Patients at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre may see a robot roaming the halls this summer.
The RPVita robot, on loan from the University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing, will be used to enhance clinical education in Yorkton, in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program. Second and third year BSN students will connect with clinical faculty who are physically located at University of Saskatchewan sites in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert.
This project is an extension of the partnership between the University of Saskatchewan, Parkland College and Sunrise Health Region. The partners are assessing the impact and potential of robotics to enhance education and outreach. The robot will enhance instructional courses delivered at Parkland College and the mentorship provided by the Yorkton Regional Health Centre preceptors.
Clinical faculty will be preparing over the upcoming summer months for full implementation of the robot use in fall; which means patients and their visitors may see the robot and get an advance glimpse into the future of education and health care.
The general public will have the opportunity to see the robot in action at a public event to be announced in the fall of 2015.
