{"id":5325,"date":"2021-12-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viewpointsystem.com\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2022-02-24T10:49:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:49:55","slug":"where-does-the-attention-need-to-be-video-trainings-with-smart-glasses-in-the-neonatal-intensive-care-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viewpointsystem.com\/en\/press\/where-does-the-attention-need-to-be-video-trainings-with-smart-glasses-in-the-neonatal-intensive-care-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"WHERE DOES THE ATTENTION NEED TO BE? VIDEO TRAININGS WITH SMART GLASSES IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Smart glasses can improve medical education and even enable remote hands-on training. The advantages of eye tracking in particular in this context are now shown in a joint study* by the Medical University of Vienna and Leiden University Medical Center.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vienna, Dec 15, 2021<\/strong> \u2013 Contact limitations during the Covid 19 pandemic inevitably led to a decrease in bedside teaching for medical staff and students. To provide the practical educational support needed, a scientific team led by Viennese neonatologist MD PhD Michael Wagner proactively focused on testing new technologies: Using the eye tracking smart glasses \u201cVPS 19\u201d, the team conducted video-based trainings and live streaming\u2019s during neonatal procedures.<\/p>\n

The study was implemented during a stay abroad in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Leiden University Medical Center. Over a period of three months (Sept.-Nov. 2020), the smart glasses were used to record twelve eye tracking recordings of procedures performed on ten neonates, such as neonatal intubation, minimally invasive surfactant therapy, and catheter placement. These recordings were used to conduct nine video-based reflections with the neonatal team, with a total of 88 participants. The training videos were also streamed online so that staff working from home could also follow the procedures. In particular, the display of the performer’s point of view in the videos, made possible by eye tracking, proved to be very useful.<\/p>\n

\u201cEye tracking technology enables trainees to understand procedures from the perspective of the expert performing them. The trainees immediately identify critical areas during the procedure and memorize the expert’s gaze patterns. This allows them to understand the clinical reasoning process during task performance and learn strategies for successful interventions,\u201d explains study leader MD PhD Michael Wagner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY AT A GLANCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n