Chase Farm Hospital Pilots Smart Glasses for Surgical Teaching

Quotes

““I think there are so many advantages to teaching surgery in this way. If a student is present in the operating theatre next to me, it is very difficult for them to really see what I can see. Using the smart glasses gives them exactly the same visuals that I have – and many more students can take part rather than just having one or two in the operating theatre with me. “They can ask questions and I can answer them – on this occasion we did it via a moderator who put the questions to me at an appropriate moment. “I think it’s the future for teaching medical students. It really lends itself to the next generation training of many procedures. There is nothing stopping you from teaching this to students across the world. The team at the Royal Free London and I would really like to build up a database of educational films so that students can view the procedures at any time.””

“Because of Teams, we have a secure way of streaming the footage and allowing the students to view it and ask questions”

““There is often more than one surgeon and you can’t get close enough to see clearly what is happening. “With the smart glasses, you can see the surgery much more clearly, and Mr Subramanian was brilliant at explaining what was happening. Although there were some problems with the live stream being over exposed at times, I think with time these things will be ironed out and it will be a really useful way of teaching students.””

“It lends itself to lots of other procedures so it’s something that other specialties should consider – anything that involves open surgery, would work well.”