The VR/AR Association (VRARA) is an international XR organization. The Kansas City chapter of the VRARA is dedicated to growing the VR/AR industry in the region through connecting, educating, and advocating VR/AR as an innovative platform that will transform industries and contribute to our community and economy.
We'll kick off at 5:00pm with a networking event (pizza and drink provided), then start the talks around 5:15.
Agenda
5:00 - Network / Demo
5:15 - Overview of VRARA, KC Chapter goals and overview of the VRARA industry-committees, upcoming industry forum events (Doug Hohulin, VRARA Chapter President - Kansas City / Jim Starcev, KC Digital Drive, Program Manager)
5:30 - KC What is happening in XR in KC, Company & University Overviews
6:00 - Networking, XR Demos
Presenters
Bill Saltmarsh, Chief Data Officer at Children’s Mercy - Overview of the new 'Patient Progression Hub' (hospital operations control center housing a video wall with customized AI-driven apps)
Doug Hohulin, MediView - Combining AR, telecollaboration and AI (data-driven insights technologies) for diagnostic imaging, surgical navigation and ultimately patient care and the 10G Challenge Grand Prize Winner
Craig Mason, Raise Health Innovations - Using AI to detect mental health issues in social media and other conversations.
Scott Gunnigle, Agada Medical - Defining the future of spine surgery.
Sarah Hill, Healium - A drugless tool for burnout and an SDK that allows other media creators to easily import bio-data into their projects. In 7 peer-reviewed journals, Healium has been shown to quickly reduce anxiety and improve mood in as little as 4 minutes.
Outbound AI - Conversation AI built for healthcare. AI-powered Virtual Agents serve as workforce multipliers that drive productivity while improving the daily job experience for human talent.
Tours of the Children’s Mercy new Patient Progression Hub will be available.
The new Patient Progression Hub is a hospital operations control center housing a video wall with customized AI-driven apps and interfaces that monitor and manage patient flows. The Patient Progression Hub offers:
•Centralized bed placement for managing bed assignment workflows and placing external transfers in a timely manner.
•Real-time data for addressing patient wait times in the emergency department or the post-anesthesia care unit.
•Patient census level analytics that can predict staffing needs 24 and 48 hours in advance.
•Patient journey tracking with real-time data and predictive analytics that enable clinicians to prioritize tests, procedures and medicines in order to streamline the discharge process.
If you are interested in being a speaker or demonstrating XR related product, email: kansas@thevrara.com
We are planning a KC VRARA meeting every 2 to 3 months – either on Zoom or in person at different KC Metro Locations – put on by the VRARA Kansas City Chapter with the support of KC Digital Drive.
Dress is casual. The event is free to registered attendees.
Parking + Check-In Instructions
The main entrance has a parking garage on the North side when you enter. You will check in there.
KC Digital Drive is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for Kansas City area residents through digital leadership, with a focus on maximizing technology use by diverse communities, and spurring the development of technology solutions for vexing public problems.
