Join XRPeds at one of our upcoming events or workshops! Scroll down to view listings of our previous events and presentations.
Upcoming Events
IDWeek 2024
Dr. Hieftje will be part of a session entitled, “Let’s Get Real: Using Virtual and Extended Reality for Infection Prevention, Control Training and Education of Frontline Staff” at IDWeek 2024 in Los Angeles, CA and will discuss the development of our VR videogame intervention focused on reducing infection spread among parents in the NICU setting.
Past Events
Serious Play Conference
Drs. Hieftje and Marks, as well as composer, Dr. Andrew Schartmann, will be speaking about the Year of the Cicadas at the Serious Play Conference in Toronto, Canada. The Year of the Cicadas is a VR experience about grief and meaning making over time after the loss of a child.
Games For Change Festival
ADITGames Conference
Dr. Hieftje, Editor-in-Chief for the Games for Health Journal, gave a talk entitled “Games for Health: The Next Level” at ADITGames. She discussed how the Games for Health field has evolved over the past two decades.
Dr. Weser Co-Presenter of Workshop at APIC 2024
Dr. Veronica Weser co-presented a workshop titled “Let's Get Real: Using Virtual and Extended Reality for IPC Training and Education” at APIC24 Annual Conference and Exposition on 4th June, alongside Infection Preventionist Dr. Andrea S. Greenfield and Program Manager Chloe V. Green from the Massachusetts General Hospital. The workshop team described foundational principles of the use of VR in healthcare training as well as their experience building and piloting VR infection prevention and control (IPC) training for healthcare professionals (HCP).
Dr. Singh presenting at the Society for Prevention Research
Dr. Kanu Priya Singh, postdoc associate, presented Invite Only VR’s (a vaping prevention videogame) early findings on teachers’ perceptions of students’ vaping behavior in schools at the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 32nd Annual Meeting: Advancing Partnerships and Collaborative Approaches in Prevention Science in Washington DC.
Grand Rounds Mesh Core 2024
Drs. Hieftje and Marks presented at Grand Rounds Mesh Core 2024 at Harvard Innovation Labs, speaking on mixed reality technologies in pediatric healthcare.
Career Panel at Francis Walsh Intermediate School
Dr. Hieftje had the honor of speaking with middle school students at Francis Walsh Intermediate School in March 2024 as part of their career panel. There were so many kids already making their own games!
Dr. Hieftje, Dr. Marks, Dr. Weser, and Mona Sinha at vMed 2024
Drs. Hieftje, Marks, and Weser and postgraduate associate Mona Sinha traveled to Los Angeles during the final week of March to attend vMed 2024 and present a poster entitled "NICU Stakeholder Input to Inform Content of a Virtual Reality Infection Prevention Educational Experience Targeting NICU Patient Families."
Expert Panel – VR for Child Mental Health
Drs. Hieftje and Marks participated in a panel discussion with Innerworld founder and CEO Noah Robinson about using VR for child mental health.