Immersive technologies in healtcare

This observatory is linked to my mission in HCS Pharma and is builded in English even if news are in several languages (mainly English and French).

• Augmented reality optimizes prostate cancer surgery
  October 01, 2018 - In a poster presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) 2018, Nicole Wake (doctoral candidate ) explains how augmented reality can help surgeons to better understand patient anatomy. In the particular case of prostate cancer, the preoperative planning is closely related to relationships between the tumor and nearby structures. The use of a
• This Children’s Hospital Uses HoloLens & Augmented Reality to Calm Young Patients During Medical Procedures
  September 17, 2018 - We have now many examples of how augmented reality can help patient to control or even forget stress before treatment. In this article the CHARIOT team of Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford uses AR and an animated 3D character to distract child and explains the purpose of the care. In one
• L’IA en santé au service de la personne et de la société ?
  September 11, 2018 - L’arrivée de l’intelligence artificielle en santé entraine un grand nombre de débats dont ceux ayant trait à l’éthique. Or les professionnels du numérique commencent à peine à se poser cette question de manière générale. La collision avec le domaine de la santé, où depuis longtemps l’éthique est au cœur des
• Britain Trials Virtual Reality Time Travel to Combat Dementia
  September 06, 2018 - The Britain’s National Health Service is testing the use of virtual reality to help people with dementia. With immersive movies, patients are encouraged to recall  their own personal history throught pictures and emotions. Results are very encouraging as Arfa Rehman said (co-founder of Virtue, partner of BNHS) and this partnership may be spread
• La start-up Osso VR prone l’apprentissage virtuel pour les chirurgiens
  September 05, 2018 - OSSO VR propose depuis 2016 des systèmes de formation pour les chirurgiens utilisant de la réalité virtuelle. Il est clair aujourd’hui que l’expérimentation est une condition indispensable de la compréhension. Les environnements simulés en réalité virtuelles permettent de répéter le geste chirurgical aussi souvent que nécessaire, et de l’améliorer progressivement. 
• Augmented reality can save lives and we’re veering towards mass adoption
  September 03, 2018 - In this article professor Olivier Oullier explains how augmented reality will change the world of healthcare, when solutions will be more easy to use ans less expensive. In healthcare as in any other sector, having to speak, press buttons or make movements in the air prevent smart glasses from reaching
• Un miroir en réalité augmentée permet de voir sa future poitrine avant opération
  August 27, 2018 - L’usage de la réalité augmentée en médecine et, en particulier, en chirurgie plastique permet de “voir” les modifications avant les interventions. De cette manière le patient ou la patiente est plus rassuré(e) avant l’opération et peut commencer à appréhender sa nouvelle image. Dans cette exemple, c’est le choix d’implants mammaires
• Andrew’s Brain: An augmented reality solution to brain trauma communication
  August 24, 2018 - What if there was a cost effective, scalable and structured solution to help understand those with acquired brain injuries? What if clinicians, occupational therapists and speech therapists could eliminate basic flash cards and guess work, and use augmented reality to help their patients communicate? In his presentation from the 2018
• Augmented reality game helps stroke victims recover faster
  August 24, 2018 - Strokes are not always fatal but victims have to endure hard rehabilitation to recover forgotten abilities. Regan David Petrie, Victoria University masters of design and innovation student, created a AR game (NZ Fauna AR) to help patients for stroke rehabilitation. The classical game elements like rewards and progressive increasing of
• It’s Official, The Transhuman Era Has Begun (for Gartner)
  August 23, 2018 - The new Gartner Hype Cycle (2018) is about to be published and this year biology takes a central position in it. To be precise, Gartner talks about to possibility of biology to change our life or even “redefining life” entirely ! And it’s not the future, it’s tomorrow ! The