Master UniFe ‘Prevention and Health’
Rebecca Russo teached Videoinsight® Method in the First Level Master UniFe ‘Prevention and Health: Focus on Cardiovascular Risk’ at the Medical Sciences Department directed by Prof. Roberto Ferrari.
Fine Arts Academy in Bologna: Videoinsight® Lessons
In March 2012, during Art Psychology course, directed by Prof. Maurizio Giuffredi, Rebecca Russo has lectured interactive Videoinsight® lessons.
The books “Videoinsight ®. Healing with contemporary art “, Silvana Editoriale (2011) and “The Videoinsight® Method”, postmedia books (2012) were adopted as textbooks.
The Videoinsight® Method for Psychological Support to Women victims of sexual abuses, ill-treatments, physical and psychological violences
In 2013 Art and Science Videoinsight® Foundation participated to the event Mothers Against Violence, held in Verona at the Camploy Theatre, curated by Maria Teresa Ferrari, during the National Day dedicated to the Prevention of Violence on Women.
Videoinsight® artworks have been selected for psychological support to women victims of sexual abuses, ill-treatments, physical and psychological violences.
In 2014 Videoinsight® Foundation participated also to the event Madri in Santo Stefano in Vicenza, curated by Maria Teresa Ferrari.
Videos from Videoinsight® Collection were shown to the Audience.
The Videoinsight® Method to solve Psychosomatic Symptoms
The Videoinsight® Method has been applied to solve Psychosomatic Symptoms of different nature and origins and the results were significant.
For further details see Medical Researchin Medicine Section.
Videoinsight® Art and Science Project
Can the Science become Contemporary Art?
“The Human Body as Object of Science is Art too”. (R. Russo)
The intersection of Art and Science is self-evident. In January 2013 Rebecca Russo, created the “Videoinsight® Art and Science Project”. Videoinsight® Art and Science Foundation launched a project for new and unaware artistic talents in the Scientific World working in the fields Medicine, Anatomy, Biology, Microbiology, Physiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, and Astronomy.
Since June 2013 Videoinsight® Foundation also began selecting photography of Cellular Microbiology and Molecular Anatomy that could have artistic potential. These photos made by selected scientists/artists will be presented in an upcoming exhibition focused on the integration of Arts and Science at the microscopic level.
For all images courtesy Videoinsight® Foundation
The Videoinsight® Method for Psychological Support Support to Women with Maternity and Female Role Difficulties
In 2011 and 2012 Videoinsight® Videos were shown during the events Mothers and Mothers at the origin of the Courage, curated by Maria Teresa Ferrari, in San Giorgetto and in San Fermo, in Verona with the aim of providing support to women with maternity and female role difficulties.
Videoinsight® Rooms at Hospital
The Videoinsight® Foundation establishes Videoinsight® Rooms and Videoinsight® Corners no profit inside Public and Private Health Care Institutions in the world, in order to offer the possibility to watch Contemporary Art Videos with High Videoinsight® Impact.
This initiative can promote the Psycho-Physical Well-being in the patients during waiting in emergency, recovery and rehabilitation.
All videos shown are part of the Videoinsight® Collection. Every artwork is selected in relation to a specific Psychological Thematic.
On September 20, 2013 the first Videoinsight® Room was created at the Rizzoli Hospital in Bologna.
On January 2014 the first italian Videoinsight® Corner was launched in Gaetano Pini Hospital in Milano.
Starting 2014 new Videoinsight® Rooms and Videoinsight® Corners have been created in the World.
2013 – First Application of the Videoinsight® Method in Paediatrics
In May 2013 it has been realized, in the Civil Hospital of Pescara, the first application of the Videoinsight® Method in Paediatrics, in the department headed by Prof. Pierluigi Lelli Chiesa. Rebecca Russo has shown selected artist videos to some hospitalized children, even to those presenting severe clinical impairments.
2012 “Video – ACL” Research
In January 2012 Rebecca Russo introduced the Videoinsight® Method in an Experimental Annual Medical Research, regularly approved by the Istitutional Ethical Committee. This first Research has been performed with the most rigorous methods of International Research Protocol and has been conducted at Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna. The title of the study was “VIDEO-ACL RESEARCH. The application of Videoinsight® Method to improve the functional recovery after Anterior Cruciate ligament reconstruction”. The experimental protocol has been conducted in collaboration with Professor Maurilio Marcacci and Professor Stefano Zaffagnini’s Equipe. Specifically Rebecca Russo has shown to 100 adult patients, during the rehabilitation program, 16 artistic videos selected and evaluated according to their high or low Videoinsight® Impact. The objective of the study has been to evaluate the efficacy of Videoinsight® Method in improving and speed up the functional recovery of patients during the rehabilitation phase after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery of the knee.
For the first time Contemporary Art is used according to this innovative approach in Medicine, as a Rehabilitation support.
The results of this Research have been significative and have been published in International Scientific Journals in January 2013.
Pf Project, International Multicentric Research
The Application of the Videoinsight® Method is moving on.
At International level a Pilot Multicentric Study is running for the Application of the Videoinsight® Method in Therapy to treat the anterior knee Pain of young patients with patello-femoral problems not suitable for surgical treatment.
This study is performed simultaneously:
– in Usa, at University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis Orthopaedic Surgery Center, directed by Professor Elisabeth Arendt
– in France, at Lyon Orthoclinic Chirurgie du Sport et de l’Arthrose, directed by Doctor David Dejour
– in Japan, at Kobe University, in cooperation with Professor Ryosuke Kuroda
– in Italy, at Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna, Professor Maurilio Marcacci and Professor Stefano Zaffagnini
It is the third experimental application of the Videoinsight® Method in Medicine.
Moreover is the first International Muticentric Experimental application of Videoinsight® Method in Medicine.
For the first time the Videoinsight® Method is utilized as a Therapy and not only as a support to a post surgical Rehabilitation protocol.
