Associate Professor @umanitoba. Clinician-Scientist. Director of Health, Anxiety, & Trauma Lab. Medical Trauma | PTSD | Perioperative Mental Health | Pain | VR
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Joined April 2019
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Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
📝New original research by @UM_HATLab et al. in the #CanadianJournalPain:
“Evaluation of an Internet-Delivered Multidisciplinary Pain Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (IMPACT) Program for Individuals Living with Chronic Pain (...)”
Access it here👇
doi.org/10.1080/24740527.202…
Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
Please welcome Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy @UM_HATLab to #vMed26!🌟
Expert in medical trauma & perioperative mental health with 150+ publications, advancing VR for preop anxiety, phantom limb pain & intraoperative care.
🔗 Register: link in bio!
#DigitalHealth #MedicalXR #VRinMedicine
It’s here! So incredibly honoured to be serving as the Canadian ambassador this year @ISTSSnews. Check out our panel on #medicaltrauma. Will also be presenting a symposium on implementation of #traumaticstress interventions in medical settings. See you in Baltimore #ISTSS2025.
Check out our most recent protocol outlining our series of studies developing and evaluating a novel virtual reality program for phantom limb pain following lower limb amputation #virtualreality #phantomlimb #amputation @um_research
JMIR Res Protocols: Treating Lower Phantom Limb Pain in the Postoperative Acute Care Setting Using Virtual Reality: #Protocol for a 4-Phase Development and Feasibility Trial dlvr.it/TKy7gZ
See my recent article emphasizing the importance of focusing on #mentalhealth in the surgical period. I highlight the wonderful work of @PowerOverPain_ & @avidan_michael (Center for Perioperative Mental Health). @um_research theconversation.com/feeling-…
Mental health in the perioperative period matters! Check out our most recent study that found that increases in psychological distress before non-cardiac surgery is linked to complications at 30 days and death at 1 year. @um_research sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Check out our latest article exploring barriers and facilitators of #Virtualreality for phantom limb pain in the acute setting among people with lived experience. #phantomlimbpain @theAMXRA @um_research @MetaQuestVR
New Article!
Anticipated Barriers and Facilitators to Engaging in a Novel Virtual Reality Program for Lower Phantom Limb Pain
Read now: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/j…
Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
Building the future of #MXR research starts with the right team! 🚀 Join Brennan Spiegel, Renee El-Gabalawy, Alexandre Dumais, and Edris Mahtab as they discuss how to establish and sustain a successful MXR research team. 🌍 #MedicalResearch #HealthcareInnovation #XR #vMed25
Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
🎉 Kicking off #vMed25! 🎉Join us as @BrennanSpiegel opens the conference by unlocking healthcare’s next wave with #MXR. Explore how #VR is reshaping medicine & what it means for the future of healthcare. Let’s get started! 🚀 #MedTech #FutureOfMedicine
Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
Discover the lesser-known hero of perioperative care: XR technology! Dr. Renee El-Gabalawy sheds light on how XR is transforming surgical planning, patient education, and recovery processes. Don't miss this groundbreaking session at #vMed25! 💡🌐 #MedTech #XR #Surgery
#Innovation
Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
How is #XR being used perioperatively? In her talk at #vMed24, @UM_HATLab describes 9 different techniques researchers have used to support patients preparing for surgery, ranging from distraction from pain and anxiety to habituation, mindfulness, hypnosis.
Thank you to @CBC @CBCNews for featuring our virtual reality work. This has been a multidisciplinary team effort. Looking forward to seeing what the future holds for this & similar technologies. #virtualreality @theAMXRA @umanitoba
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Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
Making Time jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
Excited to welcome Dr. Renee El-Gabalawy from @umanitoba, to #vMed25! She'll be diving into the clinical applications of XR in the perioperative setting—highlighting this lesser-known hero of modern medicine. Don’t miss out! #XRinMedicine
Today was a good one. After years of involvement & contribution, our patient partner trialed our final #VR intervention for the 1st time. Was thrilled to have @CBC capture the experience surrounded by students & engineering collaborator. Stay tuned for the feature! @um_research
As we advance in extended reality approaches for patient care, it is essential we include patients and their perspectives into the development of these technologies. Check out our new article on #VR development for perioperative anxiety @JMedXR @theAMXRA liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.10…
Excited to be presenting at #Vmed25 this upcoming March on the use of #virtualreality during the perioperative period. Abstract submissions are still being accepted. Hope to see you there! @virtualmedconf @VRdoctors @vrforhealth @VrRetweeter
We are hiring #clinicalpsychologists @SharedHealthMB & @umanitoba. We have a number of positions available across the lifespan including medical psychology, transplant, forensics, inpatient & much more. Check it out & please distribute widely: healthcareersmanitoba.ca/pro…
Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy retweeted
Our new study, in partnership with Mt. Sinai Hospital who ran the experiments, found that compared to a "stressful" VR experience, relaxing/meditative VR lowers cortisol, body temperature, white blood cell count, and affects heart rate variability. Info:
Can VR help us manage stress?
A new pilot study shows that immersive VR experiences can alter stress levels and even impact cortisol and immune responses.
Read now: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/j…
