Medical VR Training Simulation for PAS Procedure

SHIIFT developed an immersive and realistic medical VR training program for the PAS procedure. The VR program consists of a virtual surgical operating theater complete with an operating table, medical apparatuses, equipment, a patient, and medical staff. This immersive environment is made realistic through the use of shade and lighting, which graphically mimics real-world surgical settings and enables surgeons to perform realistic surgical procedures, all in a safe VR environment. The VR headset itself is a convenient tool that fits over the head comfortably. This enables the medical VR training to take place in clinics, hospitals, or wherever the surgical staff are.

The Medical VR Training experience allows surgical staff to learn, develop, and practice their skills and knowledge in a safe, realistic environment. This training program yields strong and impactful results on the ability of surgical staff to diagnose and treat PAS, thereby saving the lives of women and their babies. Our solution was designed to protect the health and wellbeing of patients undergoing PAS surgical procedures. It also reduces medical expenditures and saves time, freeing up medical resources, all while minimizing the occurrence of mistakes in real surgical operations.

When was this project completed?

The project was fully completed and deployed in September 2020 and surgical staff at the Baylor College of Medicine were able to take advantage of the Medical VR Training immediately.

How Long did it take?

The entire medical training VR project took one month to complete, from the start of the contract until the successful deployment of the VR solution to surgical staff at the Baylor College of Medicine.

DeVELOPMENT ENGINE

This project was completed using the real-time game development platform Unity, which is one of the most successful and most widely known development engines for modern 3D games as well as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) solutions.

Which services did you use for this? Was it just VR?

Our team consulted with other medical training VR experience solutions that have been used for training doctors on surgical procedures, as well as consulting with the Baylor College of Medicine to better understand the problem (PAS) and to develop robust solutions through VR.