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Translation of Clinical Concepts into Telerehabilitation
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:37:02
Abstract
This course provides an in-depth view on the future of (neuro)rehabilitation with a strong focus on place-independent rehabilitation strategies and behavioral adaptations. Current clinical concepts will be introduced and their translation into telerehabilitation investigated.
Objective
Students will: - Understand the patient journey from in-patient rehabilitation, clinical discharge, and home training - Know the state-of-the-art concerning place-independent training, assessment, and monitoring during neurorehabilitation interventions, including the social, regulatory, and financial frameworks that enable telerehabilitation. - Understand the potential and limitations of technology use in practice. - Gain a holistic view on patient needs and relevance of technology use. - Bridge the gap between technology and end-user (patient, caregivers, therapists): The lectures are complemented by case presentations (holistic presentation of a case from clinical admission to home) that require critical appraisal of (remote) measures, analysis, training interventions and exercises/discussions - Understand the linkage between assessment and training and appreciate the challenges and opportunities when translating these concepts into a decentralized approach
Content
1) Introduction to telerehabilitation: Challenges and opportunities of place independent rehabilitation The first section of this lecture series will deal with definitions and frameworks that enable distributed rehabilitation. Students will understand how the current system of care functions and the decision points that guide a patient’s journey through the system. Subsequently, telerehabilitation is introduced using a systems perspective and the components are investigated with a clinical lens. Finally, the challenges and opportunities for a linkage between telerehabilitation and traditional rehabilitation are explored. 2) System Components of Telerehabilitation In-depth lectures on clinical measurement, remote measures, and place-independent training approaches during the continuum of care. Presentation of the relevance of such measures in different impairment clusters of common neurological conditions (upper extremity, gait, cognition & language impairments). 3) Clinical Personas At the end of each cluster, specific clinical cases (personas) are presented and discussed within existing clinical treatment pathways and their future extension to distributed care. We focus on the analysis and interpretation of clinical and remote measures and their translation into training regimen. Students work together in groups to propose remote assessment, monitoring, and training approaches which are subsequently discussed in the plenum.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 90 minutes
- Aids
- None
Registration & Places
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture with exercise | Translation of Clinical Concepts into Telerehabilitation |
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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Rehabilitation Technology (Students majoring in Rehabilitation and Inclusion: At least 3 CP of the courses in this focus area must be selected.)
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