Immersive Technology and Virtual Reality for Patient Education (HLOL #274)

Dr. Linda Ciavarelli is a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) and board-certified specialist in Primary Podiatric Care. With over 20 years of clinical experience, Linda honed her expertise in preventative, orthopedic, and dermatologic podiatric medicine. In addition to her clinical background, Linda is the co-founder of HouseCall VR, an innovative startup dedicated to creating virtual reality patient education. This company aims to improve health literacy and outcomes using immersive technology. Linda has presented at numerous state, national, and global conferences, scientific meetings, and symposia on topics such as Patient Education Using Immersive Technology, Immersive Technology in Healthcare, and Developing Impact-Driven Innovation in XR. She also is active in her community and professional organizations. Listen as Linda Ciavarelli and Helen Osborne talk about: Immersive technology. What this technology is and its many formats including virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. Virtual reality as a tool for patient education. How this differs from, yet in many ways is similar to, other forms of patient education. Innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit to try something new when it comes to health communication. More ways to learn: HouseCallVR: VR Patient Education HouseCall VR Product Demo Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message, Third Edition, by Helen Osborne. The chapters “Technology: E-Health,” “Technology: Online Teaching and Video Games,” and X-tras” are especially relevant to this podcast episode. Read a transcript of this podcast. The post Immersive Technology and Virtual Reality for Patient Education (HLOL #274) appeared first on Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast.