Taking a Tour of Karuna (by Carolina Keats, Project coordinator for Karuna)

In Pali, an early Indo-Aryan language of India, Karuṇā embodies the desire to remove harm and suffering, and is paired with mettā, the desire to bring about the well-being and happiness of others.

Join others to learn more about this brand new sim, devoted to
HIV/AIDS awareness and support, funded by the National Library of
Medicine through the Alliance Library System. If these scheduled
tours don't fit your own needs, please contact Carolina Keats or
Jenaia Morane, and we'll be glad to work with you.


Taking a Tour of Karuna from Lapsus_Weinstein on Vimeo.

DAYS and TIMES
Wednesdays, 11 a.m. SLT
Saturdays, 11 a.m. SLT

For further information about this project, funded by the National
Library of Medicine, please visit http://www.karunasl.info

Carolina Keats, Project coordinator for Karuna
also known as
Carol Perryman MSLIS
TRLN Doctoral... Visualizza altro Fellow
School of Information & Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research page: cperryman.com
Blog: http://evidence-based-librarian.blogspot.com/

Disabilities AND virtual reality OR second life: Searching at NBCI website

Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease. More about NCBI…

disabilities AND virtual reality OR second life

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov…

Bibliography by SLHealthy

SLHealthy Bibliography

Bibliography

Watson, Alice J.,Grant, Richard W.,Bello, Heather, Hoch, Daniel B.
Brave New Worlds : How Virtual Environments Can Augment Traditional Care in the Management of Diabetes.
Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. v.2:no.4 (2008:July), pp. 697-702.

http://slhealthy.wetpaint.com/page/Bibliography?t=anonCitations from PubMed

1:	Boulos MN, Burden D.
	Web GIS in practice V: 3-D interactive and real-time mapping in Second Life. Int J Health Geogr. 2007 Nov 27;6:51. PMID: 18042275 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

2:	Boulos MN, Hetherington L, Wheeler S.
	Second Life: an overview of the potential of 3-D virtual worlds in medical and health education. Health Info Libr J. 2007 Dec;24(4):233-45. PMID: 18005298 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

3:	Bainbridge WS.
	The scientific research potential of virtual worlds. Science. 2007 Jul 27;317(5837):472-6. PMID: 17656715 [PubMed]

4:	Yellowlees PM, Cook JN.
	Education about hallucinations using an internet virtual reality system: a qualitative survey. Acad Psychiatry. 2006 Nov-Dec;30(6):534-9. PMID: 17139026 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Citations from Gale’s Health and Wellness Resource Center

1. Skiba, DJ
Nursing Education 2.0: second life.
Nursing Education Perspectives 2007 May-Jun;28(3):156-8.

Newspaper articles

Parsons, Cherilyn

Second Life offers healing, therapeutic options for users

Special to the ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, July 13, 2008. page F-1.also online at :
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/11/LVL211GP5C.DTL

Parsons, Cherilyn
Finding health information, community online.
San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, July 13, 2008. page F-6.
also online at :
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/13/LV7M11LR3U.DTL&type= health

Chang, Alvin
Virtual world provides learning ground for KU med students

The Kansas City Star,Monday, July 14, 2008 10:15 PM : online at:

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/705210.html
The KUMC (the University of Kansas Medical Center/School of Medicine) is using Second Life in medical education.
Click on the URL for the article, then click on the education video link (underlined in red).
You will see a brief video of how they’re using SL to teach anesthesiology and Physical Therapy students.

How to engage the students in learning, with the web 2.0 tools and in Second Life, by John Miller

Creating Engaging and Interactive Online Nursing, Medical, and other Courses

http://jsvavoom.blogspot.com/2008/11/creating-online-nursing-medical-and.html

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For my college courses, I use Articulate Presenter, Crossword Compiler, and Jeopardy to engage the students in learning with games, as well as to provide slides with audio. The web 2.0 tools besides a learning management system (Blackboard, Angel) include Google Calendar, Docs, Talk, Sites, Video Chat, Blogger, del.icio.us, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Skype, ooVoo, Camtasia and others.

