IMSH - links to selected Health Sites in Second Life

[Wade Schuette]

 

                     

  

 

Simulation Using Virtual Reality: How Do I Do That?     

                                     IMSH January 2012

                   Jone Tiffany DNP, MA, RNC-OB  (Zelda Fromund)

  Wade Schuette BA, MBA, MPH  (Starlight Harbour)

Jane McKinley RN, ADN  (Tessa Finesmith)

 

 

 

Links to Health Sites in Second Life

 

 

Landmarks, SLURLS and Health sites in Second Life.

Second Life Landmarks-  by Zelda, Tessa and Starlight and special thanks to Sara Box (avatar name) for providing some of this information.

NOTE: This lists PUBLIC sites that cater to visitors. There are many more sites that are private that are not listed here.  (This list verified Jan 17, 2012)

• American Cancer Society – Provides education and resources. There are weekly meeting for caregiver and survivor support groups. Join walking in the Virtual Relay for Life.
• AMMC Hospital (under construction) Can/ will provide health information and opportunity for RL training in a virtual world. AMMC was founded by Dr Ann Buchanan, she developed AMMC, to test if virtual worlds could be used to educate medical students and nurses, but also to empower patients. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fashion%20Boulevard%20II/68/4...
• Autism Support for individuals, family and friends.
• Avian Influenza Project- Sponsored by Eden Extension Disaster Education Network. To educate the public about best practices to prevent the spread of the Avian Flu in poultry farms. (there is a poulty farm there.)  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Morrill3/57/238/24
• Baby Island… mostly silly but gives you a chance to see how they transferred what we know about pregnancy and baby care to this virtual world.
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  http://slurl.com/secondlife/CDC%20Island/70/34/24 (http://www.cdc.gov/about/stateofcdc/html/communityp2.htm)
• Center for Positive Mental Health is a place of support run by a psychologist for education and support offered for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other mental health concerns.  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kkotsam/168/180/68
• Centering Place – just a nice place to walk and unwind. Parks, trails., underwater scenes. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Centering%20Place/80/100/26
• Cystic Fibrosis University- Sponsored by the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Dedicated to the education of CF    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/BOOMER%20ISLAND/94/143/27
• D Virtual Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - South Kensington Campus (London) www.elearningimperial.com - [e-mail]
  • Dutch Red Cross Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Goede%20Doelen%20Plein/41/19/32 (see also: The Danish Red Cross Island)
  • Evergreen Island is owned by the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges of Washington State.  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Evergreen%20Island/128/128/2
  • Gene Pool - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/127/129/49 (info)
  • Gerontology Education Island- Sponsored by the University of Utah Gerontology Program. Gerontology Education Island is an immersive educational environment promoting active dialogue concerning aging, the elderly, seniors, health care, policy issues, caregivers, ...http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gerontology%20Education/124/1...
  • Health and Human Performance (University of Houson, “HHP at UH”http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/HHP%20at%20UH/107/30/23
  • Health EduIsland - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Health%20Eduisland/208/182/0
  • Healthinfo Island. This includes the Consumer Health Library, numerous health exhibits and sites for support groups. The ‘HealthInfo Island’ in ‘Second Life’ which is an initiative funded by US National Library of Medicine, apart from using direct one to one communication, also make use of a ‘intelligent chatbot’ called ‘healthy’ to provide the users with answers to certain questions when real life personal are not available in the site. Although these ‘chatbots’ are not able to interact as an ‘avatar’ representation of a real life person, it can guide a user and at times can provide relevant and accurate answers as well.  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/128/127/23
    • Heart Murmur Sim (medical assessment experiment, built 3/06) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/waterhead/124/56/32/
    • The Heron Sanctuary, a community of support for all disabled people - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%204/127/66/25%7C and Virtual Ability - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/71/124/26
    • Hopewell: Simulation of a small community; for various Health Science, IT, and other projects at_Shawnee_StateUniversity._Shawnee_StateUniversity_CyberCenter projects. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SSU%20W3/149/72/25
    • Imperial College (London) Virtual Hospital:College allows the users to interview patients which would be partly be automated and guided in order to arrive at an expected clinical decision. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Imperial%20College%20London/1...
    • Mayo Clinic,  Conference Center http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mayo%20Clinic/128/128/2

