Designing a Conceptual Virtual Medical Research Initiative in the Virtual Reality Environment

Designing a Conceptual Virtual Medical Research Initiative in the Virtual Reality Environment

N. Raghavendra Rao
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8790-4.ch006
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Abstract

Many technologies tend to be applicable only in a specific industry or defined area of operation in business. The case of information and communication technology is different. The potential of information and communication technology in any sphere of activity in any discipline is more useful. Information and communication technology is a driving force in providing a good scope in making use of the various concepts in this discipline for designing models as per the requirements of a particular application. The concepts of cloud computing and virtual reality have proved to be significant particularly in the healthcare sector. This chapter gives an overview of the above concepts and related technology. Further, this chapter explains the case illustrations by adopting the above concepts for designing a virtual medical research initiative in the virtual reality environment.
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Background

For years research in medicine was related closely to natural sciences. This research was mainly related to developing new drugs. Rapid advancements in telecommunication technology enabled the healthcare sector to develop Telemedicine for the benefit of patients across the globe. It will be interesting to recall the approach followed by Middlesex University in the UK when telecommunication was becoming popular. Middle Sex University has created a central disease management system. Asthma patients and those with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease would use a portable monitoring device to record their breathing patterns up to four times a day in the comfort of their homes. The data was sent via modem and telephone lines to the central disease management system. It was processed and results were sent to the patient’s doctor using the cable and wireless secure internet way. This system would record the date and time, temperature, and humidity measures critical for analysing the health of asthma patients surrounding such as air pollution and quality of the air. This information would assist in providing the correct treatment and diagnosis for individual patients. The patients’ symptoms and use of medication as well as their lung functions data were recorded in the central disease management. This disease management system would contain two parts of data in respect of asthma patients. One part of data would be in respect of patient’s data about date and time, temperature, and humidity measurements. The second part of the data would relate to environmental conditions, air pollution, and quality. This approach facilitated the doctors to treat their patients (Sharon Wulfovich, 2019 & Krishna Kumar L Jimmy Joy, 2013).

Need for Knowledge-Based System

Integrating the knowledge and experience of the medical experts is very important for the benefit of patients. Collective intelligence is required to address the healthcare issues and requirements of the patients. Some of the concepts in information and communication technology will facilitate a proactive approach in healthcare systems. Great accomplishments are most likely to occur in the collaboration environment. There are two types of approaches prevalent in the health sector. They are the “Conservative Approach” and “Adaptive Change Approach”. The first approach can be said to follow a beaten path and there will be no deviation in thinking. The elements in the second approach are reasoning, knowledge-based understanding and enlightened creative wisdom blended with professional values (Christensen C M, Grossman J H & Hwang J, 2008).

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