In this episode of MyPal I discuss the potential uses of virtual reality (VR) in healthcare and what this may mean for palliative care.Beyond gaming: virtual reality in healthcare. Claire Bower. BMJ Blogs 2014.http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj-journals-development-blog/2014/03/27/beyond-gaming-virtual-reality-in-healthcare/What can Oculus Rift do for healthcare?Mike Miliard. HealthcareIT news 2014.http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/what-can-oculus-rift-do-healthcareThe future of pain relief? Dutch burns unit trialling new virtual reality computer system that distracts patients from the agony of their wounds. Paul Donnelly, Daily Mail 9th Aug 2014.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2720712/The-future-pain-relief-Dutch-burns-unit-trialling-new-virtual-reality-computer-distracts-patients-agony-wounds.htmlIS VR CHANGING HEALTHCARE?http://weareformation.com/is-vr-changing-healthcare/A Survey of Health-Related Activities on Second Life. Leslie Beard et al. J Med Internet Res. 2009 Apr-Jun; 11(2): e17.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2762804/Virtual reality for the palliative care of cancer. Oyama 1997http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10175345Copyright Dr Amara Nwosu, AmiPal Media 2016. www.amaranwosu.comMusic by Purple Planethttp://www.purple-planet.comPhoto by Jordi Boixareuhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/jobopa/16696929145/in/photolist-rrs8jH-rrs8mM-3MDfx-qKnTu4-rGanMp-b9mcPi-rpHzg8-rpB6SJ-kSPP9-bi5sXZ-rGatMF-rpHwT2-u74s5N-rGarCk-oAL3wY-6bRG9s-uoDHj8-saUyek-r7ATWe-Q2c6b-n7C2b-6bMx48-72SPhm-oWS4dH-tpyDhR-qrZC-wFc2p5-pcoahT-qrZy-trCizL-oMvrvF-bi5s4a-4XAPsx-rpacFf-riz3TM-pendcM-yNhwvM-iqg34e-w1W2Zr-cLEPq7-a1YL7s-qUsiSS-5V44RG-qUE9Bx-ryZR18-ryTgFf-ryTfNJ-4TkycL-49wC8u-4HYWqe