Connect the Dots
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Lack of competence in the health service directly impacts patient’s safety and life. WHO predicts a shortage of 15 million healthcare workers worldwide by 2030. The lack of healthcare workers is already an issue in Norway and the effects are clear.
Why is this important?
More than ever, there is a need for effective training methods and learning tools to quickly ensure that all healthcare workers acquire the skills and knowledge needed to provide proper healthcare.
The most critical group to train is those without formal education. In Norway, 30% of the health workers in the municipal health service is without formal education. In Europe, there are 3.9 million nurses and 3.7 million other health personnel who need training and maintenance of competence (Eurostat 2023).
A survey conducted in a large municipal in Norway showed that 60% of healthcare workers asked would use CTD Health to train in their own spare time (without getting paid) if it was available for them.
The solution
CTD Health allows healthcare workers to effectively train when they want, as often as they want, and with whom they want – time efficient and without costly course or travel expenses. They can communicate with the patient and even feel the patient’s pulsebeat. A study by PWC shows that training in VR is 400% more effective than classroom training.
Uncover our red flags.
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The solution to this: Our medical collaborators are ensuring medical accuracy. They are involved in creating the national guidelines for medical training in the municipal health service in Norway. Additionally, we have a doctor on our advisory board with experience in creating and hosting traditional medical training simulations.
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The public health sector is slow, with long processes and with many requirements.
The solution to this: Our collaborators ensure that our application meets all the requirements. They are also contributing to writing a guide on how to acquire and use VR effectively for medical training.
Uncover our green flags.
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The team has 7 years of experience in research and development of VR applications for training medical personnel.
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Team has contributed to three research articles on medical training in VR and won an international best paper award.
Healthcare workers worldwide:
65 million
Hours training in CTD Health :
3900
Market in Norway to be between:
€10M – 43M
With our technology, it is possible to achieve:
✓ VR technology that offers an accessible and flexible learning solution
✓ Quality education
✓ Decent work and economic growth
✓ Sustainable cities and communities
Summary:
✓ Focus on societal good health and well-being
✓ Collaborative learning, enabling interdisciplinary training and fostering teamwork
✓ CTD Health's VR technology allows accessible, on-demand learning
Meet the team
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CTO
MSc in Computer Science with specialization in game theory and interaction design – Thesis: Procedural medical training in VRResearched and developed VR applications for medical training for 7 years. Has won international best paper award. Was part of a research team that researched the learning effect of training nurse- and medical students in VR. The research concluded good learning outcome with VR.
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R-developer
BSc in Computer science12 years’ experience in creating VR applications. Has previously built a VR-school in France.
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Fullstack developer
MSc in Computer Science with specialization in artificial intelligenceCertified Microsoft cloud developer. This is advantageous, since our customers require us to use Microsoft cloud platform to store and process data in the cloud.
Background
Connect the Dots was founded in 2020 with a vision to revolutionize healthcare training using immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences. The co-founders, driven by personal experiences where timely medical knowledge made a crucial difference, embarked on a mission to bridge the gap in healthcare training. Their passion and expertise converged in the development of CTD Health, a virtual world meticulously designed for healthcare professionals to enhance their medical procedural and collaboration skills in a safe, realistic environment.
