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Accelerating healthcare innovation with mixed reality

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WHY MIXED REALITY (MR) FOR HEALTHCARE?

Putting patients first in new ways

Transform training, deepen patient empathy and supercharge drug development with mixed reality (MR) and virtual reality (VR) in healthcare. From optimizing the manufacture of medicines to providing groundbreaking therapies, mixed reality empowers healthcare across the board.
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Reduce risk

From surgery to firefighting to pilot training, simulate high-risk scenarios in a low-risk environment.
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Better training outcomes

When people learn with MR or VR in healthcare, they're not distracted by other devices, so they stay super engaged with the content.
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Learn faster

MR is great for creating emotional connections. That means lessons aren't just more realistic, they're more memorable.
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MR / VR surgery increases patient safety

With 300 million surgical procedures carried out every year, along with 16 billion injections1, effective training is critical to reducing error rates, avoiding harm, and minimizing costs. Specialized MR and VR medical simulation training gives health practitioners a safe space to hone their skills, from practicing new surgical techniques, mastering complex drug assembly to everyday procedures like taking blood.

Mixed reality in healthcare delivers equitable outcomes

It’s a hard reality that race, gender and socioeconomic status can influence the level of care that patients receive2. Immersive learning in VR and MR gives people a safe space to experience this for themselves, so they’re better equipped to confront unconscious bias in the workplace.

Faster time to market

Drug development can take up to eight years and cost $2bn3, so anything that makes the process more efficient can give pharma companies a competitive edge. Collaborating on 3D models in mixed and virtual reality in healthcare can help scientists make faster breakthroughs, even if they’re working in labs around the world.

Supporting well-being and retention

In a recent survey, 85% of C-suite executives said staffing challenges would have a major impact on their strategy4. VR and MR apps are already helping to boost retention in major health institutions through employee wellness initiatives. Both the FDA and the NHS are now looking at evaluation frameworks to roll out mixed reality or VR in healthcare at scale.
WHY MR FOR HEALTHCARE?

Here’s why healthcare workers love MR

In a recent survey5, we asked healthcare and pharma professionals who use VR and mixed reality how they felt about the experience. Their answer: It’s a game-changer.
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agreed that mixed reality improves their sense of community
63%
said they felt more engaged during hard skills training
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said that collaborating in VR and MR improved the quality of their work
WHY MR FOR HEALTHCARE?

Here’s why healthcare workers love MR

In a recent survey5, we asked healthcare and pharma professionals who use VR and mixed reality how they felt about the experience. Their answer: It’s a game-changer.
71%
agreed that mixed reality improves their sense of community
63%
said they felt more engaged during hard skills training
70%
said that collaborating in VR and MR improved the quality of their work
SUCCESS STORIES

See what healthcare companies are doing in mixed reality, and get insights from the experts

CENTRE FOR HEALTHCARE INNOVATION
CENTRE FOR HEALTHCARE INNOVATION | 4 MIN READ

How CHI is scaling up Specialized Simulation Training in VR with Meta Quest

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LifeArc and VR: How medical researchers are supercharging drug design with data-powered VR

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How VR supercharged Pfizer’s ‘Light Speed’ Covid response and led to manufacturing innovation

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EXPERIENCES IN THE METAVERSE

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1. World Health Organization, ‘Patient safety fact sheet’, 2023
2. Journal of General Internal Medicine, ‘Do words matter? Stigmatizing language and the transmission of bias in the medical record’, 2018
3. Goldman Sachs, ‘How artificial intelligence is accelerating innovation in healthcare’, 2023
4. Deloitte: ‘Healthcare challenges: What tops the list?’, 2023
5. CCS Insight, ‘VR at work survey’ (commissioned by Meta for Work), 2023