#42 - Extending reality to transform surgery - George Papagiannakis - ORamaVR

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What will the future of surgery look like?

According to Dr. George Papagiannakis, we must count on virtual simulation.

After all, simulators are an integral part of professional training in highly demanding fields like aviation or F1. So why not medicine?

The approach might seem futuristic, but George and his team at ORamaVR share a vision that makes a lot of sense.

Integrating extended reality in surgery means increasing the volume of hours spent operating.

It means preparing each surgery on a virtual patient with properties close to the real case.

It means simulating complications and unforeseen situations safely.

And it means reducing the risk of errors in the real world.

Following his motto "never first time with the real patient", George immerses us in the universe of extended reality and reveals its potential for medicine and surgery.

What is extended reality?

What makes a good virtual medical simulation?

And what is the impact of this technology today and in the future?

Many questions that George addresses with passion and enthusiasm, in a conversation reminiscent of Ready Player One!

Timeline:

• 02:49 - Addressing the millions of fatal medical errors worldwide
• 05:20 - Defining extended reality and underlying technologies
• 07:31 - Medical applications of extended reality
• 10:52 - The impact of extended reality on medical training and practice
• 16:25 - What makes a virtual medical environment feel real
• 23:32 - How to recreate the feel of touch and dexterity virtually
• 29:28 - Enabling all healthcare professionals to create virtual environments with AI

What we also talked about with George:

• Prof. Shafi Ahmed
• Apple Vision Pro
• Magic Leap
• Microsoft HoloLens
• NHS
• The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt
• IKEA
• Global illumination
• Dall-E
• ChatGPT
• NotebookLM
• Frost & Sullivan
• Meta

We cited with George some of the past episodes of the series:

• #9 - Creating the Gran Turismo of surgery - Raimundo Sierra - Virtamed
• #12 - Unleashing the power of digital health - Daniel Kraft - Digital.Health
• #32 - Accelerating radiology with AI - Amine Korchi - Radiologist
• #36 - Turning healthcare preventive with full-body MRI scans - Andrew Lacy

As mentioned by George during the episode, we recommend taking a look at some of the simulations available on the official YouTube channel of ORamaVR, it will bring to life many aspects that we discuss in the episode!

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