The American Medical Extended Reality Association (@theAMXRA) In collaboration with the editorial board of the newly published Journal of Medical Extended Reality, AMXRA has developed a new guideline to define the emerging field of Medical Extended Reality (MXR).
Medical Extended Reality Defined
The guideline presents a new taxonomy with five core domains, encompassing 13 primary topics and a comprehensive set of 180 secondary topics. This taxonomy is intended to serve as a crucial tool for harmonizing communication and collaboration among researchers, clinicians, educators, and policymakers. The goal is to establish a common language and structure to support the field’s continued growth and integration into health care. With this tool, various stakeholders can systematically classify and navigate the complexities of the MXR field.
Extended Reality in Mental Health
Through the use of virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI), XAIA offers personalized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based mental health support. Users can select from nine nature scenes and interact with a robot avatar. The platform has shown promise in helping individuals with mild to moderate anxiety and depression, with no participants stopping therapy due to distress and no reports of VR-induced vertigo.
Virtual Reality in Healthcare Education
There is increasing interest in VR within healthcare and healthcare education, as it offers a unique opportunity to teach and assess key skills relating to situational awareness (SA) and decision making (DM) across undergraduate healthcare professions.
However, there is a perceived gap in literature regarding the use of VR for these purposes. A scoping review aims to address this gap and further explore the potential of VR, augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) in healthcare education.
Publication of the Journal of Medical Extended Reality is a step towards advancing the field of MXR. Continuing to explore and understand the potential of these technologies, it is clear that there may be a important role for MXR to play in transforming the future of healthcare.
The Journal of Medical Extended Reality is a Mary Ann Liebert, Inc publication . To learn more about the Journal and featured content and editorial board visit https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/journal-of-medical-extended-reality/680.