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Virtual Reality in pediatrics: How making healthcare child-friendly and effective?

How can digital technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) can innovate how young patients are managed and supported in the clinical context?
i4KIDS Training Capsule

New technologies are booming and starting to benefit patients – paediatric patient can be perfect user being digital natives. Digital technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) can innovate how young patients are managed and supported in the clinical context, with benefits ranging from drug-free pain management to rehabilitation and health education.

In this i4KIDS I i4KIDS-EUROPE training capsule, we explore with our two speakers the signficant opportunities existing and its promise of making healthcare child-friendly and healthcare. On the other side, potential challenges and risks such as privacy and ethical considerations need to be addressed by governments, organizations, and companies to ensure safe experiences for future generations in virtual spaces.

Speakers: Valentino Megale, CEO of Softcare Studios Srls, PhD in Neuropharmacology and Digital Entrepreneur and Lucas Perez, CEO of Health My Project, Medical & strategic expert (EU Commission) and Author: Real Health, Virtual World

SESSION IN ENGLISH

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