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Instructor Development Workshops for Advanced Life Support Training Courses Held in a Fully Virtual Space:
Tetsuro Kiyozumi1, Norio Ishigami1, Daisuke Tatsushima1
1Department of Defense Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan.
JMIR Serious Games
|June 29, 2022
Summary
Virtual reality (VR) training for advanced resuscitation instructors proved as effective as traditional methods. This virtual instructor development workshop successfully replicated face-to-face learning outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Virtual Reality Technology
- Resuscitation Training
Background:
- COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional face-to-face training, including advanced resuscitation instructor development.
- Virtual reality (VR) offers a promising solution for remote training.
- No prior studies reported on resuscitation instructor training conducted in a virtual environment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the learning effectiveness of an instructor development workshop conducted in a virtual space.
- To compare virtual training outcomes with traditional face-to-face instruction.
Main Methods:
- An observational study utilizing NEUTRANS, a VR collaboration service, to create a virtual workshop.
- Conducted a certified advanced life support instructor development workshop in VR.
- Collected and compared workshop reports from 13 VR participants and a previous face-to-face group.
- Evaluated reports using a 5-point Likert scale by 5 certified instructor trainers.
Main Results:
- All participants successfully completed the VR course and received certificates.
- No statistically significant difference in learning scores between the VR group (median 3.8) and the face-to-face group (median 4.2).
- P-value of .41 indicated comparable learning outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Successfully implemented an instructor development workshop in a virtual reality environment.
- Virtual training demonstrated equivalent learning outcomes to traditional face-to-face workshops.
- VR is a viable alternative for advanced resuscitation instructor training.
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