VRforHealth is proud to support the launch of “The Growing Value of XR in Healthcare in the UK Report”, the first of its kind to explore the use of XR in the UK’s healthcare sector today. This report has been in the making for a number of months, under the direction of Ross O’Brien, Sarah Ticho and Fiona Kilkelly of the XR … Read More
Skip Rizzo: Clinical Virtual Reality: A Brief Review of the Future!
NorthWestern University’s Center for Behavioural Intervention Technologies hosts this webinar featuring Dr. Skip (Albert) Rizzo, Director of the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies Medical VR Lab. Dr. Rizzo explains what clinical virtual reality is, presents the informed theoretical basis for treatment, and provides case examples for PTSD, autism, and pain. Please note the sequences as follows:0’00” Introduction9’19” … Read More
VR Therapeutics Talk
The University of Southern California’s Smart VR Center hosts the second “Smart VR Talk”. Marientina Gotsis, co-director of the Smart VR Center, and Vangelis Lympouridis, PhD, interview and discuss with Josh Sackman, co-founder and president of AppliedVR, and Aaron Gani, founder and CEO of BehaVR, discuss virtual reality and its role in therapeutics. Please note the sequences as follows:0’00” Introduction3’36” … Read More
Sarah Ticho Presenting Her Work on Virtual Reality, Grief, and End of Life
Sarah Ticho, Founder of Hatsumi, a WebXR experience company, presents her work on virtual reality and end of life. Ticho discusses the current uses of VR to alleviate pain and anxiety at the end of life, and discusses challenges and opportunities for this field moving forward. Please note the sequences as follows:0’15” Introduction4’59” Demonstration of VR Game “Deep”8’26” VR in … Read More
Modifying the Matrix: Virtual Reality, Perception and Pain
This video showcases the MedVR Symposium on Virtual Reality in Healthcare. MedVR is a multidisciplinary organization, composed of the VR components of various academic centers. Dr. Owen Williamson, MD, and Dr. Diane Gromala, PhD, discuss how VR can modify the neuromatrix, the network of nerves in the brain that percieves pain as a feeling, and therefore affect pain perception. Please … Read More
Lunch Break Science: Better Mental Health and Wellness through Virtual Reality Technology
In this series hosted by the Science Museum of Virginia, David Waltenbaugh, CEO of Root Virtual Reality, presents “Better Mental Health and Wellness Through Virtual Reality”. Mr. Waltenbaugh discusses how virtual reality can help treat phobias, anxiety, pain and PTSD, and can assist with patients with dementia and autism. Please note the sequences as follows:“3’17” Mental Health: The Reality6’06” What … Read More
Using Augmented Reality To Help Get Patients Moving
The company, SpellBound AR, an augmented reality platform engineered for healthcare, hosts a webinar to discuss how AR & VR games can help pediatric patients overcome mobility challenges. These games are designed to help kids overcome the main challenges to mobility including pain, fear and anxiety. Date first published: 01/03/2021Running Time: 33’41”Producer: SpellBound (business)
Author of VRx Dr. Brennan Spiegel: Virtual Reality in Gastroenterology
Praveen Suthrum, Co-Founder of NextServices, interviews Dr. Brennan Spiegel, MD & Director of Health Services Research for Cedars-Sinai Health System, on the use of virtual reality in Gastroenterology. Dr. Spiegel shares his experience using virtual reality in Gastroenterology, a branch of medicine focused on the digestive system, to alleviate pain in patients with related disorders. Date first published: 01/03/2021Running Time: … Read More
Evolving Role of VR in the Wake of Covid-19: Immersive Therapeutics for Post Pandemic Mental Health
This Cedars-Sinai vMed Seminar explores the evolving role of immersive therapeutics for managing post-pandemic mental healthcare. Topics covered include: Brennan Spiegel, MD & Director of Health Services Research for Cedars-Sinai Health System, presenting on the use of virtual reality during Covid-19; Ross O’Brien, MA, NHS, presenting on the Grenfell Tower Tragedy and how the NHS used VR to engage the … Read More
7 Ways in Which Clinical VR will Change Mental Healthcare
Dr. Albert Rizzo, Director of the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies Medical VR Lab, discusses how clinical virtual reality will change mental healthcare. Dr. Rizzo presents the history of clinical VR over the past 25 years and provides a trajectory for future trends. Please note the sequences as follows:0’00” Dr. Julie Ancis: Introduction4’04” Dr. Albert Rizzo: Overview … Read More
