European Convention on Serious Gaming in Health care
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Posted on July 5, 2011 at 8:14:01 AM
European Convention on Serious Gaming in Health care
AMSTERDAM, July 5, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- Games and Simulations Effective Tool to Improve Health Care
On Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 October, the Games For Health Foundation is
organizing the first European convention Games for Health Europe 2011 in the
Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. The convention provides answers to the question
in what way games and simulations are able to provide a contribution to
improved health care, and to help keep it affordable.
Over the course of two days, sixty presentations workshops and
demonstrations will provide an insight into the latest developments in game
applications in care for the elderly, care for addicts, psychiatric care,
rehabilitation, fitness, medical education and gynecology. Organizer
Jurriaan van Rijswijk took the convention from Boston to Amsterdam: "This
convention brings together a special mix of game developers, medical
professionals and researchers who all pursue the same objective: how do
these separate worlds work together more effectively and how do we develop
games we can use effectively in training doctors and nurses, treating
physical or psychological complaints of patients, and in the prevention of
illness in general. "
Game on prescription
According to Van Rijswijk, games in health care are an area of huge
growth. Gynecologists for example, can use the game 'Birthplay' to practice
difficult delivery scenarios on their PC. Young cancer patients can play the
specially developed game 'Re-Mission' which allows them to deal with their
illness better, and to recover more quickly after treatments. Iraq war
veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS) play a game especially
developed for them as part of a psychotherapy treatment plan. Van Rijswijk:
"It is a question of time, but in the near future, you will go to your
doctor and you will be prescribed a game, which alleviates the symptoms.
This convention offers a platform for exactly these types of progressive
applications."
Target group
The target group of the convention is the European game producers,
publishers of games and simulation games, IT companies, managers of health
institutions, policy makers of the government, researchers and Ph.D
students. The content of the conference is determined in close collaboration
with the parent organization of Games for Health in Boston in the US.
Participation in the convention costs 395 Euros in pre-registration instead
of 495 Euros. You can register at http://www.gamesforhealtheurope.org
Source: Games for Health Europe
For more information contact mr. Ysbrand Derksen, Games for Health Europe, +31-6-107-340-52 or ysbrand@gamesforhealtheurope.org
AMSTERDAM, July 5, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- Games and Simulations Effective Tool to Improve Health Care
On Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 October, the Games For Health Foundation is
organizing the first European convention Games for Health Europe 2011 in the
Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. The convention provides answers to the question
in what way games and simulations are able to provide a contribution to
improved health care, and to help keep it affordable.
Over the course of two days, sixty presentations workshops and
demonstrations will provide an insight into the latest developments in game
applications in care for the elderly, care for addicts, psychiatric care,
rehabilitation, fitness, medical education and gynecology. Organizer
Jurriaan van Rijswijk took the convention from Boston to Amsterdam: "This
convention brings together a special mix of game developers, medical
professionals and researchers who all pursue the same objective: how do
these separate worlds work together more effectively and how do we develop
games we can use effectively in training doctors and nurses, treating
physical or psychological complaints of patients, and in the prevention of
illness in general. "
Game on prescription
According to Van Rijswijk, games in health care are an area of huge
growth. Gynecologists for example, can use the game 'Birthplay' to practice
difficult delivery scenarios on their PC. Young cancer patients can play the
specially developed game 'Re-Mission' which allows them to deal with their
illness better, and to recover more quickly after treatments. Iraq war
veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS) play a game especially
developed for them as part of a psychotherapy treatment plan. Van Rijswijk:
"It is a question of time, but in the near future, you will go to your
doctor and you will be prescribed a game, which alleviates the symptoms.
This convention offers a platform for exactly these types of progressive
applications."
Target group
The target group of the convention is the European game producers,
publishers of games and simulation games, IT companies, managers of health
institutions, policy makers of the government, researchers and Ph.D
students. The content of the conference is determined in close collaboration
with the parent organization of Games for Health in Boston in the US.
Participation in the convention costs 395 Euros in pre-registration instead
of 495 Euros. You can register at http://www.gamesforhealtheurope.org
Source: Games for Health Europe
For more information contact mr. Ysbrand Derksen, Games for Health Europe, +31-6-107-340-52 or ysbrand@gamesforhealtheurope.org