Medical Education and Training – Page 3

Virtual reality training could improve employee safety

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Communications, Computer Modeling, Fitness, Medical Education and Training, Today's Healthcare, video games, Virtual Reality, Workplace Health

A new study suggests employee safety could be improved through use of virtual reality (VR) in Health and Safety training, such as fire evacuation drills. Researchers developed an immersive VR system to stimulate participants' perception of temperature, and senses of smell, sight and hearing to explore how they behaved during two health and safety training scenarios.

News Science

'Communities that Care' prevention system helps to protect youth

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Educational Psychology, K-12 Education, Medical Education and Training, Public Health Education, Teen Health

Students in Pennsylvania school districts that participated in Communities that Care (CTC) coalitions were significantly less likely to use alcohol or marijuana, or to engage in delinquent behavior than those in non-CTC districts, according to a recent study.