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Students entering Second Life as virtual paramedics can assess and treat patients by checking their pulse, dressing wounds and administering drugs. They can also access a toolkit, including all the equipment you would typically find in an ambulance, such as oxygen masks and an electrocardiogram (ECG)……
Source : SLHealth List
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The E-Health Insider reports that Diabetes UK has taken its Silent Assassin campaign into Second Life. Virtual posters have been put up around the 3D virtual world to inform residents about the campaign, which seeks to raise awareness of how diabetes can cause a range of other conditions that leading a healthier lifestyle can help to control…..
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The island was developed with a new resident orientation center, advanced tutorials, and training facilities for individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions. The entire island is accessibility-friendly for new and experienced residents and will provide ongoing classes for people who want to search for and evaluate health information.
source : SL Health List
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People who are obese in the real world will get the opportunity to participate in a research project conducted entirely in the virtual world to help their avatars - and hopefully their real-life selves - lose weight and get in better shape……
Source : SF Gate
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The Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London has developed a region in Second Life that aims to design game-based learning activities for delivery of virtual patients that can drive experiential, diagnostic, and role-play learning activities supporting patients’ diagnoses, investigations and treatment. Phase II of this project introduces a multi-patient approach. Five virtual patients suffering from different respiratory problems, such as: Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax and Pneumonia have been implemented. The same narrative and activity model is applied for all the patients. More demanded feedback and guidance for cyclical content have been introduced in this phase.
(Don’t forget to register at the Reception to be able to access the virtual hospital).
Source : Jiscmail
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Wellness Island hosts The Counseling Center and provides both counseling and consulting on RL/SL mental health issues…
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The GimpGirl Community is an online network for women with disabilities. The community holds weekly support meetings online….
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The project, entitled “Providing Consumer Health Outreach and Library Programs to Virtual World Residents in Second Life” provided outreach to virtual medical communities, health training and information for residents of Second Life, links to consumer health resources, one-on-one support to residents, and part-time staffing for HealthInfo Island…..
Souce : SLHealth
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The second in the series of three snapshots of UK Higher and Further Education activities in Second Life…..
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In another sign that Second Life is beginning to resemble the first, doctors are stepping into the virtual world to reach patients they might otherwise miss.. In the coming months, an instructor from Mass. General Hospital will lead 20 to 40 Second Life recruits through guided meditations designed to reduce their stress levels…..
Source : SLHealth
