86 - Let’s Get Real: Using Virtual and Extended Reality for Infection Prevention, Control Training and Education of Front Line Staff

Thursday, October 17, 2024

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US PT

Location: Concourse 151

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Paul Pottinger, MD (he/him/his)

Professor of Medicine
Infectious Diseases
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA, United States
Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD

Chief of Infection Control
Infection Control Unit
Mass General Brigham
Boston, MA, United States

Faculty(s)

Kimberly Hieftje, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Yale School of Medicine, CT, United States
Joel Mumma, PhD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA, United States
Andrea Greenfield, MSN RN-BC CIC (she/her/hers)

Infection Preventionist
Massachusetts General Hospital

Disclosure(s):

Paul S. Pottinger, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Erica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Kimberly Hieftje, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Joel M. Mumma, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Andrea S. Greenfield, MSN RN-BC CIC: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

investigate infection control training through virtual reality;
identify the strengths and drawbacks of training frontline HCWs via virtual reality;
apply existing VR modules in your center;
propose developing new VR training modules.

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US PT

Let’s Get Real: Using Virtual and Extended Reality for Infection Prevention, Control Training and Education of Front Line Staff
Speaker: Kimberly Hieftje, PhD (she/her/hers) – Yale School of Medicine
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US PT

Here’s a (VR) App for That: Addressing Human Factors via Headsets & Beyond
Speaker: Joel M. Mumma, PhD (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US PT

Using VR to Teach IPC Foundations and Cleaning and Disinfection of Portable Medical Equipment
Speaker: Andrea S. Greenfield, MSN RN-BC CIC (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital