Beyond Real Congress: Academic Congress in the Metaverse Provides Exciting and Novel Educational Experience

Ryo Momosaki¹, Yuka Shirai^{1

2}, Fumihiko Nagano³, Ryota Sakamoto⁴, Kazuma Tora⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
² Department of Nutrition, Hamamatsu Medicine University Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
³ Center for Sarcopenia and Malnutrition Research, Kumamoto Rehabilitation Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
⁴ Department of Medical Informatics, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Japan.
⁵ Department of Rehabilitation, Akiyama Clinic, Takamatsu, Japan.

Editorial

Ryo Momosaki et al. Prog Rehabil Med. 2024.

. 2024 Jun 5:9:20240020.

doi: 10.2490/prm.20240020. eCollection 2024.

Ryo Momosaki¹, Yuka Shirai^{1

2}, Fumihiko Nagano³, Ryota Sakamoto⁴, Kazuma Tora⁵

¹ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
² Department of Nutrition, Hamamatsu Medicine University Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
³ Center for Sarcopenia and Malnutrition Research, Kumamoto Rehabilitation Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
⁴ Department of Medical Informatics, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Japan.
⁵ Department of Rehabilitation, Akiyama Clinic, Takamatsu, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: congress; metaverse; virtual reality.

Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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