Dr STATHIS KONSTANTINIDIS's Outputs (24)

Using participatory design to create an immersive 360-degree interactive video for breastfeeding education (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alammary, M., Halliday, L., & Konstantinidis, S. (2024, July). Using participatory design to create an immersive 360-degree interactive video for breastfeeding education. Presented at 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma, Spain

Background:
There is a lack of evidence-based information around support for mothers during breastfeeding, which makes developing effective knowledge and skills in midwives difficult. Immersive simulations provide an opportunity to increase skills i... Read More about Using participatory design to create an immersive 360-degree interactive video for breastfeeding education.

Best Practices And Recommendations In Education To Enable The Integration Of Refugees Into The European Union Health Care Provision Systems (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Valero-Ramon, Z., Segura, M., Karlgren, K., Stathakarou, N., Harjani, M., Dratsiou, I., Varella, A., Bamidis, P., Konstantinidis, S., & Traver, V. (2024, March). Best Practices And Recommendations In Education To Enable The Integration Of Refugees Into The European Union Health Care Provision Systems. Presented at INTED 2024 - 18th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia (Spain)

Access to healthcare services is one of the main obstacles to migrants' and refugees' integration and inclusion in the host countries. They face challenges accessing healthcare services when arriving in European Union (EU) countries. The Refugee Heal... Read More about Best Practices And Recommendations In Education To Enable The Integration Of Refugees Into The European Union Health Care Provision Systems.

CO-CREATION OF A VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE TEACHING PACKAGE FOR AUDITORS OF HEALTHCARE PLACEMENTS – TOWARDS ASSURANCE OF QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE TRAINEESHIPS (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Konstantinidis, S., Tilley, Z., Ko, S., Henderson, J., Cunningham, S., Hodge, P., Stefanowicz-Kocol, A., Jankowicz-Szymanska, A., Grochowska, A., Kołpa, M., Lillo-Crespo, M., Galindo, J. R., Catala Rodriguez, M. P., Höijer-Brear, V., Törne, M., Feliciano, S., Camilleri, A., Poultourtzidis, I., Papamalis, F., Spachos, D., …Hall, C. (2023, July). CO-CREATION OF A VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE TEACHING PACKAGE FOR AUDITORS OF HEALTHCARE PLACEMENTS – TOWARDS ASSURANCE OF QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE TRAINEESHIPS. Presented at 15th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma, Spain

To provide medical and allied health professionals students with the best clinical learning environments, quality processes must be in place, and these require innovation to assure audit material resources that are fit for purpose, can work well with... Read More about CO-CREATION OF A VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE TEACHING PACKAGE FOR AUDITORS OF HEALTHCARE PLACEMENTS – TOWARDS ASSURANCE OF QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE TRAINEESHIPS.

It's Snazzy, but is it Useful? Practitioner's Views on Meaningful Use Cases for Healthcare XR (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Antoniou, P., Reppou, S., Konstantinidis, S. T., Stathakarou, N., Economou, D., Jonathon, R., & Bamidis, P. (2023, June). It's Snazzy, but is it Useful? Practitioner's Views on Meaningful Use Cases for Healthcare XR. Presented at 9th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

The global virtual reality (VR) market size, valued at 21.83 billion USD in 2021, is expected to expand with an annual growth rate of 15.0% from 2022 to 2030. Virtual Reality, although massively known for immersive gaming and entert... Read More about It's Snazzy, but is it Useful? Practitioner's Views on Meaningful Use Cases for Healthcare XR.

Evaluation of Virtual Reality via 360° videos Reusable e-Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schiza, E., Frangoudes, F., Pattichis, C., Pears, M., Konstantinidis, S., & Gkougkoudi, E. (2023, June). Evaluation of Virtual Reality via 360° videos Reusable e-Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula. Presented at 2023 24th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Rhodes, Greece

Recent advancements in Virtual Reality (VR) immersive technologies provide new tools for the development of novel and promising applications for Medical Education courses. This paper presents an evaluation process for teaching the clinical skills cou... Read More about Evaluation of Virtual Reality via 360° videos Reusable e-Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula.

Learning analytics of TOTEMM virtual learning resources – transforming transnational intercultural sensitivity for midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PEARS, M., Henderson, J., Smit, A.-M., Van Oost, M., Borrelli, S., Walker, L., Nespoli, A., Fumagalli, S., Mets-Oja, S., Karema, A., Spiby, H., & Konstantinidis, S. .. (2023, March). Learning analytics of TOTEMM virtual learning resources – transforming transnational intercultural sensitivity for midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model. Presented at 17th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain

Equality, social inclusion, and participation of non-mobile midwifery students studying in England, Italy, Estonia and the Netherlands was of interest in this project. Five Virtual Learning Packages (VLPs) were created to address needs within materni... Read More about Learning analytics of TOTEMM virtual learning resources – transforming transnational intercultural sensitivity for midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model.

