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Second Life in Healthcare Education: Virtual Environment's Potential to Improve Patient Safety

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dc.creator Zane L. Berge
dc.creator Angie Lee
dc.date 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:11:23Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:11:23Z
dc.identifier 2073-7904
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/e0422c93d3554261bac54f5b722e7f58
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14363
dc.description Research has shown that a large portion of healthcare cost is due to medical errors. There are many factors that cause medical errors but one major factor is linked to healthcare professionals who are not adequately trained with the appropriate skills. Virtual environments and simulations are being used to help improve training in many different areas, including the healthcare profession. This paper explores the usage of Second Life in healthcare education and its ability to improve patient safety. The conclusion is that much progress and development still needs to be made before Second Life will make a significant impact on improved patient safety through healthcare education. There is a need to make the virtual environment more realistic to adequately train healthcare professionals.
dc.language English
dc.publisher Hong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial Limited
dc.relation http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/95/75
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2073-7904
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Knowledge Management & E-Learning : an International Journal, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 17-23 (2011)
dc.subject Second Life
dc.subject Virtual environments
dc.subject Patient safety
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Second Life in Healthcare Education: Virtual Environment's Potential to Improve Patient Safety
dc.type article


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