Virtual Reality Simulated Patient Encounters

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Goals of Care Discussion

In partnership with: Maimonides Medical Center

Book Demo

Palliative Medicine/Hospice

Capabilities

Accessibility

Multiplayer

Scenario Information

Room size: 17x13

Learner Population: Physician/Advanced Practice Provider

Language: English

Setting: Hospital

Patient Gender: Male

Scenario Description

In this scenario, a daughter brings her elderly father to the hospital because of respiratory distress. The patient has a history of advanced lung cancer, appears frail and very ill, and is in the emergency department requiring BIPAP for respiratory support. The learner must take the role of the emergency room physician and engage the patient’s daughter in a goals of care discussion. During the discussion, the daughter exhibits a number of emotional reactions and transitions from very anxious to comforted as the learner successfully empathizes with her using good communication skills.

Learning Objectives

1. Assess the family’s understanding of the patient’s medical condition.
2. Deliver bad news with empathy to the patient and family.
3. Engage the family with a goals of care discussion and make recommendations in line with the values they expressed.

MINIMUM:

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 12 GB available space

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