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VReduMED

Project overview

Virtual Reality Education and Training Solutions for Medicine Sector

Medical interventions are increasingly digitalised but training of health care staff is still lagging behind. The VReduMED project helps to untap the potential of virtual and augmented reality for their education. The partnership develops a roadmap for virtual reality training products and services and will publish a handbook on the integration of virtual reality into health care education. They also set up three regional virtual reality labs to test different virtual reality use cases.

2,20m €

Project Budget

80%

of the Budget is funded by ERDF

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5

Countries

6

Regions

10

Partners

3

Pilots

Duration

Start date

End date

Project progress

76%

About the project

The VReduMED Team aims to improve the cooperation between healthcare education and medtech suppliers (particularly SMEs/start-ups), using Virtual Reality as key enabler to make care work more attractive and ensure high-quality care services in the future. The partners are focusing on enrich the education of care students and the upskilling of care practitioners, in addition to foster the uptake of MedTech assistance systems by the care sector, and trigger the co-creative development of demand-tailored MedTech solutions. The goal is to respond comprehensively the joint challenges in the Central European region.

Project partnership

Project partners

Česko (CZ)

Lead partner

South Bohemian Science and Technology Park, corp.

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Address
Lipová 1789/9
37005 České Budějovice
Country
Czechia (CZ)
Web
www.jvtp.cz

Project partner

Faculty of Education + Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Address
Jeronýmova 10
37115 České Budějovice
Country
Czechia (CZ)
Web
www.jcu.cz
Total partner budget
185,900 €
Cluster and Collaboration
Address
Hafenstraße 47-51
4020 Linz
Country
Austria (AT)
Web
www.biz-up.at
Total partner budget
267,100 €
Zentrum für Bildungsforschung OÖ
Address
Anastasius-Grün-Straße 22-24
4020 Linz
Country
Austria (AT)
Web
www.edugroup.at
Total partner budget
205,276 €
Faculty of Business Management
Address
Dolnozemská cesta 1/A
852 35 Bratislava
Country
Slovakia (SK)
Web
www.euba.sk
Total partner budget
220,900 €
Klinika pediatrickej urológie LFUK a NÚDCH
Address
Limbova 1
833 40 Bratislava
Country
Slovakia (SK)
Web
www.nudch.eu
Total partner budget
169,100 €
Address
Franz-Mayer-Straße 1
93053 Regensburg
Country
Germany (DE)
Web
www.sensorik-bayern.de
Total partner budget
242,600 €
Nursing Laboratory of the Regensburg Center of Health Sciences and Technology (RCHST)
Address
Am Biopark 9
93053 Regensburg
Country
Germany (DE)
Web
www.oth-regensburg.de
Total partner budget
242,631 €
Address
Móricz Zsigmond 14
8000 Székesfehérvár
Country
Hungary (HU)
Web
www.innoskart.digital/en
Total partner budget
213,060 €
VR Learning Center
Address
Egyetem tér 1.
9026 Győr
Country
Hungary (HU)
Web
www.sze.hu
Total partner budget
185,200 €

Roadmap

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The work has already started!

VReduMED Team

Attention healthcare and MedTech organisations, the VReduMED Team is here to support you in creating something amazing together!

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Discover one of Europe's most exciting project and be part of the VR experience!

The main task of the VReduMED partnership is the introduction of Virtual Reality as a people-centered MedTech innovation in the education for care professions.

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Members of the VReduMED consortium are working on the groundwork for the project activity.

VReduMED Mapping

The first phase of the VReduMED activities has not only built a tool to support the work that follows, but has also produced a useful map of relevant VR competences in healthcare for the general public.

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VR/AR technologies in action

Have you tried it? Our regional events not only showcase the technology and the potential of VR/AR solutions, but also give you the opportunity to try the experience.

5

Cross-Regional Survey on VR Technology in Daily Practices

After mapping the key stakeholders in the project regions, the VReduMED consortium would like to involve these actors in a transnational survey to gain more insight into the VR competences and awareness in the Central European region. If you want to share your VR experiences and join us in the roundtable discussions, you can find country-specific questionnaires here:

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Periodical magazine from our experts

VReduMED's consortium partners bring you the latest cross-sector VR/AR/MR topics, initiatives and solutions. Please welcome VReduMED Magazine and follow our website for more MedTech content:

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VReduMED Mid-term Event

The VReduMED Mid-term Event in Győr, Hungary, is a summer event not to be missed for those interested in healthcare VR solutions. Follow our presentations via YouTube live stream on 9 July 2024!

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Regional stakeholder involvement activities

Stakeholder involvement activities will be organized in each project region to inform regional target groups about ongoing developments and upcoming demonstration/pilot measures.

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Train the Trainer Workshops are already started

The aim of the Train-the-Trainer Program is to support trainers in the effective integration of the VR applications that will be developed during the project, in order to integrate into their current teaching environment and daily into their teaching practice with practical and interactive methods.

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Care Education Forum as exchange platform with nursing education

The requirements and experiences of nursing experts are incorporated into the project via the Care Education Forum.

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Pilot applications are almost fully developed

The VR apps being developed as pilot applications within VReduMED are currently in the finalization phase. The first tests will be possible from May, as this insight into the VR CPR APPLICATION shows.

News

Events

Pilot actions

Outputs

Mapping

First activity within the VReduMed project was devoted to mapping. The goal was to describe status quo about relevant competences of research institutions and in the company sector as well as the existing VR infrastructure in the project region.
Type of output: Strategies and action plans

Project videos

Project documents

VReduMED Care Education Forum Onepager

VReduMED Care Education Forum Care Education Forum presents a shared online space for care science lecturers, as well as teachers and trainers of upskilling programmes. The forum plays a major role in the development of ideas for practical VR-based tools for care education, in the co-creation of innovative VR-based solutions in cooperation with SMEs and in the assessment of the pilot actions.

VReduMED Good Practice Examples

VReduMED Good Practice Examples A catalogue of good practice examples as collected within the framework of the VReduMED project. The collection contains selected organizations from the healthcare and social care sector that have gained considerable experience in actively using virtual or augmented reality systems, and which are using them as part of their daily work procedures. The catalogue is not only one of the project deliverables but also serves as an invaluable source of information for further project implementation.

VReduMED Survey

VReduMED Survey Results The aim of VReduMED Survey was to prepare the ground for further project work by investigating the needs of the key target groups in all parts of project region and their expectations regarding VR applications in care education and in the practice of care professionals. For this purpose, the partnership conducted an initial transnational survey with key actors of care education, MedTech companies and SMEs interested in this sector as well as SMEs/start-ups with VR competence. The total number of respondents is 112, out of which 44 were from Austria, 38 from Germany, 12 from Slovakia, 11 from Czech Republic and 7 from Hungary.

VReduMED

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Project Contacts

Project Manager

Matouš Radimec
Phone: +420 773 270 790

Finance Manager

Miroslava Vlčková
Phone: +420 389 032 472

Communication Manager

Nóra Szirmai
Phone: +36202210345