The French Red Cross is modernizing its nursing training institutes. She will deploy ten digital simulation modules to support her students, including two in virtual reality. She is also studying the potential of virtual reality for therapeutic support and public awareness.
The training of healthcare professionals is undergoing a real transformation thanks to digital technology. The French Red Cross has understood this, and will deploy ten digital simulation modules – including two in virtual reality – in several of its training centers.
It must be said that with 36 establishments in France, including 34 nursing training institutes (IFSI) and 33 nursing assistant training institutes (IFAS), it is a major player in this sector. Each year, it trains nearly 20,000 students in initial training and 145,000 professionals in continuing education. This deployment was announced by Jérôme Leleu, CEO of the Bordeaux company SimForHealth, on December 10, 2019 during the New Tech Day event organized by L’Usine Digitale.
SIMULATORS DESIGNED WITH THE NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE REGION
This collection of training modules was indeed developed by SimForHealth with the support of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has already been deployed in the 27 IFSIs in the region, and the genesis of the project is one of the factors that attracted the Red Cross. The collection was co-designed with around forty trainers from the IFSIs to ensure that they meet their needs, but also with the regional health agency to validate the educational soundness of the project.
“We approached the question by skills and not just technical gestures, based on the repository of 10 nursing skills at the national level , explains Jérôme Leleu, CEO of SimForHealth. We also chose to work on a complete collection of training modules, which meet all the needs of a course, rather than limiting ourselves to fragmented experiences. ” 10,000 students are likely to use this platform to u within the institutions of the French Red Cross.
AN INTEREST IN THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT AND AWARENESS
This initiative is part of a more global approach by the Red Cross around virtual reality. In particular, it has created a dedicated VR space within 21, its social innovation accelerator . “Immersive technologies have great potential in three main areas of action for the French Red Cross: training, therapeutic support and awareness-raising, explains Marie Alméras, assistant to the director of strategy and innovation. By creating a virtual reality studio in our common home, we are offering all of our players to use these technologies and derive the greatest benefit from them in the service of their mission. “
