How to generate consensuses and guidelines for metaverse in medicine?

Along with the research and application of metaverse in medicine, the development of consensus and guidelines has also been pushed to the agenda. However, since metaverse in medicine is a new thing, it is necessary to consider its particularity to formulate consensus and guidelines that are innovative, scientific, practical, and beneficial to the public. To achieve this, the following aspects need to be considered,(1) interdisciplinary integration: metaverse in medicine is a product of the cross-integration of medicine, information technology, artificial intelligence and other disciplines. Therefore, in the process of formulating consensus and guidelines for metaverse in medicine, it is necessary to absorb the opinions and suggestions of multidisciplinary experts to ensure their

comprehensiveness and professionalism. This interdisciplinary integration makes the consensus and guidelines unique and complex in content. (2) Technological innovation: the core technologies that the metaverse in medicine focus on, such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and extended reality (XR), are all innovative technologies that have developed rapidly in recent years, and their applications in the medical field are still in the exploratory stage. Therefore, consensus and guidelines need to pay attention to the latest technological trends and provide cutting-edge guidance for related research and practice. (3) Diversity of application scenarios: the metaverse in medicine covers a wide range of application scenarios, including medical education, preventive health care, clinical diagnosis, treatment intervention, and rehabilitation management, which makes it necessary to consider the actual needs and technical challenges in different scenarios in the process of compiling the consensus and guidelines, and provide targeted solutions and suggestions. (4) Regulatory and ethical requirements: since metaverse in medicine involves sensitive issues such as patient privacy and data security, it is necessary to fully consider the ethical requirements of relevant regulations when formulating consensus and guidelines. Consensus and guidelines need to clarify compliance requirements for data collection, processing, storage, and transmission to ensure patient privacy and data security. To sum up, the particularity of the consensus and guildlines for metaverse in medicine is mainly reflected in interdisciplinary integration, technological innovation, diversity of application scenarios, and regulatory and ethical requirements. These particularities make it necessary to be more cautious and comprehensive in the compilation process to ensure its scientific and practical nature.

Key Words: metaverse; metaverse in medicine; consensus; guideline