For decades, scientists have been quietly discovering the surprising health benefits of virtual reality (VR) for ailments ranging from burn injuries, to stroke, to PTSD, to schizophrenia. Over ten thousand studies reveal that VR has an uncanny ability to calm pain, steady nerves, and boost mental health. VR is helping to deliver babies, enabling soldiers to cope with the mental scars of war, and reminding doctors that patients are not broken machines, but are people whose subjective lives matter. VR is not just for gamers anymore; it is a new type of mind-body medicine. Cedars-Sinai Virtual Medicine is a multidisciplinary program dedicated to harnessing the power of MXR technologies, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR), to develop and test innovative virtual therapeutics.
The Virtual Medicine Program is a world leader in pioneering the science and implementation of Medical Extended Reality (MXR) to improve the lives of patients through cost-effective and scalable technologies.
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Dec 6, 2022
The Cedars-Sinai Virtual Medicine (vMed) ’23 program is now approved for continuing medication education (CME) credits! Receive up to 13.5 AMA category 1 credits.
Aug 23, 2022
Cedars-Sinai launches Virtual Medicine Inpatient Service!
https://twitter.com/BrennanSpiegel/status/1562145249215991810
Apr 26, 2022
The New York Times interviews the Cedars-Sinai Virtual Reality Program: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/magazine/virtual-reality-chronic-pain.html
Apr 6, 2022
vMed22 came and went, but the on-demand videos are here to stay! Get on-demand access to all of the presentations here.
Mar 28, 2022
Mark your calendars: vMed23 coming March 30-31 at Sofitel Hotel, Los Angeles.
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vMed23 coming March 30-31, 2023!
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March 24-25, 2022
vMed22 Conference