Incredible to hear about all the medical technological innovations by Daniel Kraft, MD. The next important step will be understanding how we can integrate these into practice so that patients, healthcare providers & health systems benefit. Virtual Medicine #vMed23 @VRforHealth

My parting message this year at #vMed23: Although #VR is best known as a platform for gaming and entertainment, our grand challenge in medical #XR is to build a #Metaverse that encourages us to look up when we're feeling down.

"Medicare may reimburse for virtual reality therapy:" A recent CMS ruling signals that Medicare may reimburse clinicians for using #VR technologies for care. advisory.com/daily-briefing…

Interested on the most up-to-date status of Journal of Medical Extended Reality? Sign up here to be the first to know when we will be accepting submissions: bit.ly/JMXRsignup Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS @theJMXR

Press release about #JMXR, the Journal of Medical Extended Reality: home.liebertpub.com/news/brennan-s…. As the official journal of American Medical Extended Reality Association, JMXR is the new journal of record for medical extended reality (#MXR), a burgeoning science in need of an outlet for hi-quality, rigorous research.

New research describes #VR adventure game for adolescents with Autism. This work is important for making social skills training more accessible & engaging. Inclusive design and positive feasibility results spotlight how #VR transcends entertainment to become a therapeutic tool.

Charting the #VR revolution in medicine with an eye-opening trend: Exponential growth in PubMed articles using the term "virtual reality"📈 As 2023 winds down, we're about to surpass last year's numbers, still with 3 weeks to go. The potential for VR in healthcare is unbounded!

Google recently announced #MedLM, generative #AI fine-tuned for #healthcare industry. Built to automate administrative tasks, improve patient outcomes & provide physicians more time for patients, it's an exciting time. Learn about #AI & #MXR in #healthcare at #vMed24 (tix in bio)

"A new guideline for medical extended reality": Medical Xpress covers our new American Medical Extended Reality Association framework for the field of Medical Extended Reality (#MXR) published in the Journal of MXR: medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-g…

Today we launch our new #CedarsSinai mental health support app, "Xaia," on the Apple #VisionPro! Thanks for STAT for covering how we combined spatial computing, #AI, and the extraordinary technology of this new headset to see therapy differently: statnews.com/2024/02/02/app…

What is Medical Extended Reality (#MXR)? With 20K+ papers exploring #XR in healthcare, the time has come to define this emerging field. In the first official American Medical Extended Reality Association guideline, published in the Journal of MXR, we provide this framework: liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.108….

Two medical #XR conferences coming up in March. First is #IVRHA run by Bob Fine #IVRHA: health24.ivrha.org/?_gl=1%2A6lags…. Second is Virtual Medicine through #CedarsSinai. Both supported by American Medical Extended Reality Association via Mark Zhang DO MMSc FAMIA. Exciting to see the rising tide float all boats in this collegial field!

Virtual Reality for Serious Illness, is now available. Edited by Dr. Kathleen Benton and myself, it includes writings from amazing international contributors. I have written three of the chapters and I am honored to be included among the amazing Medical XR colleagues in this book

Palliative care rarely crosses our minds until it’s personal. I was inspired speaking with Teri Yarbrow & Max Almy of Creating AWE & Magika VRx about how #XR is revolutionizing end-of-life care. 🎧 Listen: hubs.li/Q02ZFp3B0 📖 Pre-order book: hubs.li/Q02ZFq590

🌟Thrilled to have Teri Yarbrow Teri Yarbrow MS, MFA & Kathleen Benton DrPH, CEO, as keynote speakers 🎤 at #vMed25! They’ll explore how VR can transform the emotional and psychological challenges of living with serious illness. Don't miss this powerful session! #VR #KeynoteSpeakers

This will be a great talk! Join us at #vMed25 for this and much more:

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The stage is set (almost)! 🎬 Tomorrow kicks off Virtual Medicine 2025 — two days, 60+ speakers, and nonstop insights into the science & practice of medical extended reality! 🌍‍⚕️ Stay tuned… the future of medicine is just getting started. 🚀 #vMed25 #MedTech #DigitalHealth

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