An immersive Virtual Reality training for infection prevention with visualized germ transmission.
ViRTUE - Experience hand hygiene
We make germs visible
ViRTUE is a virtual reality training application for hand hygiene. During the training, you perform various actions in a simulated patient round.
By activating the germ view mode, you can see in real time, or at the end of the patient round, if and where you have transferred germs through your actions.
The training is easy to understand. During the patient round in VR, the user acts in a realistic hospital environment and experiences the effects of their actions first hand.
Features
Learn hand hygiene in 20 minutes
ViRTUE makes germ transmissions visible and reproducible.
With our training, you will gain more confidence in hand hygiene in no time.
- Quick and fun learning experience
- Germs from various sources (environmental and patient germs)
- Visualisation of patient zones
- Real-Time feedback and analysis of work processes
- Customizable training scenarios
- Replay of the patient visit for error analysis
The virtual patient visit
ViRTUE hand hygiene training takes place in a virtual patient room. Here, you can make mistakes without risk and then analyse them.
Practise when it is necessary to disinfect your hands to prevent the transmission of germs. Your actions include greeting patients, taking their body temperature, auscultating the heart and recording the measured values. Observe in real time or check at the end of a round whether germs have been transmitted.
Visualisation of germs & patient zones
ViRTUE registers every contact with environmental and patient germs and simulates how they are distributed.
You can choose whether the germs and indication zones are visible or invisible.
Measurable results
Using the replay function, you can review your own patient visit afterward. This allows you to analyze critical moments in your workflow.
To maximize learning, a second person accompanies the user during the virtual visit. The second person sees on their screen what the user sees in VR, can control the training and interact with the user.
Continuous development by experts
ViRTUE is a product of the University Hospital Zurich. It is developed by Ateo in collaboration with the Department of Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention at the USZ.
PD Dr. med. Aline Wolfensberger
University Hospital Zurich
Attending Physician meV for Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology
PD Dr. med. Walter Zingg
University Hospital Zurich
Senior Attending Physician for Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology
Prof. Dr. Lauren Clack
University of Zurich
Professor of Implementation Science in Health Care
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Our offers
ViRTUE
Software license for 1 year
Run ViRTUE on a single machine
Includes all features
Receive updates
Works completely offline
Detailed online tutorials
Dedicated support
Supervised training*
Complete solution for 1 day of hand hygiene training in VR
- 8h training with ViRTUE
- 1 supervised VR station
*only in Switzerland
Hardware package
The package includes everything you need to run ViRTUE
- Gaming-grade Windows 11 laptop
- VR headset with controllers
- WiFi router for wireless image streaming
- Tailor-made, rugged transport box
FAQ
Questions & answers
ViRTUE is a virtual reality training application for hand hygiene that offers a lifelike and interactive learning experience. Using a VR headset, you are immersed in a three-dimensional hospital environment and can practise correct hand hygiene during a virtual patient visit.
ViRTUE allows you to perform repeated patient visits and observe the transmission of germs in real time. In our realistic virtual environment, you can see the effects of your actions without endangering the health of real patients.
With the replay function, ViRTUE gives you the opportunity to watch yourself after a patient visit. This allows you to analyze indication errors in detail and enhances your understanding of hand hygiene.
ViRTUE simulates three types of germs: environmental germs and one type of germ per patient. Our system allows the precise analysis of these germs.
Different types of germs can simultaneously exist on your virtual hands. You spread these germs every time you touch a surface.
Three disinfectant dispensers are available in the patient’s room to keep hands free of germs. The goal is to disinfect your hands at the right moments, such as after opening the room door, which may have environmental germs, and before starting the patient visit.
The germ view can be switched on and off.
Minimum system requirements
- Operating System: Windows® 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i5 5th Generation
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 4GB or equivalent
- Storage: 1 GB Hard Drive Space
VR headset
ViRTUE supports all VR headsets that are SteamVR compatible and have hand controllers (e.g. HTC Vive, Vive Pro, Valve Index, Meta Rift S, Meta Quest with Meta 1, 2, 3 and Pro using Quest Link or Air Link).We can provide you with a demo version of ViRTUE upon request. You can install it on your own hardware and test it free of charge for 30 days.
To get to know ViRTUE and us personally, we invite you to try out the software in our office at Hohlstrasse 176 in Zurich (Switzerland). We would also be happy to visit you at your own premises for a demonstration of ViRTUE.
Contact
Would you like to learn more about ViRTUE? Contact us.
We would be happy to show you how ViRTUE can help improve infection prevention in your institution. Please contact us for a demonstration.