Mental Health Care · California
The podcast's three hosts explore how immersive technology is used in psychiatric care, each providing distinct perspectives of extended reality (XR) and technology's impact on the healthcare ecosystem. They speak to the companies and people behind medical XR experiences and professional researchers examining the use of this technology to improve patient care. Insightful discussions demonstrate how XR research has enabled treatment options to change over time and how they will continue to vary as the technology progresses and is embraced by the healthcare community. THE HOSTS Kim Bullock, M.D. is a practicing clinician in behavioral neurology, neuropsychiatry, and lifestyle medicine. She is also a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Jessica Hagen is a healthcare reporter and editor for HIMSS media outlet MobiHealthNews. She's covered the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and general happenings within healthcare globally, including the expansion of digital health and the evolution of the medical XR industry. Faaizah Arshad is an undergraduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is deeply interested in psychology, health equity, and leveraging technological innovations to improve patient outcomes.