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July 27-August 1, 2024, Louisville, Kentucky

Our mission is to approve new national priorities to guide our organization as we lobby Congress on issues important to the nation’s veterans, service members and their families.

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June 11-12, 2024, Washington D.C

VA Immersive is defining a new reality in Veteran health care by leading the nation in the clinical implementation of immersive technology and uncovering new ways to embrace employees' whole health. 

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August 22-24, 2023, Washington D.C. 

VA Immersive has revolutionized health care experiences for Veterans, their caregivers, and VA staff. Immersive technology brings the senses of sight, sound, and touch to each patient's health care journey and revolutionizes the way VA clinicians provide care.

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July 22-27, 2023, Phoenix, AZ

Our mission is to approve new national priorities to guide our organization as we lobby Congress on issues important to the nation’s veterans, service members and their families.

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June 21, 2023, Sheridan VA Medical Center

Guided by VA staff, leaders in XR and immersive technology, Veterans from across Wyoming are invited to use virtual reality (VR) headsets to test a wide variety of immersive experiences.

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Waya Health today announced one of the largest single deployments of virtual reality within a U.S. healthcare system, company president Joe Morgan, MD, said.

The coronavirus pandemic plunged millions of Americans into the virtual world. Across the country, schools and businesses used virtual means to keep moving forward. The South Texas VA was no exception: Spinal Cord Injury & Disorder (SCI/D) has also embraced virtual technologies to better treat their specialized patients. The technology it adopted was the Neuro Rehab Virtual Reality (VR) XR Therapy System, part of a larger plan to better serve SCI/D patients.

While many health care organizations are just beginning to explore virtual reality, augmented reality, and other immersive technology (collectively known as extended reality, or XR), VA is taking the lead in using XR to change how Veterans receive and access their health care.

Waya Health, who oversees the System in Durham, announced Tuesday that a virtual reality component will be added to its systems in medical centers around the country, including right in the Triangle, at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

“The US Department of Veterans Affairs has been an early adopter of eHealth tools at every stage, from the electronic medical record to Artificial Intelligence,” according to VRforHealth co-founder Denise Silber “and Virtual Reality is no exception. We met up with Anne Lord Bailey and Caitlin Rawlins at the 6th Annual IVRHA Virtual Reality & Healthcare Global Symposium, where they presented an overview of the Virtual Reality activities at the VA. We are delighted to publish this original article with the latest update from the team.”

Medical professionals are embracing the technology to help patients deal with PTSD, anxiety disorders and more.