Teaching Hand Hygiene Using Virtual Reality

Hand hygiene is one of the key measures to prevent hospital-acquired infections and thus ensure quality in healthcare organisations. Healthcare worker education and continuous training are therefore essential, and newer methods such as virtual reality, which allows a realistic experience using a heads-up display, are available. The InTECHiE project used a 360-degree camera to record the process of handwashing and hand disinfection in a hospital room environment, based on a prepared scenario, following the World Health Organisation's Five Moments for Hand Hygiene. The footage was processed using Insta360 Studio and Adobe Premiere Pro, and the Unity software platform was used to include interactions that allowed users to check their knowledge on the fly. This way, we are able to integrate modern technologies into education, while also providing relevant learning content through the use of virtual reality.