{"681137":{"#nid":"681137","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Virtual Reality Transforms Assessment of Patients With Upper Limb Movement Challenges","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EShriners Children\u2019s is a pediatric healthcare system for orthopedic, spine, and burn injuries, as well as other specialty care and rehabilitation. Shriners provides treatment for nearly 20,000 children and families from over 130 countries around the world with one mission: compassionate, innovative care that improves the quality of life for children and their families. As part of its research mission, Shriners Children\u0027s collaborates with academic and industry partners to develop leading tools, processes, and programs that improve pediatric care.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pediatrics.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPediatric Innovation Network\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E(PIN) has collaborated with Shriners Children\u2019s since 2017. The initiative connects researchers \u2014 including engineers, data analysts, scientists, and others \u2014 with frontline pediatric clinicians to create new technologies for unmet pediatric healthcare needs. This dynamic collaboration began with a conversation between Marc Lalande, vice president of research at Shriners\u2019 Children\u2019s, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/leanne-west\u0022\u003ELeanne West\u003C\/a\u003E, chief engineer of pediatric technologies at Georgia Tech, who were introduced by a mutual colleague.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat conversation has resulted in 22 projects to date, spanning topics such as artificial intelligence, data management, robotic exoskeletons, augmented reality games, wearable sensors, and more. The collaboration between Shriners Children\u2019s and GT PIN works to engage faculty and students within Georgia Tech\u2019s cutting-edge research ecosystem and multiple hospitals within Shriners\u2019 network.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFrom the very beginning, this has been an amazing collaboration. Our faculty love working on the real-world problems brought to us by Shriners\u2019 clinicians,\u201d said West.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.shrinerschildrens.org\/en\/news-and-media\/news\/2025\/03\/virtual-reality-helps-upper-limb-challenges\u0022\u003ELearn more\u003C\/a\u003E about one of these projects on how virtual reality is transforming assessment of patients with upper limb movement challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHighlighting an Innovative Collaboration Between Georgia Tech\u0027s Pediatric Innovation Network and Shriners Children\u0027s\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An innovative collaboration between Georgia Tech\u0027s Pediatric Innovation Network and Shriners Children\u0027s is improving patient care."}],"uid":"36454","created_gmt":"2025-03-12 20:57:47","changed_gmt":"2025-03-12 21:07:58","author":"swilliamson40","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.shrinerschildrens.org\/en\/news-and-media\/news\/2025\/03\/virtual-reality-helps-upper-limb-challenges","title":""}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187423","name":"go-bio"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESavannah Williamson\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager, IBB\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["swilliamson40@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}