Albert “Skip” Rizzo – Clinical Virtual Reality Treatments: A Brief Review of the Future

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Faculty:
Rizzo, Albert “Skip”
Duration:
1 hour and sixteen minutes
Format:
Video and audio
Copyright:
Dec 04, 2020
Description

Since the mid-1990s, extensive scientific literature on the results of what we now call Clinical Virtual Reality has emerged (VR). When used to address cognitive, psychological, motor, and functional deficits in a variety of clinical health disorders, VR simulation technology has yielded promising outcomes. This recording will provide a brief overview of VR technology and describe the trajectory of Clinical VR over the last 25 years in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, PTSD, pain management, autism, and in the assessment/rehabilitation of stroke, brain injury, and other neurologically-based conditions. While more study is still needed to develop the science in this field, I will argue that Clinical VR apps will quickly become vital tools in the arsenal of healthcare researchers and practitioners, and will only expand in relevance and appeal in the near future.

Handouts

Clinical Virtual Reality Treatments Manual (7.8 MB) 38 Pages Available After Purchase

After Purchase: Transcript (188.5 KB) 21 Pages
Outline
What exactly are clinical virtual reality “ingredients”?
Skinner Box Ultimate
Distract, Expose, Motivate, Measure, and Engage
Theoretical Foundation and Research Support for Use
Anxiety, Addiction, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Pain Control & Discomfort Reduction
Stroke, Brain/Spinal Injury, Neurological Disorders Physical/Cognitive Assessment and Rehabilitation
Clinical Training, Role Playing, and Promoting Access to Healthcare Using Virtual Human Interaction
The Future of Pragmatics
Dismantling Barriers to Care
Faster, better, and less expensive
Standard VR Issues + Clinical Guidelines = Ethical Issues
Faculty

Albert “Skip” Rizzo, PhD

Albert “Skip” Rizzo, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and the Director of the Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California. He is also a Research Professor at the University of Southern California’s Department of Psychiatry and the University of Southern California’s Davis School of Gerontology. Skip has spent the last 25 years researching the design, development, and evaluation of Virtual Reality systems for clinical assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation in the domains of psychological, cognitive, and motor performance in both healthy and clinical populations. PTSD, TBI, Autism, ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and other clinical problems have been the subject of this research. Some of his recent work has included the development of artificially intelligent virtual human (VH) patients for novice clinicians to practice skills needed for difficult diagnostic interviews, as well as the development of online virtual human healthcare guides and clinical interviewers with automated sensing of facial, gestural, and vocal behaviors useful for inferring the state of the user interacting with these virtual human entities. Despite the diversity of these clinical R&D areas, the study of how interactive and immersive Virtual Reality simulations can be usefully applied to address human healthcare needs beyond what is possible with traditional 20th Century tools and methods is the common thread that drives all of his work with digital technologies. Please visit this YouTube channel to see some videos of this work: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlbertSkipRizzo

Disclosures for Speakers:

Albert Rizzo is the University of Southern California’s director of Medical Virtual Reality. He is a published author and earns royalties. PESI, Inc. provides Dr. Rizzo with a speaking fee.
Albert Rizzo belongs to the American Psychological Association, the International Neuropsychological Society, and the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapy.

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