣɴٮǝȒɖȸ ƬȒɖȸɀƺً ٹ³Ɏȸƺɀɀً «ƺɀǣǼǣƺȇƬƺً ƏȇƳ RƏȵȵǣȇƺɀɀً ٺ is designed to provide health professionals with answers to these questions. The course will cover remedies for overcoming stressful or damaging experiences. The seminar will be presented four times in Alberta Province: Thursday, April 11, 2019 The Glenmore Inn, 2720 Glenmore ÁȸƏǣǼ ³0ً !ƏǼǕƏȸɵً ǼƫƺȸɎƏٕ Friday, April 12, 2019 Radisson Hotel and Convention Center, הוٮאדגɎǝ ɮƺȇɖƺ zȒȸɎǝɯƺɀɎً 0ƳȅȒȇɎȒȇً ǼƫƺȸɎƏٕ
Thursday, May 2, 2019 Radisson Hotel and Convention Center, הוٮאדגɎǝ ɮƺȇɖƺ zȒȸɎǝɯƺɀɎً 0ƳȅȒȇɎȒȇً ǼƫƺȸɎƏٕ Friday, May 3, 2019 Carriage House Inn, 9030 Macleod ÁȸƏǣǼ ³ȒɖɎǝً !ƏǼǕƏȸɵً ǼƫƺȸɎƏِ The seminar times will be 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
The course will examine learned optimism, the savoring of pleasure, and proven ways to feel more joy in life. It will cover daily exercises that help to ǣȇƬȸƺƏɀƺ ɀƏɎǣɀǔƏƬɎǣȒȇ ƏȇƳ ɯƺǼǼٮƫƺǣȇǕ ǣȇ Ǽǣǔƺِ The course will review how genetics, personality, and the environment can create happiness. The course will examine positive psychology’s role in tough times and in achieving better mental health. To obtain more information, please contact: Biomed General, Box #622, Unit 235, 3545-32 Avenue NE, Calgary Alberta T1Y 6M6
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ern physician. The analytics will help content creators develop better and more engaging content. The ability to stream to any connected device can effortlessly reach a global audience. Lastly, machine learning and predictive algorithms that analyze what viewers consume will further enhance individualized learning experiences.
VIRTUAL REALITY INFLUENCE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION While streaming fulfills the promise of accessibility and scalability, it is 360-degree virtual reality that provides the immersive medical education experience. With entertainment, people do not need to watch their favorite movie in VR, whereas in contrast, the immersion of VR delivers a critical element to education. For example, VR creates an authentic operating room environment for those learning new techniques and technologies such as advanced laparoscopy and robotics. With a multitude of camera angles, including surgeon POV, 360-degree panoramic views of the OR, and digital overlays that highlight the surgical procedure, there has never been a better option to experience an authentic
Continued from page 44 OR environment other than physically being present. Cedars-Sinai is a recent example of the integration of VR in medical education, becoming the first to offer a CME-accredited virtual reality course called the Essential GI Surgeries. The course offers 25 hours of high-definition, fully-narrated surgical procedures featuring the latest in laparoscopic and robotic techniques performed by Cedars-Sinai’s experts. Cedars Sinai is ranked No. 3 in Gastroenterology and GI Surgery by the 2018 Best Hospitals edition of U.S. News & World Report, which means that anyone around the globe can now learn directly from some of the best physicians in the US and also earn continuing medical education credits. As medical procedures continue to grow in complexity and become more technology-driven, the way medical education is shared and delivered must also keep pace. Streaming media and virtual reality are not a preference, but rather the clear evolution of medical education. Surgeons and physicians can learn from the convenience of their homes, digesting more information with improved context that will ultimately help them H provide better patient care. ■ www.hospitalnews.com