New technologies and therapy: the TIMELAPSE experience for patient wellbeing

Is it possible to leverage some of the most innovative contemporary technologies to improve the well-being of people undergoing therapy?

On the afternoon of Saturday 29 November, experts from the healthcare and technology sectors, together with the TIMELAPSE project team, will discuss this question, starting with the first public presentation of Track of Time, a virtual reality (VR) application developed with the aim of accelerating the perceived time during long-term infusion treatments, such as chemotherapy.

The public will have the opportunity to preview the VR application, which fully passed the quality and tolerability test during clinical trials and proved to be an effective tool for improving the passage of time.

This will be followed by a round table discussion bringing together healthcare professionals, patients and stakeholders from the worlds of medicine and technology to discuss how new technologies and different creative forms can be used to tangibly improve patient well-being.

Program

 

From 2:00 PM

Welcome and VR application trial

 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Presentation of the TIMELAPSE project and launch of the VR application Track of Time

 

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

VR application trial

 

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Round table

 

Speakers

Serena Capici (Oncologist, Phase 1 Research Center, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza)

Cristina Tagliabue (Nursing Coordinator, Phase 1 Research Center, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza)

Anna Maria Mancuso (President of the association Salutedonna Onlus)

Oscar Mayora (Head of Digital Health Research, Fondazione Bruno Kessler)

Lucrezia Rovati (Vice President, Fondazione Luigi Rovati)

 

Moderator:

Cinzia Testa (medical-scientific journalist)

 

Following the discussion:

Free visit to the Museum of Fondazione Luigi Rovati and networking session

 

The event is organized in collaboration with Fondazione Luigi Rovati and under the patronage of Fondazione Anthem and Salutedonna Onlus, as part of the TIMELAPSE project.

 

The Proof of Concept research project TIMELAPSE. A VR application for speeding up time passage during chemotherapy is funded by the European Research Council and carried out by the Department of Philosophy “Piero Martinetti” of the University of Milan, in partnership with Khora and the University of Milano-Bicocca / Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori.

The event is free of charge, booking is recommended. The ticket for the conference does not include admission to the Art Museum.

A video of the event will be published on Fondazione's YouTube channel.