CyberTherapy
2003 is the evolution of the original VR and Mental Health Symposium held
during the last six years as a part of the Medicine
Meets Virtual Reality Conference (MMVR).
MMVR
began in 1992 to nurture interactive computer technology-virtual reality-as
a means to advance patient care and physician education. Today, the conference
provides an innovative forum for data acquisition, processing, and delivery
methods. These, in their medical utilization, improve accuracy in diagnosis,
refine therapeutic precision, and enhance medical education and procedural
training.
The conference features a broad spectrum of topics, including stereoscopic
projection for improved understanding of medical images, surgical simulation
with haptic feedback for more effective training, data networks for telemedicine,
robotics to refine the surgeon's touch, sensors and data visualization
to facilitate differential diagnosis, and augmented reality to extend
the clinician's vision.
In 2003, MMVR proceeds into its second decade as the premier educational
conference for computer scientists, physicians and surgeons, IT and medical
device professionals, and educators to share research and expertise, and
to create new tools for the art of medicine.
As the Information Age matures, MMVR expands its purpose to support the
integration of information technology with biological and physical sciences
for a future of improved health care. This expanded purpose permits the
MMVR community to fuse its data-focused innovation with areas such as:
- micro-
and nanotechnology for sensors and robotics
- optical
technology for tissue imaging and biopsy
- biomaterials
for tissue repair and replacement
- genomic,
proteomic, and pharmacological imaging
- neuro-silicon
interfaces
- non-invasive
surgery
To
help interested researchers in attending both the conferences, CyberTherapy
2003 is scheduled just a couple of days before of the MMVR event (22-25
January 2003) and in a location (San Diego, CA) that is just an hour drive
from the MMVR one (Newport Beach, CA)
For
more info on the 11th MMVR check the official MMVR web
site.
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