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TTMEC 2023
James and Mel will be at the Trans-Tasman Midwifery Education Consortium Conference 2023. Find our booth, come say hi and try out our childbirth simulation.
ASMIRT Conference 2023
James will be at this year's Australasia's leading conference for radiographers, radiation therapists and the wider medical radiation sciences community.
3D VR-based learning improves radiography student performance
"VR learning had a positive impact on the performance of first-year students in several aspects of their clinical assessment, in particular patient positioning, exposure parameter selection, and image appraisal skills," O'Connor and Rainford from University College Dublin has found.
VR Technology; An Adaptive Solution to Accessible Healthcare Education
“Education is where we will narrow the gap between rich and poor.” This statement from James Hayes, CEO and founder of Virtual Medical Coaching, explains how a clinical radiologist/educator adopted innovations in virtual technology to achieve safer, more accessible medical training.
VR gives ‘X-ray vision’ to radiographers-in-training
Exposure to ionising radiation is a major health concern for many interventional radiologists. To help attain an understanding for radiation distribution in a clinical setting, experts tap into the potential of virtual reality (VR). At ECR 2022, Professor Louise Rainford talked about the benefits of diving into a digital operating theatre.
The NZ-made tech reshaping education around the world
Education is experiencing a technological revolution at the moment – and New Zealand companies are at the forefront. Virtual Medical Coaching, for example, provides VR simulations for learning complex or dangerous tasks in radiography and childbirth without the risk of harming patients.
XR Workshop 2023
This is a unique opportunity to learn how to develop XR applications from world leading experts in the field. James participated in the Industry Panel on the last day of the workshop as part of the XR Public Open House.
6th Annual VR Day
In celebration of this year's Annual Virtual Reality Day, James invited local speakers from varying industries to share how they're leveraging AR & VR technology to showcase to the world.
POWER UP
Chanya shares her journey in tech and gave other women insights to getting started. PowerUP sessions are designed to create a safe space for women to learn more about entering the tech ecosystem.
NZIEC
James shares his journey from a medical imaging lecturer to the founder of Virtual Medical Coaching at the New Zealand International Education Conference (NZIEC).
Radiopaedia 2022
James joins a panel with Frank Gaillard and Dimitri Amiras discussing how virtual reality is changing radiography education in Day 5: Professional Development and Innovation.
European Congress of Radiology 2022
We will be in the CUBE as part of the angiography demonstration at the Austria Center. Suitable for anyone who wants to learn about radiation protection using VR.
Healthtech Week
Our founder James discuss how we collaborated with Callaghan Innovation to develop our company and solutions.
Techweek Webinar
Our marketing lead Chanya hosts an event in collaboration with CanterburyTech to share insights with secondary school students interested in entering the tech industry.