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VR clinical simulation updates showcasing new products, VR headset technologies, research highlights and more.
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Virtual RealitySeptember 13, 2024Embodied Labs Helps Revolutionize Healthcare Simulation Learning Experience
Virtual reality simulation extends learners the opportunity to step into another person’s shoes–-to more deeply understand their lived experience. Knowing…
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Virtual RealitySeptember 12, 2024Virtual Reality Application Used to Assess Emotional Response
Virtual reality (VR) in simulation offers an exciting opportunity for learners to experience, explore and immerse themselves in challenging clinical…
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VendorsSeptember 12, 2024MetaHumans Leads Digital Human Creation Through Cloud-Streamed App
MetaHuman Creator is a cloud-streamed app that takes real-time digital human creation from weeks or even months to less than…
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Clinical Task TrainersSeptember 14, 2024Haptic VR Gloves Offer Immersive Clinical Simulation Experiences
Haptic VR gloves enable the wearer to reach out and “touch” their virtual reality experience through simulated feeling. This new…
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Audiovisual SystemsSeptember 12, 2024Immersive VR Technology Used to Enhance Medical Realism
In an effort to boost engagement and build empathy, the University of Adelaide is installing immersive technology into the school’s…
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DentalDecember 24, 2025World’s First Haptic & VR Dental Simulator Provides Remote Training Opportunities
The healthcare simulation company, Universal Simulation UK (Uni Sim), has launched the world’s first portable haptic and VR simulator for…
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Oxford Medical SimulationJanuary 8, 2026Oxford Medical Simulation Pushes for Pain-Free Maternity Simulations
Obstetric simulation allows educators to provide experiential learning, that can make up for missed clinical opportunities and ultimately improve patient…
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SurgeryAugust 21, 2024Study Shows 50% Reduction in Critical Surgical Errors After PrecisionOS VR Healthcare Simulation Training
Immersive virtual reality healthcare simulation training modules are helping to drive the future of surgical simulation education. This is because…
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Industry NewsSeptember 4, 2024Elsevier Acquires Virtual Patient Platform Company Shadow Health
Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, and part of RELX, has acquired Shadow Health, a Florida-based…
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Virtual RealityAugust 21, 2024Axon Park Receives Massive Praise for New Medical Simulation PPE VR Training Simulator to Combat COVID-19
COVID-19 has forced healthcare institutions around the world to rapidly train staff for donning and doffing of PPE. But as…
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VendorsAugust 29, 2024How Immerse VR is Helping Radiologists Learn Life-Saving X-Ray Tech
Enterprise VR company Immerse recently worked with GE Healthcare to develop a training program for radiographers that simulates the hands-on…
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Virtual RealityOctober 29, 2024Simulating Medical Imaging: MRI Simulators, X-Ray Simulators, and CT Simulators
While we have previously covered Ultrasound Simulators like those from CAE Healthcare, VirtaMed, Intelligent Ultrasound, SonoSim, and Simulab, today we…
