New Technologies and Therapy: TIMELAPSE’s Experience for Patients’ Wellbeing
On the afternoon of Saturday, 29 November, the TIMELAPSE team will present the Virtual Reality application Track of Time, the result of eighteen months of theoretical research, participatory design, and field testing in the context of chemotherapy care provided by the Phase 1 Research Center of San Gerardo Hospital, in Monza.
The event will begin with an overview of the project’s key phases and the first public presentation of the VR experience, which attendees will be able to try firsthand. It will then continue with a roundtable discussion aimed at bringing together healthcare professionals, patients, and stakeholders from the fields of medicine and technology to explore, from multiple perspectives, how new technologies can be leveraged to concretely improve patient wellbeing.
Is it possible to leverage some of today’s most innovative technologies, such as Virtual Reality, to enhance the wellbeing of people undergoing treatment?
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PROGRAMME
From h. 14:00 Welcome and VR Demo (by reservation at this link)
h. 15:00 – 16:00 Presentation of the TIMELAPSE project and launch of the VR application Track of Time
Speakers:
- Federica Cavaletti (Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies – Aarhus University)
- Ilaria Terrenghi (eCampus University)
- Laura Werup (Khora)
Special Guests:
- Marcin Moskalewicz (IDEAS Research Institute, Warsaw; Poznań University of Medical Sciences)
- Marc Wittmann (Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health, Freiburg)
h. 16:00 – 16:30 VR Demo (by reservation at this link)
h. 16:30 – 18:00 Roundtable
Speakers:
- Serena Capici (Oncologist at the Phase 1 Research Center, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza)
- Cristina Tagliabue (Nursing Coordinator, Phase 1 Research Center, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza)
- Anna Maria Mancuso (President, Salutedonna Onlus)
- Oscar Mayora (Head of Digital Health Research, Bruno Kessler Foundation)
- Lucrezia Rovati (Vice President, Fondazione Luigi Rovati)
Moderator: Cinzia Testa (Medical-scientific Journalist)
FOR FURTHER INSIGHT
At present, however, most VR applications designed for infusion therapies are developed solely by researchers and developers, and are presented to patients only once they are ready for use. This approach completely excludes end users from the design of a tool intended to enhance their wellbeing.