The virtual world of Second Life is extensively used for constructivism activities using Archipelis and tools in world. Community in the online world is encouraged with avatar creation, in world classes, and field trips to events in Second Life. Animations are imported into Second Life with Poser, sounds with Audacity, and images with Gimp or Photoshop. Students interact with virtual patients, making critical decisions for assessment, communication and treatment. Support groups in Second Life are numerous and interaction with them is critical for understanding the complexities for those accessing the medical system with major and long term health issues. Virtual Ability and SL Healthy have more information about these activities.

My teaching career has spanned 27 years in nursing, with more than eight years teaching online. For five years I was the faculty trainer for all disciplines in online teaching at a college.

If you need assistance in creating interactive and engaging online courses for nursing, other medical areas, or other disciplines, contact me at http://muvers.org.

Posted by John Miller at 8:25 AM

Faster Cures, a self-described action tank, focused on changing the culture of medical research

Faster Cures - Changing the Culture of Research

Faster Cures is a self-described action tank, focused on changing the culture of medical research. They recently entered Second Life, planning to use its potential to the fullest. Draxtor Despres found out what the future holds for patient-doctor relationships and so much more….

-Pathfinder

John Lester
Boston Operations Director
Education and Healthcare Development
Second Life Name: Pathfinder Linden
http://pathfinderlinden.com
http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/education

Il Centro Mimir in Second Life. Arte, Memoria, Psicologia, Comunicazione

Vedi alla voce Mimir di Second Life Search

Mimir Spring La Fonte della Memoria

Centro Mimir Arte Psicoanalisi Salute Comunicazione Auto Aiuto Medicina Psicologia
Neuroscienze Psichiatria Corsi Online Art Psychoanalysis Cognitive Science …

Caffe Freud

Group: Caffe Freud. (125 members). Charter: Psicoanalisi, psychanalyse,
psychoanalysis. A Group for discussions of all aspects of the ..

Centro Mimir

Group: Centro Mimir. (20 members). Charter: Supporto in Second Life in campo
psicologico e medico. Torre di Non Controllo Underfoot (240,75,1500). …

Lapsus Weinstein

… Psicoanalisi Salute Comunicazione Meditazione Auto Aiuto Buddhismo Free Tibet Libero
Zen Garden Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo Dalai Lama Om Mani Padme Hum Centro Mimir; …

Artisti della Memoria. Fotografie Sculture Creazioni

… Foto Lavori in corso Galleria Esposizione Pictures Photos Sculptures Machinima Gallery
Galleries Expositions Works in Progress Centro Mimir Brescia Papper Papp …

Torre di Non Controllo

… Psicoanalisi Salute Comunicazione Meditazione Auto Aiuto Buddhismo Free Tibet Libero
Zen Garden Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo Dalai Lama Om Mani Padme Hum Centro Mimir. …

Caffe’ Freud. Il Nido del Cuculo

Centro Mimir and Caffe Freud Meeting Point Art Psychoanalysis Health Communication
Self Help Psychanalyse Arte Psicoanalisi Salute Comunicazione Auto Aiuto …

Brescia Piazza Loggia. Photo Studio

… Tradizioni Lavoro Miniere Fotografia Migrazioni Popoli Italia Art Culture History
Mythology Mines Work Photography Migrations People Traditions Italy Mimir. …

Artisti della Memoria. Sandbox

… Autoreturn after 12 Hours Keep attention to malicious gifts. Scripts disabled. Centro
Mimir. … Scripts disabled. Centro Mimir. Owner: Lapsus Weinstein. Teleport …

Artisti della Memoria. Sandbox

Artisti della Memoria

… Works in Progress. In collaborazione con Centro Mimir, Brescia; Papper Papp,
Firenze-Roma; torno Kohime, Como Seoraksan 109, 15, 70. …

