VRMI was featured in an article on Polygon.com titled ‘Using Virtual Reality to Desensitize Troops’. To view the article, click here.
Month: October 2014
VR as Treatment of PTSD and Other Pain Syndromes
Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold was featured in International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services in an article titled “A Continuum of Care: Virtual Reality as Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Other Pain Syndromes. To read the full article, click here. International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services
Pre-Deployment Medical and Tactical Stress Inoculation Training Using Virtual Reality
Dr. Mark Wiederhold was featured in the International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services for his article “A Continuum of Care: Pre-Deployment Medical and Tactical Stress Inoculation Training Using Virtual Reality.” You can read the fulla rticle here: International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services.
Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold Wins Satava Award
Satava Award
We are excited to announce that, Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold, Chief Executive Officer of the Interactive Media Institute in San Diego, CA has been awarded the 11th Annual Satava Award at the 2005Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR) conference. The conference, now in its 13th year serves as an international forum for physicians, computer scientists and educators to present research on data-centered solutions to health care problems. Dr. Wiederhold was honored for her continuous effort to further the application of advanced technologies and Virtual Reality (VR) for patient care. This is the first time that the award has been presented for work in the Mental Health Care field and only the second time that it has been awarded to a female researcher.