Hopkins Research Presented at Rehab Week, 2023

Rehabilitation researchers from The Hopkins Centre’s HabITec Lab enjoyed attending the International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics 2023, part of Rehab Week, 2023, in Singapore during September.

Here’s Camila Shirota presenting a talk on perspectives of end-user stakeholders in effective implementation of technology in rehabilitation practice. She discussed the perspectives of end-users regarding the implementation of rehabilitation technologies in daily life and clinical practice. 

The biggest take-away for Camila from the conference was seeing calls for genuine co-design to be used more widely, and examples of its use in clinics and research internationally.  

Camila Shirota stands behind a lectern on a large stage. On the front of the lectern is a rectangular poster and behind her is a large billboard, both with the words “REHAB WEEK 2023” written in bold. To Camila’s right hand side is a large screen showing the title slide from her presentation “End-user Perspectives of the Importance of Rehabilitation Technologies and Related Values for Implementation”

Amelia Tan presented a poster as part of the International NeuroRehabilitation Symposium (INRS) 2023, also during Rehab Week, on the translation of the SaeboFlex device for upper limb rehabilitation into clinical practice. SaeboFlex is a non-robotic, mechanical splint that is worn over the forearm, wrist and hand, to aid upper limb recovery. It uses springs to help straighten out fingers and open up the thumb, helping patients to more effectively let go of items after grasping them. 

Amelia Tan completed a 10-week Industry Placement at HabITec in 2022, to support the implementation and utilisation of SaeboFlex by Occupational Therapists at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.  

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Kelly Clanchy also presented a poster titled “Towards Translation of Novel Neurorehabilitation Systems – A practical Approach to Usability Testing”. The poster showed how the team’s “think-aloud” protocol integrates diverse stakeholders in usability testing of technologies for rehabilitation. 

 Camila Shirota, a woman with dark hair and glasses stands in the corner of the poster presentation area. Amelia Tan, a woman with dark hair and wearing a brown dress stands to the right of her poster entitled "SaeboFlex Translation into Clinical Practice: An Upper Limb Therapy Adjunct for Neurorehabilitation" Camila Shirota, a woman with dark hair and glasses, wearing a floral dress with a black jacket faces side on to the camera, looking at the poster entitled “Towards Translation of Novel Neurorehabilitation Systems – A practical Approach to Usability Testing”

The team enjoyed the week where they heard all about the latest in rehabilitation technology solutions and how tech is being applied in practice across the rehabilitation continuum. They also made the best of the opportunity to reconnect with old colleagues and network with new ones! 

Keep an eye out for the article in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) 2023 proceedings! 

 

 

 

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