1. The Future is Now:Alternate Realities in HealthcareKimberley R. BarkerEmerging Technology Librarian

2. Alternate Realities
Virtual reality (VR)
a computer-simulated environment, whether that environment is a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world- Wikipedia
3. Where is healthcare-related VR in use?
Department of Defense
Hospitals
Medical schools
Medical equipment manufacturers
4. Examples of Virtual Reality in healthcare
Pre-operative planning
Robot-assisted surgery
Anatomy instruction
Therapeutic use for pain and depression
Visualization of medical data (3D modeling; remote collaboration)
Design of healthcare facilities (patient-centered, evidence-based)
5. VR and pain management
Dr. Jeffrey Gold (Director, Pediatric Pain ManagementClinic at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles)
VR produces a modulating effect that is endogenous, so the analgesic influence is not simply a result of distraction but may also impact how the brain responds to painful stimuli.
Currently running an NIH-funded study in which he uses MRI to measure the effects of VR and experimental pain.
6. VR and pain management
Snow World
VR game created by Hunter Hoffman (Director of the University of Washington's VR Analgesia Research Center) with psychologist David Patterson (Chief of rehabilitation medicine at Harborview Burn Center)
Originally used with children; now used to help soldiers recovering from burn injuries
7. Snow World
8. Lifeomics
Lifeomicsis a future healthcare model integrating key ideas from genomics, modern statistics, ubiquitous computing, and virtual reality to promote participatory learning, social awareness, and wellbeing living.
http://www.duke.edu/~chc12/lifeomics/
9. Lifeomics
Will integrate use of:
a wearable computing device (LifeomicsWEAR) for recording of continuous vital signs
a networked software (Lifeomics World) combining virtual reality, electronic health record system, and predictive|preventive measurements
10. Lifeomics
Goals
To promote continuous health awareness, participatory learning, and wholesome living.
To generate a wellbeing status report of a participant based on evolving datasets from the Web 2.0 applications, intimate health measurements from the LifeomicsWEAR, and human-avatar activities in the Lifeomics World.
http://bit.ly/bSfDEY
11. Lifeomics
12. Lifeomics
13. Alternate Realities
Augmented Reality
a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are augmented by virtualcomputer-generated sensory input such as sound or graphics. -- Wikipedia
14. The digital contact lens
15. The digital contact lens
Possible healthcare applications:
Captioning for the hearing impaired
Monitoring through nanoscale biosensors
Blood-sugar levels
Cholesterol
Sodium
Potassium
16. Augmented Reality browsers
Wikitude
Glue
Acrossair
RobotVision
Layar
17. Healthcare applications for AR browsers
Layar
Used in Holland to find specific healthcare providers
Used in Japan to help find the nearest AED
18. QR Codes:one more way to augment reality
19. Healthcare applications for QR codes
On prescription bottles- access patient info
Allergy indications on foods/vitamins
Contraindications for other medications
Quick downloads for healthcare apps
20. Healthcare applications for QR codes
Directions and other info when being referred to a specialist
For instructional videos for in-home health devices (such as CPAPs)
ER wait-times
21. Conclusion
Alternate realities are pushing towards a model of healthcare in which patients have more control over their health/health information.
22. Resources
http://www.delicious.com/riverspirit/futureisnow
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