       http://blog.centerforinnovation.mayo.edu/2011/03/04/second-life-can  

• MD Kiosk Health Classes (some classes are free to sample) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/MD%20Kiosk/111/109/31
• Medical Examiners Office – Sponsored by Kansas City University. Through lectures and displays, forensic medicine is highlighted. Autopsy suite, photos, information (murder, suicide, poisoning, violence), teaching and learning opportunities. A project of the Kansas City University of Medicine. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whispering%20Angel%20Island/3...
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society in Second Life - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Illusion%20Factory%20West/213/78/31 (see also: MS Island VUmc, a Dutch island for MS patients run by Vrije University Medical Center, and Alzheimer Society of Ontario in Second Life)
  • NewWorld Clinician Education – Pier Campus. This site contains a virtual clinic/hospital simulation to assist students, teachers, medical students, and physicians in improving communication skills http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Erudio%20Consortio/189/72/25
  • NicoBloc is a Stop Smoking exhibit http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Blue%20Horizon/80/68/26
  • Nightingale Island – Is committed to provide innovative ways to educate students. Distance learning can be achieved using Virtual Worlds in the Education Center. Hospital is under construction, but will house full functioning simulation centers, support group area, ambulatory clinic with a diabetes area, a birthing center and education area when complete (Link to come).
  • Play2Train is a  simulation that incorporates one on one communication through the use of ‘second life’ audio features and it is able to mimic the way we communicate in an actual emergency situation.  http://play2train.us/wordpress/
  • Second Health Hospital of Imperial College, London. This is an experiment in communicating in complex healthcare messages.
  • Second Life HIV Prevention and Education Center provides information about woman’s health issues, STI’s that affect men and women, and risk reduction to prevent HIV. (This is a building, not an entire island.)  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madhupak/43/201/89
    • Sexual Health’ Public Education and Outreach SIM in Second Life (Boulos et al.) - http://healthcybermap.org/slsexualhealth/ (info/video, 'Broken Wing' Event--12 Sep 07 video, 'Sexual Purity' Seminar--1 May 08 video, 'Sex and Disability' Seminar--12 Jun 08 video, Overview Machinima--Jun 08 HD video)
    • SL National Health Service- Sponsored by Imperial College, UK  (rez at auditorium) http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/National%20Health%20Service/1...
    • Support for Healing Island
    • Teaching 10 Sim by Arizona State University. Provides a number of resources for students and educators. Learning Commons for Nurses is located here.
    • 3D tour of the testis - http://slurl.com/secondlife/OSU%20Medicine/74/90/301  
    • Tox Town at Virtual NLM – Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine. Offers information on environmental health.   http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtual%20NLM/131/151/25
    • Transgender Outreach Center- Provides education and support for individuals, family and friends. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hejira/139/73/21
    • T2 Virtual PTSD Experience- Sponsored by the National Center for Telehealth and Technology http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/T2%20PTSD%20Education/135/197/29
    • UWGB Nursing Complex,  University of Wisconsin Green Bay, GB,_UWGB, UW,_Nursing, Health, Medicine, Social Work, Poverty Simulation http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UWGB%20Nursing%20Complex/133/...
    • Virtual Hallucinations- Sponsored by UC Davis. Offers insight in the life of a schizophrenic. UC Davis' Virtual Hallucinations - http://slurl.com/secondlife/sedig/26/45/21/
    • Virtual Ability Island- Provides education and disability support to residents and the community. It was developed through a partnership between Alliance Library System and Virtual Ability, Inc.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/128/127/23

• Wellness Island (mental health) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Wellness%20Island/138/53/25 (info)

 

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