Poster 01
Feasibility and Anxiolytic Efficacy of Immersive Virtual Reality During Pre-Procedural Preparation for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Single-Center Implementation Pilot
Ahmed D. Elnaiem
MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic
vMed26 Research Showcase
Poster Hall
Explore the accepted posters that will be presented at the vMed26 conference by clinicians, researchers, and builders advancing immersive medicine, AI-enabled care, and digital therapeutics.
This page is the digital poster hall for the conference poster session. Browse poster titles, presenters, and organizations here, then catch the work live at vMed26.
Poster Presentations
35
Institutions Represented
30
Featured Focus Areas
XR, AI, and Clinical Training
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Every accepted poster scheduled for presentation at vMed26 is listed below in the conference's digital poster hall.
Poster 02
Virtual Reality Masterclass for Neuraxial Procedure Training: A Multi‑Center, Multi‑City Pilot of Scalable XR Medical Education
Adil Al-Karim Manji
MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Poster 03
AI to predict ED Return Risk from Suicide Safety Plans
Arjun Nagendran
PhD
Lurie Children's Hospital
Poster 04
Consumer Wearables Misclassify Anesthesia as Restorative Sleep: Comparative Peri-Procedural Analysis of Oura Ring and WHOOP Band
Calvin Johnson
MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Poster 05
Toward Augmented Reality Guidance for High-Stakes Medical Care
Jonathan Segal
PhD Candidate
Cornell Tech
Poster 06
Immersive reality for pain control during paediatric burn dressing changes: a randomised controlled trial comparing augmented reality, virtual reality and standard care
Vidhya Lingamanaicker
MBBS, MRCS
Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Poster 07
Cognitive and Autonomic Performance During Repeated Virtual Reality Intervention Sessions in Adults with TBI
Kristen Linton
MSW, PhD
California State University Channel Islands
Poster 08
Evaluating AI Support in Trauma Care: Insights from the VCMC-Trauma Chat-Bot Study
Graal Diaz
PhD
Community Memorial Hospital
Poster 09
Virtual Reality Training Improves Freehand Pedicle Screw Placement: A High-Fidelity Validation Study in Neurosurgical Trainees
Jacksen Smith
BS
Barrow Neurological Institute
Poster 10
Trajectories of Eye Focus and Physiologic Symptom Responses in Seven Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Undergoing a Virtual Reality Eye-Focus Intervention in a Level II Trauma Center
Ethan Diaz
BScPharm(c)
Ventura County Medical Center
Poster 11
Centering the Patient Voice in Extended Reality to Support Empathy for the Future Self: A Haptic Simulation of Joint Stiffness in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kimberly B. Garza
PharmD, MBA, PhD
Auburn University
Poster 12
Feasibility of a Multi-modal Virtual Reality Intervention to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety in Cancer Surgery Patients
Eisi Mollanji
MD, H.BSc
University of Manitoba
Poster 13
What Enables Immersive Technology to Succeed in Pediatric Care
Bithika Mehra
MSBA, MBA
Mayo Clinic
Poster 14
Fatigue Experience and Technology Acceptance in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Survey Foundations for the AlphaRise BCI Neurogame
Neda (Ned) Shoaei
MFA
Savannah College of Art and Design
Poster 15
Listening at Scale: Using Large Language Models to Quantify Therapeutic Mechanisms in Psychotherapy
Scott Compton
PhD
Lurie Children's Hospital
Poster 16
Developing a Virtual reality (VR) Pathology Educational Tool: AI-powered qualitative analysis
Joy Xu
MS
David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA)
Poster 17
The Emerging Role of Extended Reality in Gastroenterology Training: A Scoping Review of Applications, Outcomes, and Gaps
Nkengeh Tazinkeng
MD
Rutgers-Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Poster 18
Translational Culinary Medicine: Adapting Multi-cultural Plant-based Teaching Kitchen Learnings into an AI Home cooking Co-pilot Platform at Stanford Medicine
Minal V Moharir
MD
Stanford University
Poster 19
Feasibility of Mobile Phone-Based Virtual Reality as a Non-Pharmacologic Acute Procedural Pain Management Intervention in an Inpatient Burn Center
Mariel Emrich
MS
Weill Cornell Medicine
Poster 20
Nasal Navigation Without Sedation: Enhancing Transnasal Endoscopy with Virtual Reality
Jeffrey I. Gold
PhD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Poster 21
Extended Reality Training for Neuraxial Anesthesia
Adriano Bellotti
MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Department of Anesthesiology
Poster 22
Building a 360 Immersive Virtual Reality Library for Procedural Training
Ella Frazier
BS
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Poster 23
Brief Virtual Reality Relaxation Breaks to Support Healthcare Worker Well-Being: A Quality Improvement Study
Claudia Carrillo
MSHS Candidate
Cedars-Sinai Health Science University
Poster 24
Assessing Large Language Model Reasoning For Rare Disease Diagnosis Across Ontology and Retrieval-Augmented Approaches
Ryan Bui
BS
University of California, Irvine
Poster 25
Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Program to teach Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Kirti Patel
MD Candidate
University of Virginia
Poster 26
InterLeaf: A Letter-Based Mobile Platform for Reflection, Connection, and Chronic Pain Support
Sara Khalilipicha
PhD
Simon Fraser University
Poster 27
Physically Tasting a Virtual Chocolate Bar Enhances Object Realism and Increases Presence in Immersive VR
Hunter Hoffman
PhD
University of Washington Seattle
Poster 28
Efficacy of Virtual Reality–Based Mindfulness Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sarah Alicia Barker
PhD
Fielding Graduate University
Poster 29
Stakeholder Co-Design Insights for Embodied XR Telehealth in Physical Rehabilitation
Aviv Elor
BS, PhD
Immergo Labs, Inc.
Poster 30
Designing Trustworthy AI for Digital Health: A Domain-Specific LLM for Patient-Centered Psychiatric Guidance
Alexander Hish
MD
Lurie Children's Hospital
Poster 31
Head to Head – Finding the Surgeon’s Augmented Reality Headset
Joaquin Austerlitz
BS
Vanderbilt University
Poster 32
Psilocybin and Embodied Virtual Reality for Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Neuroimaging Study
Jasmine Ho
PhD
University of Zurich
Poster 33
Evaluating Clinical Feature Utility in Machine Learning Detection of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Ryan Bui
BS
University of California, Irvine
Poster 34
Initial Recommendations for Virtual Reality in Mental Health Care from the American Medical Extended Reality Association
Jessica Stone
PhD
MHVR
Poster 35
Acceptability of Virtual Reality–Based Exercise to Promote Physical Activity Among Hispanic/Latino Older Adults With Cardiometabolic Risk: A Qualitative Focus Group Study
Michael Fine
BA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center