Virtual reality, 3D printing among innovations changing medical treatment
VANCOUVER — Virtual reality could be the next instrument in a hospital’s arsenal of cost-fighting tools as nurse teams demo a surgery simulator that makes training feel like a video game.
Surrey Memorial Hospital and several U.S. medical centres are testing software invented by a British Columbia tech company that provides an immersive 3D environment, which it says can replace traditional practice spaces.
“You no longer have to spend the cost of operating room time to get the operating room experience,” said Aaron Hilton, executive chairman of Conquer Mobile, of its tool PeriopSim.
“We’re trying to save B.C. from its nursing shortage by saving the province millions in nursing training.”