Techno-Innovation in Rehabilitation Lab

By thinking “outside the rehabilitation box”, the Techno-Innovation in Rehabilitation Lab aims to contribute to improving the quality of life of individuals with physical disability.

Objectives

  • Exploring solutions to optimize recovery in rehabilitation using innovative and accessible technologies;
  • Co-developing rehabilitation innovations with rehabilitation clinicians, managers, patients, caregivers, decision makers and community partners;
  • Listening to and involving key stakeholders throughout the research process and encouraging a collaborative research approaches, including mixed-study designs, to reduce the research-clinical gap and facilitate knowledge translation;
  • Developing cross-discipline partnerships (engineering, computer programming, robotics, design, anthropology, cinematography communication and information sciences) to best address the needs of people with disability;
  • Contributing to the training the next generation of emerging scientists and highly qualified personnel in rehabilitation research.

Key-words

Telerehabilitation, e-health, mhealth, digital rehabilitation, virtual rehabilitation, knowledge translation, best practice

 

Techno-Innovation Laboratory in rehabilitation in the news media

  1. Entrevue, Ça me regarde TV show on Ami-Télé channel (channel focusing on disability) Topic: Telerehabilitation during Covid-1918 June 2020
  2. Interview for Forum, Université de Montréal newsletter , mai 26 2020 Ce lien s’ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre”
  3. Guest, Telerehabilitation discussion with Jennifer Oneil (University of Ottawa), April 8 2020
  4. Interview, Info-lettre, Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine, Téléconsultation : les soins de santé à l’ère du 4.0, mai 2019
  5. Interview, Liaison Bulletin MU360,  Integrated University Health and Social Services Centres (CIUSSS)  of the Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, June 2019 – Favoriser le retour à domicile Ce lien s’ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre”
  6. Contribution to the section « La téléréadaptation en trois questions : Quels sont les principaux risques et embûches à prévoir et comment puis-je les éviter ou les contourner ?» Physio-Québec, OPPQ 45 (1) :19 (printemps-été 2018)
  7. Interview Canal M channel, Accès Libre Show, Round Table – Living Labs.  Animator Benoit Racette,  April 9 2018.
  8. Interview, CBC Radio, Homerun regarding intelligent power wheelchairs. April 25, 2017
  9. Interview, (Rabii et son fauteuil) Ce lien s’ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre” for Électron Libre show on Télé-Québec channel, November 1, 2016
  10. Interview, Les prix à part entière show, Canal M channel, Involving patients and conduction testing in real settings to develop an intelligent power wheelchair. November 29 2016.
  11. Blog contribution, Innovations in health and involving patients (May 2013)  Strategies for meaningfully involving users in the development of an intelligent power wheelchair. Ce lien s’ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre”
  12. Entrevue  (video)  LaPresse Plus « La thérapie par la console de jeu » March 13, 2014

 

Axis and research themes

AXIS 2 – Participation, social inclusion and rehabilitation services
THEME 2 – Services, systems and policy

Research Team

Dahlia Kairy, Ph.D.

Contact information

Techno-Innovation in Rehabilitation Lab
CRIR–Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM)
CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Lindsay Pavilion
6363, Hudson Road
Montréal QC H3S 1M9
dahlia.kairy@umontreal.ca