Health News in Second Life: The Anatomy of Avatars March 14, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medical Search, Second Life, Virtuality, Web 2.0.Tags: Anatomy, avatar, Second Life
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Editorial: Virtual conferences in Second Life (Buried Treasure)
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Neurocircuitry & Second Life for Health – A CIMIT Mixed Bag
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ROI in Virtual Worlds – Anatomy of an Avatar (Caleb Booker)
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The Reality of Second Life (Genome Web): A great article by Sandra Porter.
- Companies and 3D Virtual Worlds: one detailed analysis (Metaverse Journal)
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Searchable database of Virtual Worlds: Meta-Mole (Cybertech News)
And a great presentation by PF Anderson about medical librarianship.
Pharmatopia: Pharmacology in Second Life January 15, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Education, Second Life, Virtuality, Web 2.0.Tags: pharmacology, Second Life
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I’m a fan of the educational places of Second Life and Pharmatopia is one of the best examples how this virtual world could be used successfully in education. Robbo from BitingTheDust told me about the Pharmatopia project and asked the organizers to give me a guest account for a few days.
A key initiative is the development of an interactive virtual tabletting research and development laboratory, available online through Second Life, which gives students the opportunity to complete a range of activities that are available 24/7. Developed by the faculty, this new virtual teaching model is a shared practice model involving ten leading pharmacy schools from around the world.
Monash has purchased a closed-access island (not available to the public) in Second Life, a virtual world, available to staff and students at participating universities. The island has been christened ‘Pharmatopia’, and as the name suggests, aims to develop a pharmacy education ‘oasis’. The cost of the island is low and access for students is free.
Dr. Ian Larson describes what the project is about:
And screenshots I made:
Further reading:
- Top 10: Virtual Medical Sites in Second Life!
- How and Why to use Second Life for Education?
- Scientific Events in Second Life?
Obama healthcare team and Second Life January 10, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Second Life, Virtuality, Web 2.0.Tags: Healthcare, obama, Second Life
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How many times have I tried to promote the educational opportunities Second Life provides?
Well, now the healthcare team of Barack Obama tries to see how such a virtual world could be used while reforming healtchare.
Draxtor Despres has recently participated in a community discussion on healthcare and looked at the potential:
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The Use of Virtual Reality in Addiction Medicine January 5, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, science, Second Life, Virtuality.Tags: addiction, mmvr, Second Life, VR
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One of the demonstrations at this year’s Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17 conference I can’t wait to see is the demonstration of Chris Culbertson (Neuroscience Ph.D. student) who will present how virtual reality can be used in addiction medicine:
Demonstration: Use of VR in Addiction Medicine. During the exposure, participants are encompassed within a sensory isolation apparatus, including a 32” LCD monitor and a surround-sound audio system. Participants interact with the specially created virtual world in Second Life, run from a standard Dell PC, using a simple gaming remote control. An additional monitor is placed outside of the apparatus for outside observation.
This method can be used in behavioral pharmacology research and it also makes it possible to improve cognitive behavioral treatments and exam drug taking behavior in a naturalistic environment. Read more about it.
Further reading about this year’s MMVR17:
- EyeSeeCam: Surgeons record what they see
- Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17: The Salon and The Well
- Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17: Virtual Reality Therapy
- Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17: Simulation in Second Life
- Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17: Interviews and a blog
- Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17: Organizing Committee
Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17: The Salon and The Well January 1, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in About me, Blogging, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality.Tags: blog, mmvr, Second Life
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This year, I will attend again the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17 conference that will take place in Long Beach, CA between the 19th and the 22nd of January. Now I’m a member of the organizing committee and have been managing a blog for the conference for a few months.
I will present a slideshow “Practicing medicine in the web 2.0 era” and will also present in the Salon:
Berci Meskó
University of Debrecen, HungaryDemonstration: Discovering the Virtual World of Medicine through Second Life provides medical educators and students with numerous educational opportunities and tools while visiting the places and islands that can change the way medical education is delivered today.
Today Kóan Jeff Baysa asked several of the Well & Salon artists. Check these out here.
Scifoo lives on: Vote! December 29, 2008
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Scifoo Lives On, Second Life, Web 2.0.Tags: Scifoo Lives On, Second Life, vote
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Scifoo lives on is a conferences series launched by Jean-Claude Bradley. After several successful events, we keep on organizing new ones but now would like you to weigh in. Which topic we should dedicate the next sessions to in 2009?
Further reading:
- 23andMe in Second Life: LIVE
- Nature’s role in e-Science: Second Life conference LIVE
- Famous Scientific Bloggers in Second Life: LIVE
- Live Coverage: SciFoo lives on session about videos in science
- Live Coverage Now: SciFoo lives on session about the definition of Open Science
- SciFoo lives on in Second Life: Web 2.0 and Medicine
- SciFoo lives on: in Second Life
Medical Education in Second Life: Presenters Wanted! December 25, 2008
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Ann Myers Medical Center, Education, Health, Health 2.0, Medical education, Second Life, Virtuality, Web 2.0.Tags: Education, Second Life
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First, Merry Christmas to you all, dear readers!
Second, we plan to do many more medical simulations in Second Life at the Ann Myers Medical Center. If you are a doctor, a nurse or a healthcare worker interested in virtual education and would like to give a slideshow about your field of interest, please send me an e-mail (berci.mesko at gmail.com).
To see a few examples, please check these posts and screenshots.
- Live Blogging Today: First Medical Simulation in Second Life!
- Unique Medical Simulation in Second Life!
- Everything about Second Life and Medical Education
- Virtual Medical Center: the Future of Medical Education
- Take Part in Constructing the Future of Medical Education: Join the Virtual Medical Center
- Scientific Research and Medicine in Second Life
Second Life Health News: Healthcare Support Groups December 13, 2008
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in eHealth, Health, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Innovation, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Second Life, Video, Virtuality, Web 2.0.Tags: Hospital, Second Life
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- Healthcare Support Groups in the Virtual World of IMVU (john-norris.net): an incredibly detailed and interesting article.
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Machinima of a Triage Exercise in Play2Train (Play2Train)
- A better system? Teaching healthcare virtually (Metaverse Health): An extended summary of health places in Second Life.
- Virtualis: Convention and learning center: You canorganize meetings and conferences easily.
Emergency Training in Second Life December 7, 2008
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Education, Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Second Life.Tags: Second Life
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Everybody must know what basic life support means. This virtual tool may help you to learn more about such an important procedure.
Now I’ve got a huge list of useful Second Life medical sites and islands on Webicina, but here is the newest addition. The Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC) is starting to explore the possibilities to use Second Life like an environment for training. To teleport there, click here.
Excerpt from their mission statement:
One of the great advantages of Second Life environment is the possibility to create various training simulations, improving and testing teamwork, leadership, and technical skills. Simulations can be used simultaneously by a group of trainees connected from world different locations.
IRC headquarters in SL should became a place were instructors can be trained and re-trained. We are planning to build a CPR training platform in SL to maintain and update knowledge after a traditional BLSD course. Finally, IRC headquarters would become a site where avatars/layperson can afford to the cardiac arrest prevention knowledge and basic life support information.
It’s also possible to organize meetings at this great place.
Healthcare in Second Life: Youtube Playlist December 5, 2008
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Second Life, Video.Tags: Healthcare, Medicine, Second Life
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I just found a playlist on Youtube that is dedicated to healthcare in Second Life, the virtual world. Numerous videos about tools for medical education and sites for patient support.
An example:
