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vMed26 Agenda

Two days of programming exploring curiosity, convergence, innovation, integration, and impact.

Dates

March 25-26, 2026

Location

Hilton Universal Studios, Los Angeles

Focus

Digital health, XR, AI, biosensors, and clinical transformation

Day 1

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Curiosity and Convergence

Day one spotlights curiosity and convergence across XR, AI, and biosensors with networking and immersive demos.

Arrival

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

Main FoyerWelcome
  • Registration and Breakfast

    Pick up badges, grab coffee, and connect with early arrivals in the expo foyer.

Block 1 - Main Stage

9:00 AM - 10:25 AM

Opening Session: Building an Interoperable Future: Driving Digital Innovation in Health Systems

Moderators

Main StageKeynotes
Moderator:

  • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

    Why Doctors Will Not Be Replaced: The Future of Humanistic Medicine in an AI-Driven World

  • 9:45 AM - 10:25 AM

    Lessons Learned and Futures Built: The Journey of Validating Digital Health in Real-World Medicine

Block 2

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM

Morning Break and Exhibitor Demos

Expo Floor
  • Morning Break and Exhibitor Demos

    Refresh, explore the demo floor, and meet exhibitors for hands-on demonstrations of innovative technologies in healthcare.

Block 3

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Laying the Groundwork: Foundational Strategies for a Digitally-Driven Health System

Individual 30-minute talks anchor each track followed by a series of specialized talks.

XR/VR Applications (Ballroom A)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    “Don’t Call It a Comeback”: XR’s Enduring Impact in Healthcare

  • 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

    The Effect of Virtual Reality on Memory for Painful Experiences

  • 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

    Integrating VR into the EHR: Immersive Meditation for Inpatient Pain

AI Applications (Ballroom CD)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    Hype vs Hope: Where Does AI Truly Add Value in Clinical Practice?

  • 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

    Blueprints for Bedside AI: Building Reliable Tools for Modern Healthcare

    Presented by Xaia

  • 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

    Teaching AI to Reason With Real Lives: Community Dynamics and Virtual Care Innovation

Biosensors/Wearables Applications (Ballroom B)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    Beyond the Gimmick: Integrating Biosensors into Health Systems for Real Clinical Impact

  • 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

    Using Wearables to Detect Arrhythmias in Children

  • 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

    Integrating Wearables into the EHR: Lessons learned from a decade of connecting biosensors into Epic

Block 4

12:00 - 1:20 PM

Lunch and Exhibitor Demos

Sierra Courtyard
  • Lunch and Exhibitor Demos

    Enjoy lunch in the Sierra Courtyard and continue hands-on demos.

Block 5

1:20 - 2:20 PM

Transforming Care and Learning: XR and AI Across the Healthspan

XR Applications (Ballroom A)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 1:20 PM - 1:35 PM

    What Patients Don’t Understand Is Costing Us All

  • 1:35 PM - 1:50 PM

    Making the Invisible Measurable: How AI, VR, and Wearables Deliver Objective Clinical Outcomes

    Presented by Healium

  • 1:50 PM - 2:05 PM

    Teaching Large Language Models to Die: XR Training for Serious Illness Conversations

  • 2:05 PM - 2:20 PM

    Operation Immersion: Harnessing Virtual Reality to Transform Perioperative Care

Pediatric Panel (Ballroom CD)Panels
Moderator:

  • 1:20 PM - 1:25 PM

    Introduction to GAP-XR

  • 1:25 PM - 2:20 PM

    Governance, Grit, and Growth: How Children’s Hospitals Are Reinventing Immersive Care Delivery

Training Tomorrow’s Healers: VR and AI in Modern Medical Education (Ballroom B)Workshops
  • 1:20 PM - 1:50 PM

    Workshop: AI Prompt Engineering for Clinicians

    Presented by Healio

  • 1:50 PM - 2:05 PM

    Immersive Medical Simulation and Training across Virtuality Spectrum: A Design Framework

  • 2:05 PM - 2:20 PM

    Using AI to Enhance Empathetic Communication Training for Medical Students

Block 6

2:25 - 3:25 PM

From Compliance to Compassion: Crafting Ethical, Equitable, and Trustworthy Digital Health Systems

Topics in Digital Health Ethics (Ballroom A)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 2:25 PM - 2:40 PM

    How Well Does Virtual Reality Delivered Therapy for Pain Work in the RCT and in the Real-World

    Presented by AppliedVR

  • 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM

    Use Cases of LLM and NLPs in Prostate Cancer Healthcare

  • 2:55 PM - 3:10 PM

    Building Trust: Patient Privacy In Extended Reality

  • 3:10 PM - 3:25 PM

    Expanding the Horizons of Virtual Reality in Palliative Care

Bioethics of AI (Ballroom CD)Panels
Moderator:

  • 2:25 PM - 3:25 PM

    Can I and Should I Trust My Cyborg Doctor?

