Skip to main content
PAEA 2024 Education Forum Main banner
Empower Your PA Students with Aquifer
University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
High Point Univesity
McGraw Hill Ad
Final Program


Download Forum Guide
Back
Video

Integrating Technology into the Learning Experience

A Virtual Reality Journey Through Social Determinants, Opioid Use, Pregnancy

On Demand
CMEs: 0.75
Co-Authors: Jana Wardian, PhD, MSW – Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine/Hospital Medicine, UNMC
Disclosure(s):
Jannelle Reynolds, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA: No financial relationships to disclose
Description: Learn how immersive cinematic VR modules can offer students lifelike patient scenarios in an interactive platform, allowing participants to delve into the complexities of multiple social determinants of health and their impact on patient care, increasing competence, cultivating empathy and decreasing stigma towards marginalized populations.

Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the benefits of implementing a cineVR module into PA curriculum to meet ARC-PA standards (B2.06, B2.11) to address the evolving healthcare landscape
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to Identify a VR platform and resources to use
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss practical implementation strategies
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss outcomes of empathy, stigma, and competence in knowledge of social determinants of health
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to actively engage with the VR module and exchange ideas with attendees