The Virtual Reality scenarios allow the clinician to manage diabetes related emergencies in a safe learning environment against the clock. They enhance their knowledge of management of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and their complications.
Initial impact has been overwhelmingly positive with all trainees finding the sessions useful to their learning and increasing confidence in managing Diabetes emergencies as well as time management and prioritisation.
A link to introducing the software is here: https://www2.oms-app.com/pages/getting_started
The findings of this short study will be presented at the ASPiH Conference in Belfast in November 2019. Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare https://aspih.org.uk/