Capabilities and Features

Dive deeper into the capabilities of Acadicus and discover how our features can enhance your clinical education. From multiplayer functionality for collaborative training, to the Simulation Manager for customizing and controlling scenarios, to the ability to capture 3D recordings and edit scenes to tailor the training experience, our platform offers a comprehensive range of tools to support your virtual simulation needs.

Multiplayer or Solo

Enhance collaboration and teamwork through the power of multiplayer simulations in Acadicus. Our platform allows multiple participants to come together in a virtual environment, regardless of their physical location. Each participant can see and hear each other, interact with the scene and objects, and engage in realistic, hands-on training.

For more personalized or independent learning, you can switch to ‘Solo Mode’ where each guest entering the room is in their own instance, and cannot see or hear other users, ensuring privacy and undisturbed learning or recording experience.

Simulation Manager

This dashboard enables instructors and facilitators to trigger patient animations, change vital signs, and other scene variables.

ACLS and PALS Heart Rhythm Disturbances

In this series of 3D Recorded presentations, Dr. Nick Slamon describes ACLS and PALS heart rhythm disturbances. 

Demos of these presentations are available upon request.  Acadicus Pro subscribers gain full access to these simulations. 

Dr. Nick Slamon

Dr. Slamon completed medical school in 2001 at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia PA. He then completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Nemours/duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington Delaware. In addition he serves an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Clinical track at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. From 2007 until June 2011 Dr. Slamon worked at the University of Florida as an attending in the 24 bed mixed cardiac and pediatric intensive care unit. He also served as the fellowship program director for his final two years in Gainesville, overseeing 2 fellows per class. He then returned to duPont in July of 2011 serving as the fellowship director and overseeing the expansion from a one fellow per year program to the current 3 fellow per year, 9 fellow program.

Dr. Slamon is an active member of SCCM and the AAP. His research interests are varied but include a strong track record of education and partnership with fellows and junior faculty. Analysis of innovative ways to deliver care are of particular interest. Recent projects include a study of physician biometric parameters using wearables during live critical care activities, a similar biometric project in simulation, use of a digital stethoscope to diagnose pediatric murmurs remotely, review of rapid response activations using telemedicine technology, parameters needed to create a viable pediatric eICU, and he is currently working with a new device to help diagnose pediatric heart failure using an artificial intelligence analysis of ECG/Phonocardiograms. His most recent undertaking involves his partnership with Acadicus to improve immersive medical training through the use of virtual reality simulation.

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Acadicus Capabilities

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Overview

Students are able to conduct various imaging and treatment scenarios, along with a movie or series of images with voice narration describing the methods and results of each imaging/treatment procedure.  

Imaging and Treatments

Learners can visualize a variety of treatments and imaging scenarios, viewing it from any angle and replaying as many times as needed.

Faculty Guide

Each application Arch Virtual develops includes a comprehensive Faculty or Facilitator Guide, making it fast and easy to get started.

This application was custom developed by the same team at Arch Virtual responsible for developing Acadicus, but did not use the platform for this application.  After reviewing Ryerson’s objectives, and goals of using the application without an internet connection, it was determined that an offline, solo learning experience was best suited for the first version.  

Contributors / Collaborators

Dr. Jahangir (Jahan) Tavakkoli

Assistant Chair and Undergraduate Program Director, Medical Physics, and Professor at Ryerson University

Research Group / Lab: Advanced Biomedical Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy (ABUITL)  

Graham Ferrier

Technical Officer at Ryerson University, and Multidisciplinary Scientist

Ryerson University: Department of Physics

Our faculty is known for expertise in researching the intersection of physics and medicine. We’re also expanding the use of physics tools to solve problems within interconnected, complex systems across a broad range of sectors.

Ryerson University:  Biomedical Engineering Dept.

Arch Virtual

Arch Virtual, creators of Acadicus, is a development studio focused on practical applications of virtual technologies for education and enterprise.

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Hardware Specifications

This post covers technical specifications and considerations for making the most of your virtual simulations.  Acadicus provides both VR and non-VR access, and can also be streamed to video conferencing platforms like Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams and others.

Overview

Internet Connection

• Minimum Required (for a single user on a local network): 10Mbps down and 3Mbps up
• Recommended (supports several users on a local network): 100Mbps down and 10Mbps up
• Hardwired ethernet connection required (wifi could work if needed, but isn’t officially supported)
• TCP/UDP must be opened for port 9966, specifically for host 104.237.140.185 and port 8090 open for 104.237.140.185

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