The INOVATE Pain SIG hopes to promote the creation, rigorous yet efficient evaluation, and dissemination of innovative VR-based interventions to reduce pain and improve quality of life for children.
INOVATE Pain Events
10/23/2023 Pediatric Pain Panel Old Setting, New Techniques:
Implementing VR/AR in The Pediatric Medical Center
Presenter Slide Links
4/12/24 Current applications and emerging directions for using AR/VR in the pain rehabilitation setting.
Link to Video Presentation below:
3/27/2025 VR Research in Pediatrics - Systematic Review and Gap Map - Link to Gap Map
Link to Video Presentation below:
INOVATE Pain SIG Founders:
Deirdre E Logan, PhD - Boston Children's Hospital
Laura E Simons, PhD - Stanford University Medical School
Thomas J Caruso, MD - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Jeffrey I Gold, PhD - Keck School of Medicine - USC
Walter Greenleaf, PhD - Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab
Anya Griffin, PhD - Stanford University Medical School
Christopher D King, PhD - Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Maria Menendez, MD - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Vanessa A Olbrecht, MD, MBA - Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Samuel Rodriguez, MD - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Megan Silvia, OTR, MSc
Jennifer N Stinson, PhD - The Hospital for Sick Children
Ellen Wang, MD - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Sara E Williams, PhD -
Luke Wilson, BA - Manage XR