Formavenir, C2CARE and AP-HP revolutionize caregiver training with virtual reality and are finalists for the Sante Expo 2020 Innovation Trophies

The union of 3 experts to give birth to Ré.V caregivers : modules of training by serious game type simulation using the immersive capacity of virtual reality to work on the soft skills of caregivers in treating pain or managing the aggressiveness of their patients.

“Caregivers Ré.V” begins with the will of the DMU Neurosciences of Kremlin Bicêtre to work on the attractiveness of their services, in particular by offering more attractive, more relevant training, building their own professional healthcare identity allowing them to retain the loyalty of their professionals. And his meeting with:

• Educational expertise from a historic health training organization which supports the needs of healthcare organizations by utilizing all existing training palettes,
• The know-how of a start-up in the use of virtual reality in health and particularly in exposure to stressful and anxiety-provoking situations.

From this meeting, 3 innovations were born:

• The use of virtual reality in a new way in training: beyond good gestures and good practices, immersion in a stressful work environment allows you to work on the management of emotions and stress, while integrating good healthcare practices. These modules have been designed to be used in training sessions supervised by a trainer.
• Living lab type partnership between the first CHU from France, a historic organization in the sector and a start-up having introduced virtual reality into healthcare;
• Based on the field and the needs of service executives for the training of their caregivers: the latter were mobilized in the identification of priorities, the choice of exposure and simulation situations and the writing of scenarios. Each educational scenario offers dialogues and gestures of your choice, which lead to an improvement or deterioration in care, taken up in a debriefing accompanied by a trainer.

These three innovations are being honored by Santexpo 2020 by naming “Soignants Ré.V” a finalist for their Innovation Trophy in the Human Resources category.

Soignant Ré.V revolutionizes the training of caregivers

Serious game type, virtual reality training modules immerse the learner in a room, in which a patient awaits treatment. The dialogue engaged in is multiple choice, each choice of response (or gesture) influences the patient's behavior, attitude and responses, and decides the rest of the treatment scenarios.

The heart of the innovation lies in using the immersive capacity of virtual reality to work on emotion management. In fact, the patient expresses his annoyance or pain more or less strongly. The learner must therefore make the right gestures and choose the right words in a stressful environment. This module allows them to learn to manage their own stress, recognize possible triggers of their own aggression and manage their emotions to adopt an appropriate posture for treatment.

A 3D scanner was used to scan a hospital room to create a highly realistic virtual environment. Actors played the different scenarios, making it possible to transcribe the tones, attitudes, behaviors and gestures of anxious, painful or aggressive patients.

In terms of educational design, it is the use of the health simulation method which guided the design and writing of educational scenarios and debriefings. According to the HAS recommendations, three principles framed this design:

• That of the reflexive and positive relationship with the error: the error in the secure framework of the simulation makes it possible to fuel a debriefing;
• Reiteration and training to anchor know-how and develop “soft skills” necessary for the peaceful exercise of nursing functions in the changing environments that are healthcare establishments;
• By guaranteeing the principle of “never the first time on the patient”.

About DMU Neurosciences: https://www.aphp.fr/service/service-01-010

The union of 3 experts to give birth to Caregivers Ré.V: serious game-type simulation training modules using the immersive capacity of virtual reality to work on the soft skills of caregivers in the management of pain or the management of the aggressiveness of their patients.

Since 1980, FORMAVENIR PERFORMANCES has supported more than 22,000 professionals in the health, social and medico-social sectors each year in improving their practices and increasing their skills as part of continuing professional training.

Established nationally and in the heart of the territories, Formavenir puts its solid experience in health, its network of more than 1,200 field trainers and its expertise in educational engineering at the service of healthcare professionals.

In 2017, Formavenir founded the Avenir Santé Formation Group through a merger with other training organizations in the sector to accelerate its training innovation initiatives.

C2Care, it is above all the story of a strong friendship between its two co-founders, Romain Streichemberger and Pierre Gadea. The compelling need to be useful, coupled with meeting a doctor specializing in the treatment of phobias via virtual reality, encourages them to use their know-how to improve existing devices and contribute to treating people.

Around this idea was born the deployment of an expert team made up of academics and health professionals to build the most complete virtual reality exposure therapy solution on the market.

Convinced that everyone's well-being depends above all on easy access to quality care, they are keen to develop solutions that facilitate this access and improve the care of each patient.

Would you like to come and test these new innovations? Meet our teams? We look forward to meeting you at the Santexpo Show, Hall1 stand T52, which will be held in Paris on October 7, 8 and 9 at Porte de Versailles.