About this Research Topic
One of the six identified trends in healthcare, including rehabilitation science, is integrating intelligent technology in healthcare education and practice. Virtual reality (VR) and applications of artificial intelligence (AI) have been on the rise in healthcare fields. There is a noticeable rise of virtual reality applications in rehabilitation science across different age groups (e.g., pediatrics and geriatrics), practice settings (e.g., inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation), and contexts (e.g., education and clinical practice). Professionals in rehabilitation fields, such as occupational and physical therapy, have been using these technologies in various settings and clinical populations. Additionally, the technologies have been increasingly utilized in healthcare and social science education, including medicine, rehabilitation science, nursing, social work, dentistry, and other educational fields.
This special issue, led by Dr. Razan Hamed, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Occupational Therapy Programs at Columbia University on the use of VR and AI will invite researchers and rehab educators to submit their research to show the documented or potential value of using this technology to advance the education and healthcare provided across different settings. Researchers, clinicians, educators and practitioners in the rehabilitation field, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, data and computer scientists and other rehabilitation specialties, are encouraged to submit their work. The issue will consider manuscripts with completed research studies, projects with promising preliminary data, feasibility studies, pilot investigations, and intervention protocols.
Considered manuscripts may include:
• Original educational or clinical research
• Position papers
• Reviews
• Case studies or case reports
This special issue, led by Dr. Razan Hamed, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Occupational Therapy Programs at Columbia University on the use of VR and AI will invite researchers and rehab educators to submit their research to show the documented or potential value of using this technology to advance the education and healthcare provided across different settings. Researchers, clinicians, educators and practitioners in the rehabilitation field, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, data and computer scientists and other rehabilitation specialties, are encouraged to submit their work. The issue will consider manuscripts with completed research studies, projects with promising preliminary data, feasibility studies, pilot investigations, and intervention protocols.
Considered manuscripts may include:
• Original educational or clinical research
• Position papers
• Reviews
• Case studies or case reports
Keywords: Emerging Technologies, Rehabilitation Education, Education, Practice
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