6/30/20

9:00 - 11:00 AM PST

VIRTUAL MEDICINE WEBINAR

Sponsored by

America is in the midst of unprecedented, historic events. From the myriad medical and economic challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, to fundamental racial inequities that demand societal solutions, this is a time like no other.

What role can virtual reality (VR) play therapeutically and as a tool to address racial bias and facilitate change? These are among the questions that we'll examine in this free webinar June 30, 9-11 AM PST, hosted by Cedars-Sinai Virtual Medicine.

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In this online vMed event, we'll explore how home-based VR programs are helping to overcome geographic and staffing barriers of traditional video and in-person visits. We'll discuss how two of the largest clinical VR programs are adapting to the challenges from COVID-19, we'll examine how VR is helping to bring the humanity back into healing at a time when we are physically and emotionally distanced in a rapidly changing world; and we will learn how VR can serve as an "empathy machine" (in the words of VR innovator Chris Milk), not only for doctors caring for their patient, but for society caring for itself. 

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9:00 AM

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• The Empathy Machine: How Virtual Reality Brings the Humanity Back Into Healing
  ​​      -Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS

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9:30 AM 

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• Optimizing Care Delivery: Extended Reality During an Unreal Time

            -Robert Louis, MD

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9:45 AM 

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• Virtual Reality for Scalable, Home-Based Chronic Pain Management 

            -Beth Darnall, PhD

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10:00 AM 

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• Conducting Remote Clinical Trials in the Era of COVID-19: An Example NIH Protocol Using Home-Based VR

            -Brandon Birckhead, MD​

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10:15 AM 

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• Developing Racial Competence using VR

            -Courtney D. Cogburn, PhD

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10:30 AM 

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• Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A

           -Beth Darnall, PhD

           -Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS

           -Brandon Birckhead, MD

           -Courtney D. Cogburn, PhD

           -Kate Donovan, PhD

           -Matthew Stoudt, MBA

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11:00 AM

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• Adjourn