Dialogue with families is an essential element in directing care and services toward the real needs of patients. In order to encourage patients and their families to become more engaged in their care experience, several MUSCO projects aim to equip them with the tools they need in order to learn about the healthcare system and its stakeholders. In addition, when they wish, families can play an active role in their own care journey through specific projects led by the Initiative. The goal of this is to ensure that families have an integrative experience that provides them with tangible opportunities and the empowerment they need to get involved if they so choose.
Immersive Environment
Project leaders
The project
Create a multimodal, playful and immersive environment to enhance the patient experience at the AGIS! orthopedic clinic
MUSCO Strategic Goal
Offer patients the opportunity to better prepare for the approach of surgery
Project Objectives
Progress Report
Providing optimal conditions for patient welcome
A collaborative venture is born!
The idea of this project is to create a welcoming, immersive multimodal environment at the AGIS! orthopedic clinic to help patients and their families mentally prepare for surgery. Within this environment, patients will be able to use immersive technology to visualize themselves in different sites and situations throughout the care journey (e.g., waiting, surgery, hospitalization).
A range of equipment and materials have been purchased to set up the multimodal environment: 360 video cameras, virtual reality headsets and 360 audio capture equipment. Since March 2024, several tests have been carried out with patients and children outside the clinical process.
What’s next?
During the second phase of the project, additional equipment with more advanced technologies will be acquired, to provide even higher-quality images. In addition, a second version of the technology has been developed with narration for teenagers and adults.
The project has even been targeted for inclusion in a research project with Professor Sylvie Lemay’s team, which will enable more data to be collected and facilitate the adoption of the technology in clinical settings.