Stacey : Post natal depression, mental health assessments
Stacey Morris Age 32
After the birth of her second child 4 weeks ago, Stacey’s husband Josh has phoned the surgery as he is very concerned about his wife’s mental state. The student must speak with Josh, decide whether to visit Stacey at home, conduct a Mental Health Assessment and then arrange care for Stacey if needed.
Activity | Overview | |
📁 Pre-Brief and medical history (before the student GP wears the headset) | Prior to the XR sim starting, the student GP is briefed that they will start by speaking on the phone with a husband, who is concerned about his wife’s Mental health. The student GP will be given access to the Medical History for the patient before putting on the headset. / | 🧑🏫 Classroom ⏲️ 5 mins |
☎️ Consultation with Stacey’s husband  | The student GP will conduct a brief phonecall with Josh, Stacey’s husband which should lead them to determine that Stacey’s condition requires them to visit her at home | 🎮 XR Sim GP surgery ⏲️ 2 mins |
🗣️ Mental Health Examination of Stacey | On the home visit, the student GP should conduct a mental health examination of Stacey. The student GP should evaluate risks and note that Stacey is having some signs of psychosis, and had self-harm ideations that are rather well developed. | 🎮 XR Sim Patient’s home ⏲️ 10 mins |
☎️ Clinical Descision | The student GP will contact the Mental Health Crisis team who cannot reach Stacey for 48 hours. The most optimal outcome is for the student GP to refer Stacey for a complete mental state examination at the hospital. | 🎮 XR Sim GP surgery ⏲️ 3 mins |
Debrief | The student GP, instructor (and possibly other students) will watch a recording of the simulation and discuss in detail the student GP’s techncique and clinical reasoning | 🧑🏫 Classroom ⏲️ 15 mins |
A full flow of all the activities within the sim, along with the exact messaging the student GP will receive can be downloaded here [can we link from Github?]
Stacey’s Medical Notes can be downloaded here. NOTE: The student GP will also have access to these notes once in the sim, but it is better for them to read them first [can we link from Github?]
To access this sim in JoinXR open the document XXXXXXX
needs to be a gif of opening it via screen view