In today's episode, Ryan Kerstein and Eve McMahon, from the RCS England Innovation Hub (iHub) sit down with Professor Jag Dhanda and Ameen Mahmood to discuss extended reality, specifically virtual reality in medicine and surgery (VRiMS). Join us as we discuss the world of extended reality and their transformative potential in healthcare. 

Guest: Professor Jag Dhanda 

Professor Jag Dhanda is an Oral and Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgeon and founder of Virtual Reality in Medicine and Surgery (VRiMS). 

Guest: Ameen Mahmood 

Ameen is a medical student at Imperial College London. He is an RAF Medical Officer Bursar and aspiring military plastic surgeon with passions in surgical innovation, medical technology and improving widening access to medicine. He is the co-founder and co-chair of the VRiMS Surgical Society. Ameen contributes to VRiMS through event facilitation, workshops, and developing innovative teaching methods to enhance surgical education. 

Hosted by: Ryan Kerstein & Eve McMahon 

Produced by: Andrea Pearson 

For more information on VRiMS please visit their website: https://www.vrims.net/ 

For more information on the RCS England Innovation Hub please visit our website: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/standards-and-research/future-of-surgery/innovation-hub/ 

For more information on RCS England please visit our website: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/ 

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References

• https://www.xrhealthuk.org/the-growing-value-of-xr-in-healthcare

• Laver, Kate E., et al. "Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation." Cochranedatabase of systematic reviews 11 (2017).

• Bordeleau, Martine, et al. "The use of virtual reality in back pain rehabilitation: asystematic review and meta-analysis." The journal of pain 23.2(2022): 175-195.

• Please, Helen, et al. "Virtual reality technology for surgical learning: qualitativeoutcomes of the first virtual reality training course for emergency andessential surgery delivered by a UK–Uganda partnership." BMJ OpenQuality 13.1 (2024): e002477.

• https://www.virti.com/insights/news/evolution-of-virtual-humans-authentic-digital-personas/#:~:text=who%20need%20it.-,Training,scenarios%20more%20accessible%20and%20immersive.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl13n4TDSQA