Open Grid Public Beta/Public Regions - Second Life Wiki

… Experimental Sandbox on Physical and Mental Health; GRID MIMIR OPENSIM FOR HEALTH:
-loginuri http://grid.centromimir.it:8002 -loginpage http://grid.centromimir.it …

Open Grid Public Beta/Map Locations - Second Life Wiki

… Experimental Sandbox on Physical and Mental Health; GRID MIMIR FOR HEALTH: -loginuri
http://grid.centromimir.it:8002 -loginpage http://grid.centromimir.it; …

Seoraksan Region

… Fotografie Sculture Creazioni Artisti della Memoria. Fotografie Sculture Creazioni;
Mimir Spring La Fonte della Memoria Mimir Spring La Fonte della Memoria; …

Low Dose Naltrexone: YouTube Playlist

Novembre 19th, 2008

Playlist: Low Dose Naltrexone

• lowdosenaltrexone Low Dose Naltrexone
  
  The Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) group is an announcement and discussion group for those interested in LDN, and who wish to be notified about updates to the Low Dose Naltrexone website (www.lowdosenaltrexone.org).

AMIA Panel Discussion on Virtual Worlds

AMIA Panel Discussion on Virtual Worlds Takes Place in RL and SL

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-149486

On Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 a panel session of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) was held simultaneously in rl and sl. The title of the session was “A Virtual World as a Healthcare Information Platform” and the participants included moderator DanielS Cisco Systems (rl Danny Sands from Cisco Systems), Pathfinder Linden (rl John Lester, Linden Lab), Cooksbranch Chowderhead (rl Daniel Hoch, Massachussetts General Hospital), Deep Semaphore (rl Rameshsharma Ramloll, Idaho State University), Lancelot Spitteler (rl James Kinross, Imperial College London) and Davee Commerce ( rl David Taylor, Imperial College London).
DanielS Cisco Systems began the session by introducing the panel members and giving an overview of the potential ways that Second Life can be used by those in the business, healthcare and social science fields. Cisco sponsored this panel discussion; the first of its kind (discussing virtual worlds in rl and sl simultaneously) at AMIA. Previously, Cisco was involved in another sl/rl presentation, this time at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meetings of February, 2008, when the Virtual Palomar Hospital sim was introduced. (see http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-55637
Pathfinder Linden was the first panel member to speak. He is Linden Lab’s Boston Operations Director, having joined Linden Lab in 2005, bringing experience in online community building, healthcare and education to his position. He described virtual worlds and explained that the great challenge is to help people discover the potential uses of this new technology, especially in the areas mentioned.
Cooksbranch Chowderhead (rl Daniel Hoch) was the next to make a presentation. Hoch is a neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital who has been working on a study in which Second Life is used as an alternate way to provide healthcare delivery. A technique already taught in rl was chosen for the study, the Relaxation Response, a stress reduction therapy first described by Dr. Herbert Benson and designed by the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine. The teaching of the Relaxation Response was adapted for Second Life and three groups of participants followed the eight week course. Two of the groups have recently completed the program and the results are being evaluated.
Following Cooksbranch Chowderhead , Deep Semaphore (rl Rameshsharma Ramloll of Idaho State University) showed a video of a simulation for emergency training (the title is “Exploring Emergency Preparedness Training in a Virtual Environment: Highlights from a Pandemic Influenza Triage Exercise”) that was done in Second Life. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1doVBFl9fs, also see http://play2train.org) The immersive quality of Second Life lends itself to doing this kind of work. As well the organization of these kinds of exercises, which involve large numbers of people working in different disciplines, can be easier than in rl.
The final speaker was Lancelot Spitteler (rl James Kinross) from Imperial College London. Imperial College London, along with the National Physical Laboratory, have created a virtual hospital in Second Life (the Second Health Hospital) in accordance with “Healthcare for London: A Framework for Action”. This hospital allows people to experience the recommendations set forth in “Healthcare for London: A Framework for Action” in a tangible way. Visitors also have the opportunity to leave comments that could be utilized in the creation of rl healthcare services in London. Imperial College London also has a training hospital in Second Life where students can learn to examine patients in a respiratory care unit.
James Kinross spoke about how Second Life can and has been used so far. He talked about both the illusion of interaction that can be felt in Second Life and that these interactions can be captured and analyzed. Kinross’s avatar Lancelot Spitteler actually got up out of his seat on the panel and entered into the audience area, greeting avatars who were seated there and hopefully demonstrating to the session participants in rl just how real the feeling in sl can be. Convincing people who have not been in Second Life of the intensity and reality of the experience is probably one of the most difficult things to do.
Finally Davee Commerce, also of Imperial College Hospital, took the audience on a tour of an operating room which had been set up to help students learn procedures, such as scrubbing up. It was an interesting experience because many of the objects in the room were set up to warn you if you were doing something wrong. For instance, I bumped into an object in the room, a cart, I think, and was told by the object that I had done so.
This AMIA panel discussion illustrated many different aspects of the use of Second Life. The actual presentation itself was made available to those who could not attend the meeting in person. Many different healthcare related uses were also demonstrated: teaching patients who might not be able to get to the hospital easily (demonstrated by the teaching of the Relaxation Response), training of large numbers of healthcare professionals and emergency responders to react to emergency situations ( the video shown by Ramesh Ramloll on the emergency response to the flu epidemic), the ability to help form healthcare policy (Second Health Hospital) and training of medical students (Imperial College London). The use of virtual worlds such as Second Life can help save healthcare systems time and money, something of great importance in this period of increasingly costly healthcare. for a description of a visit to the virtual hospital)
Imperial College London (149, 85, 26)
Second Health Hospital, Polyclinic (126, 219, 24)

