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Virtual Reality–based Methods for Training Novice Electrophysiology Trainees—A Pilot Study

Developing an accurate and detailed 3-dimensional (3D) mental model of cardiac anatomy is critical for electrophysiology (EP) trainees. Due to its immersive nature, virtual reality (VR) may provide a better learning environment than traditional teaching methods for assimilating 3D cardiac anatomy. T...

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Autores principales: Gorbaty, Benjamin, Arango, Susana, Buyck, David, James, Ryan C., Porter, Samantha T., Iaizzo, Paul, Perry, Tjörvi E., Seslar, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: MediaSphere Medical 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10540881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37781721
http://dx.doi.org/10.19102/icrm.2023.14091
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author Gorbaty, Benjamin
Arango, Susana
Buyck, David
James, Ryan C.
Porter, Samantha T.
Iaizzo, Paul
Perry, Tjörvi E.
Seslar, Stephen
author_facet Gorbaty, Benjamin
Arango, Susana
Buyck, David
James, Ryan C.
Porter, Samantha T.
Iaizzo, Paul
Perry, Tjörvi E.
Seslar, Stephen
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description Developing an accurate and detailed 3-dimensional (3D) mental model of cardiac anatomy is critical for electrophysiology (EP) trainees. Due to its immersive nature, virtual reality (VR) may provide a better learning environment than traditional teaching methods for assimilating 3D cardiac anatomy. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the technical feasibility of an interactive, remote VR-based method for teaching cardiac anatomy to novice EP trainees. We created a shared, remote VR environment that allows the shared viewing of high-resolution 3D cardiac models. Eighteen trainees accepted for pediatric and adult EP fellowships were recruited. We performed a cohort study comparing the traditional teaching methods with the VR learning environment. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire and a satisfaction survey. The adult EP trainees were given a multiple-choice pre- and post-test exam to assess their anatomical knowledge. Both the adult and pediatric EP trainee cohorts rated the VR experience positively and preferred the VR environment to the more traditional teaching method. All the participants expressed interest in incorporating the VR learning environment into the EP fellowship curriculum. The usability of the system was relatively low, with approximately one-third of participants rating the system as hard to use. The impact of the VR session on exam performance was mixed among the adult cohort. We demonstrated the feasibility of gathering geographically dispersed EP fellows in training with a shared VR-based environment to teach cardiac anatomy. Although we were not able to demonstrate a learning benefit over the traditional lecture format in the adult cohort, the training environment was favorably received by all the participants.
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spelling pubmed-105408812023-09-30 Virtual Reality–based Methods for Training Novice Electrophysiology Trainees—A Pilot Study Gorbaty, Benjamin Arango, Susana Buyck, David James, Ryan C. Porter, Samantha T. Iaizzo, Paul Perry, Tjörvi E. Seslar, Stephen J Innov Card Rhythm Manag Original Research Developing an accurate and detailed 3-dimensional (3D) mental model of cardiac anatomy is critical for electrophysiology (EP) trainees. Due to its immersive nature, virtual reality (VR) may provide a better learning environment than traditional teaching methods for assimilating 3D cardiac anatomy. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the technical feasibility of an interactive, remote VR-based method for teaching cardiac anatomy to novice EP trainees. We created a shared, remote VR environment that allows the shared viewing of high-resolution 3D cardiac models. Eighteen trainees accepted for pediatric and adult EP fellowships were recruited. We performed a cohort study comparing the traditional teaching methods with the VR learning environment. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire and a satisfaction survey. The adult EP trainees were given a multiple-choice pre- and post-test exam to assess their anatomical knowledge. Both the adult and pediatric EP trainee cohorts rated the VR experience positively and preferred the VR environment to the more traditional teaching method. All the participants expressed interest in incorporating the VR learning environment into the EP fellowship curriculum. The usability of the system was relatively low, with approximately one-third of participants rating the system as hard to use. The impact of the VR session on exam performance was mixed among the adult cohort. We demonstrated the feasibility of gathering geographically dispersed EP fellows in training with a shared VR-based environment to teach cardiac anatomy. Although we were not able to demonstrate a learning benefit over the traditional lecture format in the adult cohort, the training environment was favorably received by all the participants. MediaSphere Medical 2023-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10540881/ /pubmed/37781721 http://dx.doi.org/10.19102/icrm.2023.14091 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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