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Virtual Reality: Opportunities for the National Institutes of Health



Lister Hill Center Auditorium
February 24, 2004

Agenda

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m. Welcome
David A. Thomas, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
8:35 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Welcome
Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse
8:50 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. Session Introduction
Rosemarie Nemeth-Coslett, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
8:55 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. The Vision of Virtual Reality: Assets and Challenges
Albert " Skip" Rizzo, Ph.D.
Integrated Media Systems Center
University of Southern California
9:40 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Virtual Reality Exposure: Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D., M.B.A.
The Virtual Reality Medical Center
10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Questions and Discussion
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. BREAK
10:40 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Session Introduction
Nathan M. Appel, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Virtual Reality in An Integrated Treatment of Obesity
Giuseppe Riva, Ph.D.
Instituto Auxologico Italiano
11:15 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. Questions/Discussion
11:25 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. Virtual Reality Cue Exposure
Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
11:55 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Questions/Discussion
12:05 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Lunch Break
1:20 p.m. - 1:25 p.m. Session Introduction
David A. Thomas, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
1:25 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. Applications of Virtual Reality Technology in the Treatment of PTSD and Traumatic Grief
JoAnn Difede, Ph.D.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1:55 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. Questions/Discussion
2:05 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. Virtual Reality Analgesia for Severe Burn Pain
Hunter G. Hoffman, Ph.D.
University of Washington
2:35 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Questions/Discussion
2:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. BREAK
3:05 p.m. - 3:35 p.m. Applications of Virtual Reality to Neuro and Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Walter J. Greenleaf, Ph.D.
Greenleaf Medical
3:35 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Questions/Discussion
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Future Applications of Virtual Reality
Mark Wiederhold, M.D., Ph.D.
The Virtual Reality Medical Center
  Questions/Discussion
4:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
Ro or Dave or Nate


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