Practicing Relapse Prevention
Principal Investigator: Marcia Verduin, M.D.
Co-Investigators: Co-principal investigator Clint Bowers, Ph.D., UCF Psychology/Digital Media; co-investigator Jan Cannon-Bowers, Ph.D., UCF College of Medicine and Institute for Simulation and Training; co-investigator Hugh Myrick, M.D., of the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Charleston, South Carolina; and co-investigator Steve LaRowe, Ph.D., VAMC, Charleston.
Department: Medical Education
Source: Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Project Title: Practicing Relapse Prevention in Artificial Reality Environments [PREPARE]: A Game-Based Therapy Maintenance Tool.
Total Project Funding: $200,000 (2 years)
Description: This is part of a nationwide program of 12 projects supported in the first round of funding from Health Games Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Health Games Research was established to strengthen the evidence base related to the development and use of games to achieve desirable health outcomes. Investigators will develop role-playing video games designed to enable people who are diagnosed with alcohol abuse or dependence (age 18 to 65) to practice skills that can help them prevent real-world relapses into alcoholism and dependency.
Quote: We're very excited about this grant and the unique opportunity it will provide for us to combine our simulation expertise in Orlando with a skilled addiction treatment group in Charleston, South Carolina. This grant will allow us to embark on our anticipated leading-edge medical training using the world-renowned simulation expertise of the University of Central Florida.