Understanding How to Use AI in Healthcare (Ballroom B)Workshops
Moderator:

  • 2:25 PM - 2:45 PM

    Anytime, Anywhere Competency: How AI and Immersive Technology Are Transforming Healthcare Certifications, including ALS

    Presented by UpSkillAI

  • 2:45 PM - 3:25 PM

    Unlocking Generative AI: A Hands-On Workshop for Clinicians

    Presented by Xaia

Block 7

3:25 - 3:45 PM

Break and Exhibitor Demos

Expo Floor
  • Break and Exhibitor Demos

    Recharge and continue conversations with partners.

Block 8

3:45 - 4:45 PM

From Red Tape to Real World Impact: Digital Health Implementation Success Stories

AI and XR Implementation Examples Across Systems (Ballroom A)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

    Policy Shocks, Real World Rollout: How FDA’s January 2026 Updates Change the Game for Wellness, Wearables, and Clinical Decision Support

  • 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

    Digital Health for Our Veterans: Addressing the Future of Healthcare at the VA

  • 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

    From Idea to Award: How a Four-Institution Consortium Secured an NIH STTR for Life at 100.4

  • 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

    A Year of Clinical Use of Virtual Reality Dissociation as Alternative to Anesthesia/Sedation in Pediatric Interventional Radiology

XR Implementation Panel (Ballroom CD)Panels
Moderator:

  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

    Making Virtual Medicine Real: Overcoming and Bridging the Implementation Gap Between Research and Clinical Reality

XR Implementation Workshops (Ballroom B)Workshops
Moderator:

  • 3:45 PM - 4:20 PM

    Mind the Gap: A Blueprint for Sustainable XR Implementation in Healthcare

  • 4:20 PM - 4:50 PM

    So, you think VR simulation is the answer, now what?

Block 9 - Ballroom CD

4:50 PM - 5:30 PM

Day 1 Wrap-Up Conversation and Q&A

Day 1 Closing Session (Ballroom CD)Keynotes
Moderator:

  • 4:50 PM - 5:20 PM

    The Digital, AI and Augmented Future of Health & Medicine: What's Now, Near & Next?

  • 5:20 - 5:30 PM

    What to Look Forward to on Day 2

  • 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

    Meet the Faculty, Networking, and Exhibitor Demos

Evening

7:00 - 9:00 PM

VIP Dinner and Networking

Sierra Courtyard
  • VIP Dinner and Networking

    Invite-only dinner with faculty, partners, and sponsors.

Day 2

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Innovation, Integration, and Impact

Day two emphasizes integration of emerging technology and showcases impact through abstracts, workshops, and closing reflections.

Arrival

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Main Foyer
  • Registration and Continental Breakfast

    Reconnect with attendees before the morning program begins.

Block 10

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Welcome Back and Opening Announcements

Moderators

Main StageAnnouncements
Moderator:

  • 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

    Welcome Back and Opening Announcements

  • 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM

    Fireside Chat - Leading through the Digital Health Revolution: A CEO’s Journey from EHRs to AI

Block 11

9:50 AM - 10:35 AM

Digital Pioneering: Exploring the Next Wave of Technology in Healthcare Delivery

AMXRA Abstract Plenary Session: Top Research Winners Take the Stage (Ballroom A)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 9:50 AM - 10:00 AM

    Before Sedation Starts: VR as an Early Anxiolytic in Endoscopy

  • 10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

    AI to predict ED Return Risk from Suicide Safety Plans

  • 10:10 AM - 10:20 AM

    Expanding Access to Brain Injury Rehabilitation Through Internally Developed Virtual Reality

  • 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

    Q&A with Abstract Competition Winners

    Presented by AMXRA

Human-Centered AI in Clinical Medicine (Ballroom CD)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 9:50 AM - 10:10 AM

    XR and AI: Bringing HUMANS Back to Healthcare

  • 10:10 AM - 10:35 AM

    Applying AI in Solid Organ Transplantation

Industry Perspectives: Building the Future of Digital Health (Ballroom B)Speaker Talks
  • 9:50 AM - 10:10 AM

    Context Memory: The Missing Layer in Healthcare AI

    Presented by Medeloop

  • 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

    Training the Heart of Healthcare with VR and AI

    Presented by Aequilibrium

Block 13

10:35 - 10:55 AM

Break and Demo Booths

Expo Floor
  • Break and Demo Booths

    Visit partner booths and see live demonstrations.

