Virtual patients: a year of change
T Poulton, C Balasubramaniam - Medical teacher, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
2010 was a vintage year for virtual patients (VPs) with an almost continuous sequence of
publications and presentations at the major conferences. Notable examples include AMEE …
publications and presentations at the major conferences. Notable examples include AMEE …
Effective virtual patient simulators for medical communication training: a systematic review
Context Despite the growing use of virtual patients (VPs) in medical education, few studies
have explored the features and effectiveness of VP‐based medical communication skills …
have explored the features and effectiveness of VP‐based medical communication skills …
A clinical educator's experience using a virtual patient to teach communication and interpersonal skills
The purpose of this study was to explore one novice clinical educator's experiences with
training essential communication and interpersonal skills using a virtual patient. Over 3 …
training essential communication and interpersonal skills using a virtual patient. Over 3 …
The use of virtual patients to assess the clinical skills and reasoning of medical students: initial insights on student acceptance
N Gesundheit, P Brutlag, P Youngblood… - Medical …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Web-based clinical cases (“virtual patients”, VPs) provide the potential for valid,
cost-effective teaching and assessment of clinical skills, especially clinical reasoning skills …
cost-effective teaching and assessment of clinical skills, especially clinical reasoning skills …
Integration strategies for using virtual patients in clinical clerkships
N Berman, LH Fall, S Smith, DA Levine… - Academic …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To explore students' perceptions of virtual patient use in the clinical clerkship and
develop a framework to evaluate effects of different integration strategies on students' …
develop a framework to evaluate effects of different integration strategies on students' …
Evaluating a virtual learning environment in the context of its community of practice
The evaluation of virtual learning environments (VLEs) and similar applications has, to date,
largely consisted of checklists of system features, phenomenological studies or measures of …
largely consisted of checklists of system features, phenomenological studies or measures of …
[HTML][HTML] Characterising consumer engagement in virtual models of care: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
Background Widespread adoption of digital tools and technologies now support the delivery
of virtual healthcare. Although, consumer engagement is central to care processes in virtual …
of virtual healthcare. Although, consumer engagement is central to care processes in virtual …
Developing interprofessional health competencies in a virtual world
Background: Virtual worlds provide a promising means of delivering simulations for
developing interprofessional health skills. However, developing and implementing a virtual …
developing interprofessional health skills. However, developing and implementing a virtual …
Evidence of virtual patients as a facilitative learning tool on an anesthesia course
JYC Leung, LAH Critchley, ALK Yung… - Advances in Health …, 2015 - Springer
Virtual patients are computerised representations of realistic clinical cases. They were
developed to teach clinical reasoning skills through delivery of multiple standardized patient …
developed to teach clinical reasoning skills through delivery of multiple standardized patient …
Cross-cultural use and development of virtual patients
Three major issues drive the cross-cultural use of virtual patients (VPs): an increased
mobility of healthcare professionals, students and patients; limited resources for developing …
mobility of healthcare professionals, students and patients; limited resources for developing …