Funded by ULB's FEE, the Health and Human Motor Psychology research unit initiated and coordinated the Health Unit's Immersive
Learning Project to create a digital learning tool using digital storytelling to simulate situations involving interaction between
carers and patients. Digital storytelling combines the creation of communication scenarios including text, images and filmed scenes.


In order to create these teaching tools, a committee of experts was set up, including various carers from the ULB Health Centre,
as well as a patient-partner, students and educationalists. The Adobe Acrobat programme was used and the films were shot with
actors.

5 themes are addressed and 18 Immersive Learning exercises have been created.

- Motivational interviewing
- Managing aggression
- Breaking bad news
- End of life Interprofessional collaboration

These teaching aids are currently part of a research programme aimed at evaluating their effectiveness.

To take these studies on interpersonal and interprofessional communication a step further, Maxime Etenaille has submitted a
doctoral project for the 2021 academic year.  We have also joined the international EACH and REACH expert group, which centralises
research and teaching on communication in healthcare.