In 2022, The Doctors Company Foundation sponsored Michigan Medicine’s eXtended Reality (XR) Procedural Simulation curricula, a project that enhances learning outcomes through augmented reality technology.
Authors Taylor Kantor, MD; Rishindra Reddy, MD, MBA; and Deb Lee, PhD, RN, FNP, report that preliminary data from the University of Michigan School of Nursing show promise in developing XR procedural simulation for common bedside procedures. The program’s clinical effects include improving procedural efficiency, enhancing engagement, increasing usability of the simulation environment, and boosting procedure safety—all while reducing faculty time and effort and maintaining 100 percent procedural competency ratings.
The curriculum’s initial phase includes developing a custom XR central line insertion guide to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infection events. Future developments will include dozens of bedside procedures with the goal of altering the training environment and developing a new gold standard for procedural simulation.
Learn more about the Foundation’s work to fund patient safety research, education, and training to improve clinical outcomes.
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