Ensuring quality healthcare practice for doctors and medical allied professionals through a digital interactive audit platform (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papamalis, F. E., Cunningham, S., Hodges, P., Grochowska, A., Stefanowicz-Kocol, A., Poultourtzidis, I., Lillo-Crespo, M., Nikolaidou, M., Ko, S., Höijer-Brear, V., Törne, M., Tilley Zoe, Z., Feliciano, S., Konstantinidis, S., Spachos, D., & Bamidis, P. (2023, March). Ensuring quality healthcare practice for doctors and medical allied professionals through a digital interactive audit platform. Presented at 17th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain

Internationally there are different requirements for measuring and monitoring health care practice and cross-border clinical placement. However, the quality of the clinical training settings has a significant impact on student experience and knowledg... Read More about Ensuring quality healthcare practice for doctors and medical allied professionals through a digital interactive audit platform.

Feasibility and Acceptance of Virtual Reality Reusable e- Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pears, M., Henderson, J., Antoniou, P. E., Ntakakis, G., Nikolaidou, M., Bamidis, P. D., Schiza, E., Pattichis, C. S., Frangoudes, F., Gkougkoudi, E., & Konstantinidis, S. T. (2022, October). Feasibility and Acceptance of Virtual Reality Reusable e- Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula. Presented at 2022 International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (IMET), Limassol, Cyprus

The use of Virtual Reality in healthcare education is still uncommon. Measuring the feasibility of such resources into formal training is critical for quality, satisfaction, and ultimately improved efficacy over other methods. The Co-creation of Virt... Read More about Feasibility and Acceptance of Virtual Reality Reusable e- Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula.

Development of a Bespoke Chatbot Design Tool to Facilitate a Crowd-based Co-creation Process (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Henderson, J., Pears, M., Bamidis, P. D., Tsoupouroglou, I., Schiza, E., Pattichis, C. S., Stathakarou, N., Karlgren, K., & Konstantinidis, S. T. (2022, October). Development of a Bespoke Chatbot Design Tool to Facilitate a Crowd-based Co-creation Process. Presented at 2022 International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (IMET), Limassol, Cyprus

Developing an effective educational chatbot is a challenging and time-consuming process. One of the main challenges in a co-creation process, is ensuring multiple stakeholders, as professionals in a variety of roles such as academics, learners, resea... Read More about Development of a Bespoke Chatbot Design Tool to Facilitate a Crowd-based Co-creation Process.

The journey from co-creation to impact for digital resources in healthcare (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pears, M., Henderson, J., Wharrad, H., & KONSTANTINIDIS, S. (2022, September). The journey from co-creation to impact for digital resources in healthcare. Presented at ALT Annual Conference 2022, Manchester, UK

Co-creating digital resources in healthcare has many processes, pitfalls, and parameters. The development and transition from co-creation to impact requires effective knowledge exchange. This discussion panel will provide opportunity for attendees to... Read More about The journey from co-creation to impact for digital resources in healthcare.

Done in 60 minutes! Best practices, crowdsourcing, co-creation, and design principals of educational chatbots (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Henderson, J., Pears, M., & Konstantinidis, S. (2022, September). Done in 60 minutes! Best practices, crowdsourcing, co-creation, and design principals of educational chatbots. Presented at ALT Annual Conference 2022, Manchester, UK

Unlike banking, hospitality, and travel, the education sector is lacking in prolific and effective uses of chatbots for learning. Expert- and research- driven recommendations, online tools, and workshops for contemporary approaches are slim. This wor... Read More about Done in 60 minutes! Best practices, crowdsourcing, co-creation, and design principals of educational chatbots.

Immerse Yourself in ASPIRE - Adding Persuasive Technology Methodology to the ASPIRE Framework (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor, M., Wharrad, H., & Konstantinidis, S. (2021, September). Immerse Yourself in ASPIRE - Adding Persuasive Technology Methodology to the ASPIRE Framework. Presented at 24th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2021), Dresden, Germany

With their ability to captivate learners and simulate real world scenarios it is little wonder that healthcare education is experiencing rapid growth in the use of Immersive technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Extend... Read More about Immerse Yourself in ASPIRE - Adding Persuasive Technology Methodology to the ASPIRE Framework.

Repurposing a Reusable Learning Object on Effective Communication with Adolescents to an Interactive 360° Immersive Environment by Adapting the ASPIRE Framework (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pears, M., Henderson, J., & Konstantinidis, S. (2021, September). Repurposing a Reusable Learning Object on Effective Communication with Adolescents to an Interactive 360° Immersive Environment by Adapting the ASPIRE Framework. Presented at International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning: ICL 2021, Dresden, Germany

The efficacy of home visiting of adolescent who are at risk of self-harm has a great dependency on the communication between the patient and the healthcare professional. Face-to-face encounters with health care professional and patients have heighten... Read More about Repurposing a Reusable Learning Object on Effective Communication with Adolescents to an Interactive 360° Immersive Environment by Adapting the ASPIRE Framework.

