MeRiTS: Simulation-based training for healthcare professionals

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 163, Issue , 2011, Pages 125-131

  Chodos, David ^a   Stroulia, Eleni ^a   King, Sharla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

simulation; training; Virtual world

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING; SKILLS TRAINING; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL WORLDS; WORK-FLOWS;

E-LEARNING;

CANADA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROCEDURES; TEACHING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CANADA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79953046345     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-706-2-125     Document Type: Conference Paper

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