Valentino Megale

CEO
Softcare Studios

Bio
Talk Title and Description

Bio:

Tech entrepreneur and Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology focused on XR technologies, digital health and mental well-being.

CEO at Softcare Studios, a digital health startup specializing in developing virtual reality solutions for pain and stress management of patients undergoing medical treatments.

Advisor at XRSI Safety & Privacy Initiative, Guest Associate Editor at Virtual Reality in Paediatrics on Frontiers.

TEDx speaker and writer on the topics of emerging tech, healthcare, and social impact.

Talk Title and Description

Talk Title:

Metahealth: integrating the metaverse benefits in healthcare and well being

Talk Description :

Immersive technologies, converging today towards the metaverse paradigm, offer unique advantages and benefits enabling significant innovations for patients and health operators.

Beyond immersive content and new interfaces, the real challenge is in how those innovations are integrated within traditional and validated healthcare pipelines.

Based on our practical experience with Softcare Studios bringing VR solutions to hospitalized patients since 2017, we’ll share the best practices and meaningful insights we learned and developed during the past years as a reference point for further innovations.