CyberTherapy 2009 - 2013

描述（由申请人提供）：十多年前，作为医学与虚拟现实会议的一部分，网络治疗（CT）开始了为期半天的研讨会，主要讨论概念问题和未来的可能性。多年来，CT在规模和科学证据方面不断发展，演变成一个独立的会议，包括会前和会后研讨会。CT强调了在心理健康、康复、残疾、培训和教育领域的虚拟现实（VR）和先进互动技术的对照临床试验方面最大的项目。在CT会议上提出的研究质量和意义重申了VR在医疗保健中的重要作用。对照试验表明，虚拟现实在治疗焦虑症、肥胖症、饮食失调和各种其他精神健康障碍方面取得了成功。它也被证明是神经学研究、药物滥用治疗、分散疼痛和提高生活质量的有力工具。外周生理测量和非侵入性脑成像（如fMRI、fNIR、PET）正在成为研究人员量化VR体验的标准。CT的具体目的是将最好的研究人员、临床医生和来自资助机构的代表聚集在一起，以便我们可以进一步加强和推进通过技术改善医疗保健的努力。虚拟现实和其他先进的互动技术的使用不断吸引新的研究人员，他们带来了新的想法和应用。我们预计，这个年度国际会议的未来迭代将继续吸引那些对创新技术感兴趣的人，以解决各种学科的医疗保健需求。CT 2008的演讲者中有一半以上以前没有在这个年度会议上做过演讲。我们很高兴能够将不同的专业团体聚集在一起，分享有利于医疗保健领域广泛专业的信息。会议继续吸引多学科团体，包括药物滥用研究人员、神经科学家、计算机科学家、图形艺术家、生物医学工程师、心理健康专业人员、软件行业领袖和资助机构代表。心理学家可以获得美国心理协会的继续教育学分。过去的会议已经收到了来自阿连特大学、陆军研究办公室、国防高级研究项目局、汉阳大学、意大利Auxologico研究所、Mary Ann Liebert出版社、北约、海军研究实验室、NIDA、海军研究办公室、远程医疗和先进技术研究中心、魁贝克大学和虚拟现实医学中心的CT资助。公共卫生相关性：一年一度的国际网络治疗会议汇集了研究人员和临床医生，他们利用先进的技术来解决诸如慢性疼痛、药物滥用和肥胖等各种持久的公共卫生问题。这些只是虚拟现实和其他先进技术可以发挥重要作用的几个领域，它们可以辅助当前的治疗方法，以加快评估和治疗。网络治疗会议促进了尖端技术研究的分享，并将这些研究转化为主流临床应用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): More than 10 years ago, CyberTherapy (CT) began as a half-day symposium held as part of the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality conference, featuring presentations that dealt primarily with conceptual matters and future possibilities. CT has grown over the years in size and scientific evidence, evolving into an independent conference with pre-conference and post-conference workshops. CT highlights the largest program assembled on controlled clinical trials of virtual reality (VR) and advanced interactive technologies in the areas of mental health, rehabilitation, disabilities, training, and education. The quality and significance of research presented at CT conferences reaffirms the noteworthy role of VR in healthcare. Controlled trials have shown VR to be successful in the treatment of anxiety disorders, obesity, eating disorders, and a variety of other mental health disorders. It is also proving to be a powerful tool in neurological research, drug abuse treatment, pain distraction, and quality of life enhancement. Peripheral physiological measurements and non-invasive brain imaging (e.g., fMRI, fNIR, PET) are becoming standard for researchers seeking to quantify the VR experience. The specific intention of CT is to bring together the best researchers, clinicians, and representatives from funding agencies so that we may further strengthen and advance the efforts to improve healthcare through technology. The use of VR and other advanced interactive technologies continues to attract new investigators who come with fresh ideas and applications. We anticipate that future iterations of this annual international conference will continue to draw those interested in innovative technology to address healthcare needs across a variety of disciplines. More than half of the presenters at CT 2008 had not presented previously at this annual conference. We are excited to be able to bring diverse groups of professionals together to share information that benefits a broad spectrum of specialties in healthcare. The conference continues to attract a multidisciplinary group including drug abuse researchers, neuroscientists, computer scientists, graphic artists, biomedical engineers, mental health professionals, software industry leaders, and funding agency representatives. Psychologists can earn American Psychological Association continuing education credits. CT funding has been received for past conferences from Alliant University, Army Research Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Hanyang University, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Mary Ann Liebert Publishers, NATO, Naval Research Laboratory, NIDA, Office of Naval Research, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Universiti du Quibec en Outaouais, and The Virtual Reality Medical Center. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The annual international CyberTherapy conference brings together researchers and clinicians working to use advanced technology to address such diverse and persistent public health issues as chronic pain, drug abuse, and obesity. These are just a few of the areas in which virtual reality and other advanced technologies can play an important role, working adjunctive to current therapies to speed assessment and treatment. The CyberTherapy conference promotes the sharing of cutting-edge, advanced technology research and the translation of such research to mainstream clinical applications.