Wearable technology: using Google Glass as a teaching tool

Knight, Hui Min; Gajendragadkar, Parag R; Bokhari, Awais

doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-208768

Cited by 49 publications

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“…Fifteen of the 34 articles (44%) featuring the use of Google Glass were primary research articles;2 5 8 10 11 15 16 19 21 26 28 31 32 35 36 of these, 12 described either exploratory studies or ‘proof-of-concept’ case studies in clinical settings. In general, all of these studies concluded that Google Glass has the potential to enhance various aspects of surgery, but the majority highlighted functional limitations (eg, limited battery life, insufficient resolution and rudimentary voice control), usability issues (eg, incompatibility with surgical loupes, mismatch between the user's natural line of sight and the position of the display) and privacy concerns as significant barriers to practical clinical implementation.…”

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Wearable technology in the operating room: a systematic review

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Wearable technology is an emerging manifestation of consumer electronics that has the potential to revolutionise healthcare. The novel hands-free design and clinically relevant functionalities of various wearable devices hold significant promise for surgery, but the breadth and quality of evidence supporting clinical implementation in the operating room remains unclear. The objective of this article is to provide an objective overview of the available literature regarding the use of wearable technology in surgery, both in clinical and simulated experimental settings. A systematic review examining the use of wearable technology in surgery was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines using the MEDLINE and Web of Science databases from inception through 15 January 2016. Three authors independently screened the titles and abstracts of the retrieved articles and those that satisfied the defined inclusion criteria were selected for a full-text review. A total of 87 publications were included in this review. These articles predominantly described the use of Google Glass, GoPro or customised head-mounted displays (HMDs) in a wide range of intraoperative clinical settings. The included articles were categorised based on the highlighted areas of clinical impact, with the majority (56) discussing various applications for enhancing intraoperative safety and efficiency. Almost all articles cited technological limitations and privacy concerns as serious barriers to the implementation of wearable technology in the operating room. Evidence in the available literature regarding the use of wearable technology in the operating room shows promise, but high-quality clinical trials are needed to fully understand their clinical impact. Further, it will be essential to address existing technological limitations, develop healthcare-specific applications, and integrate privacy-protecting safeguards before it may be feasible for wearable devices to seamlessly integrate into the operative environment.

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“…Other applications include Glass being used for Disaster Telemedicine triage; however, no increase in triage accuracy was found [ 28 ]. Google Glass was used to play recorded video for mentoring purposes [ 29 ], and has also been used to address communication and education challenges in a telemedicine context [ 30 ]. Research has also explored pre-hospital care, in which Glass acted like a console for transferring patient data [ 31 ]; however, Glass could not show any advantage compared to mobile devices in this study.…”

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Augmented Reality as a Telemedicine Platform for Remote Procedural Training

Wang

Parsons

Stone-McLean

et al. 2017

Sensors

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Traditionally, rural areas in many countries are limited by a lack of access to health care due to the inherent challenges associated with recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals. Telemedicine, which uses communication technology to deliver medical services over distance, is an economical and potentially effective way to address this problem. In this research, we develop a new telepresence application using an Augmented Reality (AR) system. We explore the use of the Microsoft HoloLens to facilitate and enhance remote medical training. Intrinsic advantages of AR systems enable remote learners to perform complex medical procedures such as Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) without visual interference. This research uses the HoloLens to capture the first-person view of a simulated rural emergency room (ER) through mixed reality capture (MRC) and serves as a novel telemedicine platform with remote pointing capabilities. The mentor’s hand gestures are captured using a Leap Motion and virtually displayed in the AR space of the HoloLens. To explore the feasibility of the developed platform, twelve novice medical trainees were guided by a mentor through a simulated ultrasound exploration in a trauma scenario, as part of a pilot user study. The study explores the utility of the system from the trainees, mentor, and objective observers’ perspectives and compares the findings to that of a more traditional multi-camera telemedicine solution. The results obtained provide valuable insight and guidance for the development of an AR-supported telemedicine platform.

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“…The development of compact telementoring platforms, such as Google Glass™, provides students with tailored feedback and reduces procedural complication risk of teaching students, creating an ethical impetus for these high-fidelity technologies [9]. Telementoring technologies establish an active connection to the procedure, wherein a distant surgeon can guide a trainee as they learn a new procedure or encounter an unexpected emergency [6,[10][11][12].…”

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“…Telementoring may also benefit practicing physicians by providing a dynamic and effective method of teaching, even when trainers or trainees are at remote locations [9]. Medical education may be more effectively distributed to trainees while allowing attending surgeons to direct more of their time toward their practice [3,12,15].…”

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The Potential for Undue Patient Exposure during the Use of Telementoring Technology

Darrow

Spano

Grande

2020

Cureus

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Background Surgical telementoring holds great promise for safe and effective patient care and medical education, but recording and streaming audio and video introduces the potential for exposure of patient information. Physicians maintain an ethical responsibility to protect the privacy of patients, and privacy violations may carry significant legal liability. Despite the legal treatment of violations as discrete, methods for quantifying and characterizing the exposure of patient information during procedural recordings are lacking. This study is the first to quantify the potential risk for violation of privacy when using a wearable, telementoring technology capable of video and audio recording during surgical procedures in various locations including the operating room, interventional radiology suite, and the intensive care unit.

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Wearable technology: using Google Glass as a teaching tool

Cited by 49 publications

References 6 publications

Wearable technology in the operating room: a systematic review

Wearable technology in the operating room: a systematic review

Augmented Reality as a Telemedicine Platform for Remote Procedural Training

The Potential for Undue Patient Exposure during the Use of Telementoring Technology

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