Digital Soft Skills of Healthcare Workforce – Identification, Prioritization and Digital Training (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Konstantinidis, S., Leonardini, L., Stura, C., Richter, P., Tessari, P., Winters, M., Balagna, O., Farrina, R., van Berlo, A., Schlieter, H., Mayora, O., & Wharrad, H. (2021, September). Digital Soft Skills of Healthcare Workforce – Identification, Prioritization and Digital Training. Presented at International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning-ICL 2021, Dresden, Germany

Digital technologies are increasingly embedded into healthcare aiming to improve quality of patient care, enhance patients’ safety and cut down economical costs. Healthcare professionals’ digital skills are indeed need enhancement with policies and i... Read More about Digital Soft Skills of Healthcare Workforce – Identification, Prioritization and Digital Training.

Bibliometric Analysis of Blockchain Research in Health – Year 2020 as Catalyst for Development (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pears, M., & Konstantinidis, S. (2021, July). Bibliometric Analysis of Blockchain Research in Health – Year 2020 as Catalyst for Development. Poster presented at IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI'21), Virtual

In 2020, substantial impact occurred around how technology was used due to COVID-19. This may have reignited interest in blockchain technology, and understanding the research overtime can help in predicting future directions in health domains. From p... Read More about Bibliometric Analysis of Blockchain Research in Health – Year 2020 as Catalyst for Development.

The role of stakeholders' evaluation on the quality of reusable learning objects following the ASPIRE participatory framework (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ho, M., Taylor, M., McSharry, E., Bergmann-Tyacke, I., Santos, M. R., Dhaeze, M., Brown, M., Hall, C., & Konstantinidis, S. T. (2021, March). The role of stakeholders' evaluation on the quality of reusable learning objects following the ASPIRE participatory framework. Presented at 15th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Online Conference

As the population is becoming increasingly culturally diverse, there is a growing need for nurses to provide culturally competent care. It has been suggested that health disparities exist within in ethnic minorities and by providing culturally compet... Read More about The role of stakeholders' evaluation on the quality of reusable learning objects following the ASPIRE participatory framework.

Co-creation of chatbots as an educational resource: training the trainers workshop (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pears, M., Henderson, J., Bamidis, P. D., Pattichis, C. S., Karlgren, K., Wharrad, H., & Konstantinidis, S. T. (2021, March). Co-creation of chatbots as an educational resource: training the trainers workshop. Presented at 15th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Online Conference

BACKGROUND

There is growing need for personalised individual student support in healthcare curricula. A key limitation to providing quality support surrounds large student-to-lecturer ratios. This can result in attenuation of lecturer's efforts t... Read More about Co-creation of chatbots as an educational resource: training the trainers workshop.

Training the trainers curriculum on co-creation of virtual reality reusable e-resources (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Konstantinidis, S. T., Wharrad, H., Nikolaidou, M. M., Antoniou, P., Neokleous, K., Schiza, E., Matsangidou, M., Frangoudis, F., Hatziaros, M., Avraamides, M., Bamidis, P. .., & Pattichis, C. S. (2020, July). Training the trainers curriculum on co-creation of virtual reality reusable e-resources. Presented at 12th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Online Conference

Clinical skills labs exist in many Universities and University Hospitals, having a high maintenance cost and not always offering to the medical and nursing students a fully immersive experience. In recent years there has been an expansion of ICT in h... Read More about Training the trainers curriculum on co-creation of virtual reality reusable e-resources.

Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-usable Learning objectives of 360° video scenarios for a Clinical Skills course (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schiza, E. C., Hadjiaros, M., Matsangidou, M., Frangoudes, F., Neocleous, K., Gkougkoudi, E., Konstantinidis, S., & Pattichis, C. S. (2020, June). Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-usable Learning objectives of 360° video scenarios for a Clinical Skills course. Presented at 2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON), Palermo, Italy

This paper presents a new approach for teaching the clinical skills course by exploiting the potential of a Virtual Reality application utilizing 360° videos with medical content for an undergraduate level course. We discuss the methodology prospects... Read More about Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-usable Learning objectives of 360° video scenarios for a Clinical Skills course.

Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-Usable Learning objectives for 360° video scenarios for the surgical excision of skin lesion (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neokleous, K., Gkougkoudi, E., Hatziaros, M., Schiza, E., Matsangidou, M., Avramides, M., Konstantinidis, S., Bamidis, P., & Pattichis, C. (2019, May). Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-Usable Learning objectives for 360° video scenarios for the surgical excision of skin lesion. Poster presented at IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI'19), Dorin Forum, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

This short paper describes an educational scenario using a 360° video for the surgical excision of a skin lesion. This scenario, developed in the context of the CoViRR Erasmus+ project, offering new insights for the digital integration in learning an... Read More about Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-Usable Learning objectives for 360° video scenarios for the surgical excision of skin lesion.