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During my residency, I assisted a surgeon in performing a femoral nailing procedure. The surgeon handled the critical steps requiring judgment and precision, such as managing the reduction, identifying the correct start point for the guidewire, and inserting it.

When I finished my orthopedic residency, I thought I was ready. I had awards, published a few papers, passed my exams and had a logbook full of cases I had ?done?. I realized that there were many procedures I only partially performed or realized I did many of the non-critical steps of the case.  But when I stepped into the OR on my own, it hit me like a tonne of bricks.

Vancouver, BC ? December 2, 2024 ? PrecisionOS® today announces the launch of BodyWorks? Anatomy Studio, an innovative virtual reality app now available on the Meta Quest Store. BodyWorks empowers users?both medical and non-medical professionals?to create, teach, and share anatomy like never before.

The Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Society (CSES) is excited to announce a partnership with PrecisionOS to launch a pre-course curriculum utilizing immersive virtual reality (VR) for all annual meeting registrants. This specialized curriculum, collaboratively developed by CSES and PrecisionOS, will be available to residency programs using the PrecisionOS platform, enabling senior trainees to prepare with immersive VR training before attending the conference.

Vancouver, BC ? December 2, 2024 ? PrecisionOS® today announces the launch of BodyWorks? Anatomy Studio, an innovative virtual reality app now available on the Meta Quest Store. BodyWorks empowers users?both medical and non-medical professionals?to create, teach, and share anatomy like never before.

PrecisionOS©, the leader in immersive virtual reality (iVR) training for healthcare professionals, and The Maine Orthopaedic Review are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to elevate orthopaedic residency education by integrating the PrecisionOS leading-edge VR technology into a specialized training curriculum to be used in preparation for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Part 1 Exam. 

PrecisionOS, is now working to integrate their training curriculum into more than 50% of Canada?s orthopedic residency programs.

PrecisionOS entrevistó a la Dra. Ruth Delaney, cirujana ortopédica en Dublín, sobre su carrera, sus pensamientos sobre la capacitación quirúrgica en realidad virtual, consejos para aspirantes a cirujanos y más. Te invitamos a leer la entrevista completa.