Our first conference was a huge success

📍 Merville Barracks, Colchester 📅 6–7 November 2025 VRiMS will be participating in the Association of Defence General & Vascular Surgeons (ADGVS) Conference 2025 , demonstrating how Extended Reality (XR)  can transform surgical training for military and trauma settings. We’ll be showcasing immersive VR simulations and remote synchronised training  for frontline surgical procedures — including damage-control techniques and the clamshell thoracotomy  — enabling surgeons to re

A UK-developed programme that uses gaming headsets to train surgeons  in complex reconstructive procedures is gaining global recognition, and is now being explored as a tool to support frontline medics in Gaza and Ukraine . Developed by Professor Jagtar Dhanda , the Virtual Reality in Medicine and Surgery (VRiMS)  programme began during the Covid pandemic as a means of delivering remote surgical training. Today, it has evolved into a transformative model reshaping the future