Invincikids Special Interest Groups (SIGs) gather like minded researchers, clinicians, software developers, and industry leaders to focus on solutions and leveraging resources.
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 (Interdisciplinary Network on Virtual and Augmented Technologies for Pain management)
What we hope to achieve:
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Continue our efforts to establish a gold standard set of outcomes to be measured in pediatric pain VR research and specific recommended measurement tools.
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Offer opportunities for education and connections in the field.
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Work together to advance current projects and launch new interventions in a rigorous, appropriately resourced environment.
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
New SIGs for 2025
Please sign up to join our new Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that will be starting to meet in the fall of 2024 to focus on some other areas of of our work:
NEW Sickle Cell SIG - was initiated to gather experts interested in using immersive technology to find impactful solutions for pediatric patients with sickle cell disease, stemming from Invincikids conversations with a variety of researchers and clinicians from Children's Health Dallas, Johns Hopkins - All Children's, Doctors Without Borders, Yale Medical, New York Presbyterian, and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. To join the Sickle Cell SIG click here
NEW XR Clinical Adoption SIG - is focused on how XR is being used in different settings and to create a community of support for clinicians that are using immersive technology in their clinical workflows. This group will help us create standards of care that can help guide new XR programs. If you are interested in participating with this group fill out the SIG sign up form.
NEW XR Software Development SIG - is focused on developing immersive experiences specifically focused on use cases in pediatric settings. This group would also look at how to encourage the development of software for global settings that could Leverage mobile XR to be used in developing countries. If you are interested in participating with this group fill out the SIG sign up form.