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Comparing Traditional and Augmented Reality Training for Identifying Critical Symptoms for Diagnosing Airway Obstruction Cases: A Pilot Study

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2021

Recent developments in the portability, flexibility, and affordability of augmented reality techn... more Recent developments in the portability, flexibility, and affordability of augmented reality technology allow it to address some limitations of current medical training. This pilot study aims to determine whether augmented reality can enhance the detection and identification of subtle cues used to make accurate medical diagnoses. We randomly assigned five participants to a control group, where they received diagnostic training by reading a standard textbook, and an experimental group, where they received diagnostic training by a combination of reading a standard textbook and augmented reality-based training. All participants were tested with a tension pneumothorax scenario, where they listed symptoms and made a diagnosis. We recorded the time until a final diagnosis was made and categorized the diagnosis and symptoms as accurate or inaccurate. A two-tailed t-test was used to assess differences between groups. The experimental group correctly identified more symptoms than the control ...

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2020

Immersive technology such as virtual, augmented, and mixed reality has been used in entertainment... more Immersive technology such as virtual, augmented, and mixed reality has been used in entertainment. Applying this technology for educational purposes is a natural extension. We tested the ability of immersive technology to enhance medical education within a scenario about progressively worsening tension pneumothorax using a virtual patient. The goals of the study were 1) to determine whether those in the experimental group were better able to differentiate between normal and abnormal perceptual cues, and 2) to obtain feedback about the Augmented Reality (AR) training experience. For this study, the control group received traditional textbook training about tension pneumothorax. The experimental group received the same textbook training plus the AR tension pneumothorax scenario. An augmented reality headset was used to display a virtual patient on a table for the experimental group participants. All participants completed a pre and post-training knowledge test. Changes in the score of...

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2019

There is growing interest in using immersive technology, which includes augmented, virtual, and m... more There is growing interest in using immersive technology, which includes augmented, virtual, and mixed reality, in medical education. We conducted a narrative literature review to identify elements to consider when using immersive technologies in medical education. Our search revealed clusters of key articles for different applications that point to four categories of elements to consider. We recommend matching learning objectives with choices aligned with these elements for the purchase, implementation, and use of immersive technologies with individuals and groups of medical students.

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2019

There is growing interest in implementing whole-slide imaging (WSI) for primary diagnosis. Ten su... more There is growing interest in implementing whole-slide imaging (WSI) for primary diagnosis. Ten subspecialized pathologists (2-39 years of experience) were interviewed from diverse subspecialty areas in a large academic medical center. Relevant semi-structured interview questions included image quality, workflow, and usability during clinical use. Analysis revealed that WSI implementation would raise some concerns: 1) delaying turn-around time for preliminary diagnoses as well as final reports, 2) delaying access to order ancillary tests, which could impact scheduling for some patients for follow-on surgery, 3) making it hard to track what has been reviewed and at what level of magnification, 4) potentially increase wrist pain from using a mouse or neck pain while viewing the monitor, and 5) increase vulnerability when a computer, monitor, or network goes down. However, WSI implementation would enable 1) increased flexibility for slide access remotely during nights, weekends, and wor...

Comparing Traditional and Augmented Reality Training for Identifying Critical Symptoms for Diagnosing Airway Obstruction Cases: A Pilot Study

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2021

Recent developments in the portability, flexibility, and affordability of augmented reality techn... more Recent developments in the portability, flexibility, and affordability of augmented reality technology allow it to address some limitations of current medical training. This pilot study aims to determine whether augmented reality can enhance the detection and identification of subtle cues used to make accurate medical diagnoses. We randomly assigned five participants to a control group, where they received diagnostic training by reading a standard textbook, and an experimental group, where they received diagnostic training by a combination of reading a standard textbook and augmented reality-based training. All participants were tested with a tension pneumothorax scenario, where they listed symptoms and made a diagnosis. We recorded the time until a final diagnosis was made and categorized the diagnosis and symptoms as accurate or inaccurate. A two-tailed t-test was used to assess differences between groups. The experimental group correctly identified more symptoms than the control ...

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2020

Immersive technology such as virtual, augmented, and mixed reality has been used in entertainment... more Immersive technology such as virtual, augmented, and mixed reality has been used in entertainment. Applying this technology for educational purposes is a natural extension. We tested the ability of immersive technology to enhance medical education within a scenario about progressively worsening tension pneumothorax using a virtual patient. The goals of the study were 1) to determine whether those in the experimental group were better able to differentiate between normal and abnormal perceptual cues, and 2) to obtain feedback about the Augmented Reality (AR) training experience. For this study, the control group received traditional textbook training about tension pneumothorax. The experimental group received the same textbook training plus the AR tension pneumothorax scenario. An augmented reality headset was used to display a virtual patient on a table for the experimental group participants. All participants completed a pre and post-training knowledge test. Changes in the score of...

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2019

There is growing interest in using immersive technology, which includes augmented, virtual, and m... more There is growing interest in using immersive technology, which includes augmented, virtual, and mixed reality, in medical education. We conducted a narrative literature review to identify elements to consider when using immersive technologies in medical education. Our search revealed clusters of key articles for different applications that point to four categories of elements to consider. We recommend matching learning objectives with choices aligned with these elements for the purchase, implementation, and use of immersive technologies with individuals and groups of medical students.

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 2019

There is growing interest in implementing whole-slide imaging (WSI) for primary diagnosis. Ten su... more There is growing interest in implementing whole-slide imaging (WSI) for primary diagnosis. Ten subspecialized pathologists (2-39 years of experience) were interviewed from diverse subspecialty areas in a large academic medical center. Relevant semi-structured interview questions included image quality, workflow, and usability during clinical use. Analysis revealed that WSI implementation would raise some concerns: 1) delaying turn-around time for preliminary diagnoses as well as final reports, 2) delaying access to order ancillary tests, which could impact scheduling for some patients for follow-on surgery, 3) making it hard to track what has been reviewed and at what level of magnification, 4) potentially increase wrist pain from using a mouse or neck pain while viewing the monitor, and 5) increase vulnerability when a computer, monitor, or network goes down. However, WSI implementation would enable 1) increased flexibility for slide access remotely during nights, weekends, and wor...