Dr Jordan Tsigarides
Senior Clinical Fellow in Rheumatology and Doctoral Research Fellow, University of East Anglia
Biography
Dr Jordan Tsigarides is a Senior Clinical Fellow in Rheumatology and Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia, where his research focuses on the development and evaluation of immersive technologies for healthcare. His doctoral work has explored virtual reality (VR) therapeutics in chronic musculoskeletal pain, including the use of physiological and neurophysiological biomarkers to inform future adaptive and personalised VR interventions.
Alongside his academic and clinical roles, Jordan is Chief Medical Officer at Revolve Labs, where he leads the development of immersive healthcare education content. His work spans VR applications across clinical training, patient care and healthcare innovation, with a particular focus on designing experiences that are clinically authentic, evidence-informed and meaningful for patients and professionals. This includes the development of an immersive end-of-life care education programme designed to support healthcare professionals in navigating the clinical, communication and multidisciplinary challenges of palliative care.
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Dr Eva Lew
Medical Director, Farleigh Hospice
Biography
Dr Eva Lew is NHS East of England Regional Clinical Lead for Palliative and End of Life Care, and Medical Director at Farleigh Hospice in Chelmsford, Essex. She has been a Consultant in Palliative Medicine for over 16 years, working clinically across all care settings, as well as undertaking local ICS leadership roles prior to becoming the regional lead. She is passionate about education being the cornerstone to excellent care, improving death literacy amongst our communities, including our health and social care workforce, and making sure that palliative and end of life care becomes “everyone’s business.”
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Chris May
Lecturer in Palliative and End of Life Care, Keech Hospice
Biography
Chris May RN, OND, BSc (Hons), PgCert Med Ed, V300 is Lecturer in Palliative and End of Life Care at Keech Hospice and a Clinical Teaching Fellow with the University of Bedfordshire. With a background spanning emergency care, critical care outreach and specialist palliative care, he leads the development and delivery of education programmes across health and social care. Chris has a particular interest in communication skills, workforce development, University Hospice initiatives, and improving palliative and end of life care through education and collaboration.
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Session
Thursday 11 March
16:45-17:45
Compass Room
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Symposium - Stepping into the Last Year of Life: Educating our future healthcare workforce through a co-developed immersive virtual reality module rooted in lived experience
Delivered jointly by clinicians, educationalists, technologists and a lived-experience contributor, the workshop combines evidence, practice and personal experience. A short presentation will introduce the educational need, co-design process and emerging evaluation data, followed by hands-on VR experience using approximately 30 headsets. Facilitated table discussion and plenary feedback will explore pedagogic value, emotional safety, spiritual and relational care within simulation, and equitable dissemination across the future health and care workforce.
This session will be limited to 60 participants.
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