1. Hospital San Camillo IRCCS
Telerehabilitation
Paolo Tonin
Foundation
Hospital San Camillo IRCCS
Venezia
SIG Meeting
March, 05, 2015
Abu Dhabi

2. Telerehabilitation isn’t a methodology, it is a route
Delivery of different rehabilitative services
for people with disability, through the technologies of telecommunication

3. Relevance of Telerehabilitation
(from Agostini M et al, J Telemed Tel, 2015)
The efficacy of the same treatment delivered normally or by telerehabilitation is equivalent

4. Aims of Telerehabilitation
By Telerehabilitation services we plan to reach the following aims:
More equitable access to rehabilitation services
More ecological delivery of rehabilitation services
Timing optimization
Increase in frequency and intensity of treatments

5. Aims of SIG Acceptance and diffusion of telerehabilitation
Translation of telerehabilitation from laboratory experiences to current applications for home care
Widespread telerehabilitation services
Collaboration with other SIGs

6. Links with other SIGs SIGs possibly interested on Telerehabilitation:
Stroke Rehabilitation
Aphasia
Cognitive Rehabilitation
Posture Mobility and Falls
Mild and severe Brain Injury
Rehabilitation for Movement Disorders
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 6

7. Collaboration Workshop
Proposal for
WCNR 2016 Philadelphia
Workshop
Telerehabilitation: from inpatient to outpatient
post-stroke rehabilitation
Intensive home rehabilitation, VR based, for early post stroke discharge (Paolo Tonin, Italy)
Gamified rehabilitation systems for post-stroke recovery - Issues of efficacy and engagement (David Putrino, USA)
Measuring progress of stroke recovery in telerehabilitation environment (Nam–Jong Paik, South Korea)
With the agreement of chairs of SIG on Stroke Rehabilitation

8. SIG site

9. Thank you

10. Pliancy of Telerehabilitation
Telerehabilitation could be available for many pathologies
- Stroke
- Brain Injury
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Amiotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Alzheimer’s Disease
and could be delivered in many different settings