Background: Virtual patients are interactive digital simulations of clinical scenarios for the
purpose of health professions education. There is no current collated evidence on the …

The medical education community is working—across disciplines and across the continuum—
to address the current challenges facing the medical education system and to implement …

Entre los principales retos de los profesionales de la salud en la actualidad se encuentra
desarrollar habilidades en el uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicaciones …

Context Learning technologies are ubiquitous in medical schools, implemented in
anticipation of more effective, active and authentic learning and teaching. Such thinking …

Computer-assisted learning (CAL) as a health informatics application is a useful tool for
medical students in the era of expansive knowledge bases and the increasing need for and …

Loneliness is a growing public health issue that substantially increases the risk of morbidity
and mortality. Artificial agents, such as robots, embodied conversational agents, and …

Methods: A between-participants design of 2 groups viewing a clinical consultation on a 360-
degree headset or 2D monitor was conducted following computer random allocation of 40 …

This chapter outlines some relevant theories of learning and provides examples which show
ways in which technology has been used to enhance learning. The chapter briefly talks …

OBJECTIVE To develop a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) aiming at the training of
nursing team workers and emergency vehicle drivers in Basic Life Support (BLS) to attend …

Virtual microscopy using digitized slides has become more widespread in teaching in recent
years. There have been no direct comparisons of the use of virtual microscopy and the use …