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Title:

Virtual Standardized Patients for Medical Training & Assessment

Agreement Number:

988183

Agreement Value:

$350,000.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 6, 2021 - Apr 8, 2022

Description:

Digital Humans can be used to train medical students and healthcare professional as an alternative to real-life “Standardized Patients” that are more conventionally used in medical training. Our project will leverage numerous cutting-edge video game technologies to create a solution to provide nursing and medical students with a way to conveniently practice patient-assessment through a configurable branching natural language dialogue system hooked up to photo-realistic dynamically animated virtual patients. The global healthcare system is in dire need of nurses and doctors with the skills to triage and navigate the assessment stage of patients. This product has the potential to significantly reduce the current healthcare training backlog.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M6R 2B2

Reference Number:

172-2022-2023-Q1-988183

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

701863722

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Operating Name:

Dark Slope

Recipient's Legal Name:

Spatial Industries Group Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

Davenport

Federal Riding Number:

35018

Program:

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Program Purpose:

Coverage:

IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.

NAICS Code:

511211