The work behind an interdisciplinary team: Creating a postpartum hemorrhage virtual reality training platform

Abstract

Background

This article examines an interdisciplinary team's collaboration experience in the development of a virtual reality (VR) training platform for postpartum hemorrhage management. The project started during the COVID-19 pandemic to support remote training in nursing.

Methods & Processes

Comprised of multidisciplinary specialists, the team collaborated through virtual meetings and digital tools such as an online whiteboard. The project went through three processes: (a) initial process, in which the team established the mutual goal, determined the targeted training, understood the subject matter, and created the framework; (b) VR development process, in which members contributed their expertise to map the task flow, create 3D objects, and develop the VR prototype; and (c) evaluation process, in which tests were performed among team members, subject matter experts, and undergraduate nursing students, to gain insights and fix problems.

Conclusion

Lessons learned from this interdisciplinary collaboration include the accommodation of different objectives, workload expectations and distribution, changes of team members, and evaluation implementation.