Session summary: Virtual Reality (VR) is revolutionizing patient education by simplifying complex medical concepts and engaging patients in immersive, adaptive learning experiences. This session explores VR’s potential to advance health literacy by improving patient comprehension, retention, and self-management. Attendees will gain insights from research demonstrating VR’s effectiveness in education, discover strategies to offload time-consuming, repetitive provider tasks, and explore real-world applications of VR across healthcare. Participants will leave with actionable insights on how emerging technologies, like VR, can revolutionize patient education, offering new ways to simplify complex concepts, enhance engagement, and meet diverse learning needs within their organizations.
Learning Objectives:
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After attending this session, attendees will be able to identify three key applications of immersive technologies in healthcare and articulate their potential to enhance patient education and health literacy.
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After attending this session, attendees will be able to evaluate research evidence comparing VR-based patient education to traditional methods, identifying its impact on learning retention and engagement.
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After attending this session, attendees will be able to design a patient education framework using innovative, engaging principles to simplify complex concepts, applicable across traditional and technology-enhanced methods.