Block 12

10:55 - 11:55 AM

Population Health Applications and Implementations of AI, XR, and Wearables

Digital Health for Patient Care and Community Healing (Ballroom A)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 10:55 AM - 11:10 AM

    Campus Care 2.0: Using Wearables and VR to Transform Mental Wellness at an Historically Black College and University (HBCU)

  • 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

    Immersion into Reality to Improve Patient Outcomes

  • 11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

    Calling Back Spirit: "Healing in the Wait Time" (HWT) Digital Medicine as a Protective Factor to Mitigate Complex Trauma Following Sexual Assault and Disrupt the Trauma-to-Chronic-Pain Cycle

  • 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM

    Mental Gravity: A digital tool at the frontier of biogravitational health in body and mind

From Innovation to Implementation: Digital Solutions for Complex Clinical CareSpeaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 10:55 AM - 11:15 AM

    Lessening the Burden: Moderating GI Pain with XR

  • 11:15 AM - 11:35 AM

    Digital Innovation in Stroke Care and Neurointervention with AI-Driven Detection, Rehabilitation, and Robotics

  • 11:35 AM - 11:55 AM

    AI-Enabled Virtual Humans for Healthcare Support and Clinical Training: Lessons, Outcomes, and Ethical Guardrails

Designing the Future of Clinical Technology (Ballroom B)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 10:55 AM - 11:10 AM

    Medical XR Accelerator – What We Learned Building Six Apple Vision Pro Prototypes Solutions to Real Medical Problems

  • 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

    The Next Frontier in Respiratory Health: Bluetooth Innovation in Smart Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers

    Presented by Nutraceuticals

  • 11:25 AM - 11:50 AM

    Designing AI for the Hardest Conversations in Medicine: A Pilot Study in Seriously Ill Patients Receiving Advanced Cancer Care

Block 14

11:55 AM - 12:55 PM

Digital Building Blocks: Designing the Foundations of Immersive and Intelligent Care

Each track kicks off with a framing talk followed by interactive work time.

UX and Design Workshop (Ballroom A)Workshop
Moderator:

  • 11:55 AM - 12:25 PM

    Beyond Gamification: Leveraging Game Design for Engaging XR Health Apps

  • 12:25 PM - 12:55 PM

    The Clinician’s Lens on Implementation: Bringing XR into Everyday Care

Embodied Innovation: Engineering Digital Health Tools for Real-World Medicine (Ballroom B)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 11:55 AM - 12:10 PM

    No Screen, No Problem: Designing Non-Visual Immersive Experiences for Clinical and Community Settings

  • 12:10-12:25 PM

    How a lack of haptic feedback impacts eye-hand coordination and embodiment in virtual reality

  • 12:25-12:40 PM

    Soft Wearables for Personalized Health: Building Better Sensors and Actuators for Longevity

  • 12:40-12:55 PM

    The New Reality of Clinical Education: Building Repeatable and Immersive Virtual Learning Experiences

Designing the Future of Digital Medicine (Ballroom CD)Speaker Talks
Moderator:

  • 11:55 AM - 12:25 PM

    A New Era of Experiential Medicine

  • 12:25 PM - 12:55 PM

    Imaging Intelligence: Translating AI Findings into Real-world Clinical Impact

    Presented by TestDynamics

Block 15

12:55 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

Dining Terrace
  • Lunch

    Seasonal menu with sponsored demo tables.

AMXRA Poster Session (Ballroom A)
  • 12:55 PM - 3:00 PM

    AMXRA Poster Session

    Presented by AMXRA

    Winners of the AMXRA-Sponsored Abstract Competition will present their research at our poster session on cutting-edge digital health, AI, and immersive technologies.

Block 16

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Near-Future Medicine: Digital Innovations for Tomorrow’s Health Systems

Each track begins with a framing talk followed by an interactive segment.

Panel (Ballroom B)
Moderator:

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Using XR to Improve Nurse Education and Wellbeing

Panel (Ballroom CD)
Moderator:

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Latest and Greatest: AI and XR Use Cases Across Health Systems

AMXRA Poster Session (Ballroom A)
  • 12:55 PM - 2:15 PM

    AMXRA Poster Session

    Presented by AMXRA

    Winners of the AMXRA-Sponsored Abstract Competition will present their research at our poster session on cutting-edge digital health, AI, and immersive technologies.

  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

    Panel Discussion - Digital Minds: How Media and Emerging Technologies Are Shaping Mental Health Care

    • Mona Sinha
    • Skip Rizzo
    • Arash Javanbakht
    • Alycin Powell
Block 17

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Keynote Panel: From Concept to Clinic: Turning Bold Ideas into Real Healthcare Solutions

Panel
Moderator:

  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    Keynote Panel: From Concept to Clinic: Turning Bold Ideas into Real Healthcare Solutions

Block 18

4:00 PM - 4:10 PM

Break and Demo Booths

Expo Floor
  • Break and Demo Booths

    Final chance to connect with exhibitors and partners.

Block 19 - Main Stage

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing Session

Moderators

Main StageClosing Program
Moderator:

  • 4:10 PM - 4:45 PM

    Reimagining Health in the Age of AI

  • 4:45 PM- 5:00 PM

    Top 10 Takeaways from vMed26