Following the success of the School’s Virtual Hospital, a team* led by Dr Kitty CHAN, Principal Investigator & Associate Professor of Practice; and Prof. Justina LIU, Co-Investigator; which comprises multidisciplinary experts from the faulty, showcased their vCare Multiplayer Interprofessional Metaverse Game in the QS Reimagine Education Conference and they won the Bronze Award in the Nurturing Values and Ethics category.
This innovation stood out among the more than 1,650 submissions for the QS Reimagine Education Awards. Grounded in the Self-Determination Theory, the innovation is created to enable learners to immerse in the multiplayer scenarios within the metaverse to enhance their ethical decision-making, interprofessional collaboration, and patient management. Virtual Hospital [HK Short-term Patent:HK30083446] was awarded the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Regional Award in 2022.
*Team Members:
- School of Nursing: Prof. Patrick KOR, Associate Professor; Dr Katherine CHANG, Lecturer.
- Department of Health Technology and Informatics–Radiography: Dr Vincent LEUNG, Associate Professor of Practice; Mr Edward WONG, Associate Professor of Practice
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences - Physiotherapy: Mr Curtis WONG, Associate Professor of Practice.
