ORLANDO — A group of researchers at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine created a cinematic virtual reality experience that conveys the human element of addiction.
They discussed the project at this year’s Osteopathic Medical Education Conference.
Elizabeth A. Beverly, PhD, a professor in the department of primary care, explained to Healio that they wanted to show certain aspects of the lives of patients who struggle with opioid use disorder (OUD) that are normally hidden from the view of health care providers.
For example, in one of the patient case episodes