Teleconference: Linden Lab®, creator of the virtual world Second Life®, today announced that Rivers Run Red’s Immersive Workspaces 2.0

Linden Lab and Rivers Run Red Partner to Boost Virtual Collaboration and Productivity

http://riversrunred.com/

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Immersive Workspaces™ 2.0 now available on the Second Life Grid™

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – October 20, 2008 – Linden Lab®, creator of the virtual world Second Life®, today announced that Rivers Run Red’s Immersive Workspaces 2.0, a comprehensive virtual world collaboration solution, is now available on the Second Life Grid. The companies also announced a strategic partnership to sell and market each other’s products, either individually or jointly, and to explore developing and deploying additional offerings for Linden Lab’s growing base of enterprise customers.

With enterprise use of the Second Life Grid on the rise, organizations are investing more in their virtual environments and moving mission critical aspects of their businesses into the virtual world such as distance learning, product prototyping and collaboration. This migration has created demand for a solution that enables organizations to quickly implement, configure and populate a virtual world environment suitable for their needs. Immersive Workspaces meets these needs by pre-configuring workspace options and wrapping the Second Life Grid solution in a web-based framework rich with familiar tools and interfaces.

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Immersive Workspaces helps solve productivity, compliance, and training challenges for today’s healthcare and life sciences organizations.

Through the use of virtual, collaboration technologies, the industry can drastically improve the quality of patient outreach and support by providing the ultimate in collaboration and knowledge transfer across global teams and colleagues.

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For more information about Immersive Workspaces on the Second Life Grid please visit http://www.immersivespaces.com, http://www.secondlifegrid.net or contact business@lindenlab.com.

Caffe Freud in Second Life moved at Torre di Non Controllo di Underfoot in Second Life

Il Centro Mimir in Second Life si sposta alla Torre di Non Controllo di Underfoot (240, 75, 1500)

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Caffe Freud in Second Life moved at Torre di Non Controllo di Underfoot (240, 75, 1500)

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