Eps 1: Games for doctors
Doctors playing medical video games on their phones from Level Ex could be better prepared for your next surgery.
And yes, as with other video games, players can compare their results to the top scores.
Since Level Ex games are just that - games - they're meant to be fun, even if the back story to cases may involve real life-and-death situations.
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This new video game aims to address this problem by helping emergency room doctors determine the level of care that is needed for different patients. It is about players finding out what ailments their patients are suffering from and then using various tools from everyday household items to cure them.
According to a new study led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, doctors who played the video game were more likely to play than those who received traditional teaching aids. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, found that doctors who play video games triaged more accurately compared to didactically trained doctors who triage 64 percent of the time. Doctors did not like the game of prioritizing patient care in a community hospital, but it helped them improve the quality of patient care in their emergency room.
That's according to a new study led by doctors at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, who examined how well doctors are trained to recognize patients who need more care. Dr. Michael D. Schoenfeld, a professor of medicine and director of the school's Department of Emergency Medicine, worked with a Pittsburgh-based video game company to develop Night Shift.
Real doctors, as they play the game, are directed to clues that must be used to treat patients and determine which ones need what. Medical games designed for healthcare professionals have been shown to improve the quality of patient care as well as their health, according to various studies. Studies have also shown that surgeons who play video games tend to make fewer mistakes, perform surgeries faster, and are able to solve lengthy or tricky operations with ease.
According to the study, more than 500,000 doctors have played the Level Ex game, including one in three surgeons in the US. EmedEvent, we have compiled a list of the best medically centered games to help you. The company's games are available for free on the App Store and Google Play and include games such as Cardboard Surgery, Game of Thrones, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Super Mario Bros. 2, World of Warcraft, Mario Kart 8, Minecraft, Donkey Kong Country and more.
Doctors play the Level Ex game to earn CME (Continuous Medical Education) points required to keep their medical license active. While the ability to fulfill Cme credits in a competitive and challenging leisure video game is a boon, it also attracts doctors from all walks of life, not just doctors.
How can a game on a tablet simulate a delicate operation in real life? He says: "F-fellows who are not normally allowed to operate on real patients are given a high-fidelity simulation that gives them a different experience to what they would experience in real life.
Doctors can even obtain a CME (Continuing Medical Education) credit, which is usually given for attending conferences, reading long manuals, and answering multiple-choice questions. By downloading an app to an Apple or Android smartphone or tablet, doctors and students can practice their craft by playing a hyper-realistic surgical video game that simulates real-life surgical procedures, such as surgery on the patient. It could also help junior doctors who want to keep going, Glassenberg says, and even help children get interested in medicine.
According to the company, one in three US surgeons uses the app, and 400,000 doctors and healthcare professionals practice the procedure. The scenarios doctors face and the choices they have to make, the tools and methods they use, are lifelike.
For example, making decisions about the size of the balloon A doctor should repair an artery is the kind of experience typically gained in surgical practice, not in a textbook. Eventually, Level - Ex hopes to reach the point where doctors will be able to practice a patient - a particular procedure - with the same tools they will use to operate in the first place. Early research has promised the ability to improve doctors "performance, but Shah says more studies are needed to definitively assess whether video games actually contribute to their performance.
Players also have to deal with multiple patients and are designed to mimic real-life scenarios. Players are subjected to Dr. Sicko's comments and points, which are added or subtracted based on his decisions.
SICKO aims to help surgeons and surgical trainees make clinical decisions in a risk-free environment. Players get to know the human body by learning how to diagnose patients correctly by taking courses within the virtual walls of the medical school. The game will elevate players to various ranks, including medical student, and eventually they will become an assistant physician.