Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 5
First page : ( 702) Last page : ( 706)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.01093.3

Awareness of Virtual reality in Surgical Training in India

Puntambekar Tanmayee Shivaji

Teaching Assistant, Symbiosis Institute of Design, Viman Nagar, Pune, India

Online published on 4 June, 2019.

Abstract

The traditional surgical training has constantly changed as it is recurrently resisted by concerns of patient safety, the cost of operating room and complications all over the world. Virtual reality training allows a surgeon to achieve skills in less time before operating on any patient. The development of technology, hardware has significantly improved patient's safety, increased surgical skills and produced expert surgeons. It has been proven in western countries that virtual reality is effective solution for improving surgical skills, but the awareness and use of such kind of surgical skill training is questionable in Indian Scenario. The research explores understanding of surgical training, its awareness and current status in India. Expert & Novice surgeons from different surgical departments were interviewed about the process of surgical training and awareness of virtual reality in India. The data collected was interpreted through qualitative method. The technology will automatize for the betterment of patient safety and surgeons practice. The purpose of the study is to create awareness of the virtual reality in Indian Surgical training institutes. The approaches of constant innovation and ongoing progress from the experience retrieved from virtual reality training from different fields might provide the strong substructure for next generation to reduce errors in surgical training. Virtual reality in surgical training has progressed technologically to ensure the good quality of life worldwide.

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Keywords

Virtual reality, Surgical training in India, Patient Safety.

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