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PEDIATRIC GAMING & TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM OCTOBER 2-3, 2024
A virtual gathering of organizations and individuals discussing best practices and what’s next in the rapidly growing fields of gaming technology and extended realities within the realm of pediatric healthcare.
Whether you're part of a thriving, active, advanced gaming technology program, or interested in integrating more gaming and technology in your role, this symposium is for you. Meaningful discussions on adaptability, technology integration, new and emerging tools, and an interactive vendor networking space will be offered.
Join us because the Pediatric Gaming field deserves a bright spotlight on its brightest minds (that's you!).
2024 Schedule is below.
To see the past offerings visit our YouTube Channel.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Carlos Whittaker is bringing hope to humans all over the world. And he’s pretty good at it: he’s an author, podcaster, and global speaker backed by the power of a massive Instafamilia, his enthusiastic social followers who tune in daily to join forces with Carlos to find connection, do good, and be in community. When Carlos enters a room, he makes people feel seen. His superpower is creating spaces—online and in-person—where people are safe to engage in conversation about the topics that matter most but are often avoided. His motto: don’t stand on issues, walk with people. That’s the professional stuff—but all day every day, Carlos is a family man. He and his wife Heather live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their three amazing children, where you can find them working on the family farm, planning trips around the world, and dancing to Single Ladies (seriously, Google it).
2024 SCHEDULE
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Mountain Time Zone
8:40am- Welcome & Opening Keynote: Carlos Whittaker (ACLP .5 PDU)
9:30am- Updates from Xbox Accessibility - An Overview of the Latest Accessible Gaming Devices and Feature: Kaitlyn Jones, Senior Accessibility Product Manager, Xbox (ACLP .5 PDU)
10:15am- Boardgame Coop Design: Marty McMahon, Patient Technology Coordinator, Texas Children’s Hospital, Jenson Maydew, M.Ed., ATR-BC, Texas Children’s Hospital, Dr. Rachel Kentor, Pediatric Palliative Care Psychologist, Texas Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine (ACLP .5 PDU)
11:00am- Gather Town
11:20am- Break
11:45am- Doctor, It Hurts! Assessing the Use of VR as Adjunctive Pain Management Modality for Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Nura El-Haj, Assistant Professor Pediatric Hematology / Oncology, UMass Memorial Medical Center (ACLP .5 PDU)
12:30pm- Healing Through Imagination: The Role of TTRPGs in Pediatric Hospital Care: Alicia Figliuolo, Director of Education and Training, Geek Therapeutics (ACLP .5 PDU)
1:15pm- Gather Town
1:35pm- Break
2:00: CoPlay Sponsor Presentation
2:15pm- Development for non-developers: Breawn Schoun, Gaming Technology Developer, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Abraham Homer, Gaming Technology Supervisor Children’s Hospital Colorado (ACLP .5 PDU)
3:00pm- Gaming for Better Health: Leveraging Digital Games and Immersive Media to Transform Healthcare: Cassie Baralis, Director of Marketing, Games For Change (ACLP .5 PDU)
4:00pm - Gather Town
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Mountain Time Zone
9:20am- Day 2 Welcome
9:30am- VR for New Pediatric Procedures: Simon Robertson, Founder, KindVR (ACLP .5 PDU)
10:15am- Community-Driven Innovation: Advancing Accessible Gaming through Open Source: Tyler Fentie, Accessible Gaming Lead, Makers Making Change (ACLP .5 PDU)
11:00am- Gather Town
11:20am- Break
11:45am- Introducing Portal Health: Zach Wigal, CEO, Portal Health (ACLP .5 PDU)
12:30pm- Pilot Testing Surgery Prep, A VR Perioperative Walkthrough for Pediatric Patients: Warren Scott Comulada, Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 23 (ACLP .5 PDU)
1:15pm- Gather Town
1:35pm- Break
2:00pm- Novel VR Approaches in Procedural Pain and Sedation for Behavioral and Emotional Management in Pediatric Patients: Jeffrey Gold, PhD, Professor, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / USC (ACLP .5 PDU)
2:45pm- A Fireside Chat with Child’s Play: Travis Eriksen, Executive Director, Child’s Play & Mike "Gabe" Krahulik, comic artist extraordinaire, co-founder Penny Arcade and Child's Play Charity
3:35pm -Gather Town
2023 FOOTAGE
Check out the 2023 content on our YouTube channel.