SHOWCASES.
GOOD LUCK MOVING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. >> GERRY, BACK TO YOU. >>> KYLIE, THANK YOU.
IUPU COLUMBUS IS A PIONEER IN THE NATION WITH THE USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY AND THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
NURSING SIMULATION LAB. ONE SCENARIO DEVELOPED FOR THE LAB IS BOTH TIMELY AND COMMON TO THE REGION.
NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME. OUR EYE ON EDUCATION SEGMENT THIS WEEK, UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
DIRECTOR BILL FIELDS AND IUPUC DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL HEALTH CARE PIPELINE CARRIE SHAVER, THEY'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
TECHNOLOGY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. BILL, I'LL START WITH YOU.
THIS WHOLE IDEA OF USING VIRTUAL REALITY IN THIS NURSING SETTING, IUPU COLUMBUS REALLY A TRENDSETTER IN THAT REGARD.
HOW DID IT COME ABOUT? HOW DID THIS BEGIN? >> IUPU COLUMBUS WAS USING MANNEQUINS TO DO SIMULATION.
THOSE ARE VERY PRICEY AND VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN ONCE THEIR LIFE CYCLE ENDS. SO IT BECOMES REALLY COST
INEFFECTIVE TO MAINTAIN THOSE. SO WE WERE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO NOT ONLY KEEP THE COSTS DOWN, BUT YET REALLY PROVIDE A
SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ALLOWS THEM TO LEARN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. AND WE LOOKED ALL AROUND.
WE EVENTUALLY FOUND SIM XAR WHICH IS A SIMULATION SOFTWARE COMPANY AND THEY DO VIRTUAL REALITY.
IT WAS AN ABILITY TO USE CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY IN THAT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT. >> CARRIE, TALK ABOUT HOW YOU'VE
INTEGRATED VIRTUAL REALITY INTO THE CURRICULUM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE USED AND HOW STUDENTS -- NURSING STUDENTS
REALLY ENGAGE WITH VR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GERRY. WE INTEGRATE IT INTO THE CURRICULUM BY INCLUDING
SIMULATION IN ALL CLINICAL COURSES. GENERALLY, THE VIRTUAL REALITY ISSUES FOR PROGRESSIVE
SIMULATION TO START IN THE SKILL CENTER LEARNING FOUNDATIONAL TASKS, PRACTICE WITH THE VR AND THEN GO INTO ANOTHER SIMULATION
WHERE THEY ENGAGE WITH AN ACTOR, A STANDARDIZED PATIENT, AND CONTINUE TO APPLY THOSE SKILLS IN A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
OUTSIDE OF THE CLINICAL SETTING. >> LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES, I ASSUME, TO USE VR IN THE CLASSROOM.
ONE OF THEM, I KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS IN THE INTRODUCTION, AND THAT'S WITH THE OPIOID CRISIS AFFECTING MUCH OF THE STATE OF
THE INDIANA. MANY OTHER STATES AS WELL. HOW IS VIRTUAL REALITY USED IN THAT REGARD?
>> SO FOR A JUNIOR NURSING STUDENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH A OPIOID ADDICTED MOTHER WHO HAS
A NEWBORN. IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING CARE IN A RESPECTFUL WAY. AND ALSO BEING IN A VERY
STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT. THE BABIES HAVE A VERY HIGH PITCHED LOUD SHRILL THAT CAN BE HEARTBREAKING AND DIFFICULT TO
LISTEN TO. SO HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE FIRST AND LEARNING HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH RESPECT AND TO DEVELOP AND
UNDERSTAND THE PATIENT AND DEVELOP THAT EMPATHY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. >> BILL, AS YOU LOOK AT THIS
AND, YOU KNOW, AS A UNIVERSITY, YOU KNOW, IU GLOBALLY I'M SURE WANTS TO STAY ON THAT CUTTING EDGE.
THIS -- I WON'T CALL IT AN EXPERIMENT, BUT USING VIRTUAL REALITY IN THIS REGARD, DOES THIS LEAD TO THOSE NEXT STEPS?
AND HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO INVEST TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE? >> SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK
FOR NEW WAYS TO USE THIS TECHNOLOGY. SO ONE WAY IS THE AUGMENTED REALITY THAT -- THAT HAS BEEN
TALKED ABOUT. THE TECHNOLOGY'S NOT QUITE THERE YET. HOWEVER, WE ARE LOOKING -- SIMX
AND US ARE PARTNERING TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO FURTHER SIMULATIONS TO BRING IN THOSE STANDARDIZED PATIENTS INTO THAT ENVIRONMENT
SO WE CAN DO THE PHYSIOLOGY ON THEM. AND ALLOW FOR A BETTER INTERACTION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS
AND NOT JUST -- NOT JUST A VIRTUAL REALITY PERSON, BUT A REAL LIVE PERSON. >> I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS.
HOW ARE THE STUDENTS REACTING AND ENGAGING WITH THE VIRTUAL REALITY? >> THEY LOVE THE EXPERIENCE.
IT'S A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. AGAIN, THEY GET TO PRACTICE HOW THEY WOULD BEHAVE, HOW THEY
WOULD ACT IN HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. SO IT REALLY SUPPLEMENTS THE
CURRICULUM. >> THE NURSING PROGRAM AT IUPU COLUMBUS, REALLY CUTTING EDGE IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF USING
VIRTUAL REALITY AND AUGMENTED