Dr. Argerie Tsimicalis (RN, PhD, Nurse Scientist at Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada) and Ms. Jenny Wang (RN, M.Ed., PhD Candidate at McGill University) are looking for participants to help co-design an educational virtual reality (VR) game for children with OI!

We are conducting an exciting new study to create a Virtual Reality (VR) tool to help children with OI prepare for surgery. Virtual reality is a computer-generated world that you can look and move around in as if you were actually there. Children can play games, interact with digital objects, and be immersed in a digital world.

We know that surgery can be extremely stressful, but VR can help by showing and explaining what to expect in the hospital. We want to build an educational VR game for children with OI to help them learn about their surgeries and decrease anxiety.

By participating, your voice will help shape this innovative tool. We are looking for people to join our VR Council, where you’ll work with the research team to give input, test prototypes, and develop the VR tool from beginning to end.

Who can participate?

• Children with OI ages 5-17 years
• Parents, siblings, and caregivers of children with OI
• Healthcare providers (e.g., physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, allied health professionals) working with pediatric OI patients
• Childhood educators, specialists, and researchers
• Software and game developers

If you are interested in being part of this study, please complete the contact form at: https://redcap.link/VRstudy OR you can email Jenny Wang at: yi.wen.wang@mail.mcgill.ca

Yi Wen (Jenny) Wang, RN, M.Ed., PhD(c)

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar 2024
Ingram School of Nursing
McGill University
Email: yi.wen.wang@mail.mcgill.ca

Supervisor:
Dr. Argerie Tsimicalis, RN, PhD
Junior 2 Research Scholar, Associate Professor
Ingram School of Nursing
Nurse Scientist
Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada

Help us make a difference in the lives of children with OI!