*The following announcement is sent on behalf of Dr. Nariman Sepehri, Chair, IEEE RobConIM – Winnipeg Chapter, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba*

 

Workshop: RobConIM

IEEE Robotics, Control, Instrumentation and Measurement

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Rehabilitation Mechatronics

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Place: Zoom Meeting , Meeting ID: 625 1150 2941 , Passcode: 420968, https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/62511502941?pwd=TjBMQmJCeTJRWkFkUTZLSG1DUkFuZz09

Registration:

Workshop is free for all. Registration is recommended.

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This workshop is motivated by the need for multidisciplinary collaborative research with the objective to design, construct and evaluate innovative, engaging, computer-aided and game-assisted rehabilitation and telemonitoring platforms. The workshop describes the collaborative research that resulted in cost-effective, modular, and portable devices equipped with smart monitoring and assistive technology, to support exercise/therapy regimes designed to promote recovery of voluntary movements of the upper extremity. The approach combines high-effectiveness exercises/activities with computer games, making rehabilitation interactive, engaging, and enjoyable. We will share our experience in connecting researchers with different expertise to develop new platforms to:

1. increase accessibility to affordable systems that can transition in-patient rehab services to function at home, in community exercise facilities, and in remote communities;
2. provide automated monitoring tools that inform therapists when and how their clients are performing, whether they are experiencing any difficulty, and how they are progressing in their exercise program.

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Workshop Organizers

Nariman Sepehri, PhD, PEng Chair, IEEE RobConIM – Winnipeg Chapter Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba Nariman.Sepehri@umanitoba.ca	Tony Szturm, PhD, PT Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Manitoba Tony.Szturm@umanitoba.ca
Witold Kinsner, PhD, PEng Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba Witold.Kinsner@umanitoba.ca	Saman Muthukumarana, PhD Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba Saman.Muthukumarana@umanitoba.ca

 

Program

8:30 am: The Meeting Site is open. Participants can join and meet the presenters

9:00 – 9:05 am:  Welcoming remarks

Nariman Sepehri – Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, U of Manitoba

9:05 – 9:20 am: Importance of rehabilitation and long-term interventions for recovery. Overview and values of, and background on, technology assisted rehabilitation/tele-rehabilitation approaches

Tony Szturm – Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, U of Manitoba

9:20 – 9:35 am: International collaboration:  game-based robotic manipulandum exercise program for young children with cerebral palsy and acquired brain injuries

Sanjay Parmar – Professor, College of Physiotherapy, SDM University (Dharwad, India)

Importance of transfer to communities:  examples of patients receiving help from upper extremity rehabilitation

Andrew Schmidt – Program Lead, Strength & Conditioning Consultant, First Step Wellness Centre (Regina, Canada)

9:35 – 9:50 am: Selection and therapeutic values of common/modern computer video games. Overview of U of Manitoba Repetitive Task Practice (UM-RTP) treatment/assessment game

Tony Szturm – Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, U of Manitoba

9:50 – 10:05 am: Live patient demonstration of U of Manitoba Rehabilitation Manipulandum Device targeting manual dexterity and its compatibility with common/modern computer games

Anuprita Kanitkar – Postdoctoral Fellow, U of Manitoba & First Step Wellness Centre (Winnipeg, Canada)

10:05 – 10:20 am: Retrofitting a commercially-available haptic device for finger-hand rehabilitation and assessment

Michael Olynyk, MSc, Department of Mechanical Engineering, U of Manitoba

10:20 – 10:35 am: Break

10:35 – 10:50 am: Feature demonstration of U of Manitoba fMRI compatible wrist rehabilitation device to study functional brain mapping

Mohsen Khajoee – MSc Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, U of Manitoba

10:50 – 11:05 am: Soft robotics and rehabilitation

Narges Ghobadi; PhD Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, U of Manitoba

11:05 – 11:20 am: Assessments using data

Saman Muthukumarana; Professor, Department of Statistics, U of Manitoba

11:20 – 11:40 am: Cognitive digital twins: towards developing self adapting intelligent rehabilitation devices to provide immediate assistive guidance and support to assimilate the training program more efficiently

Witold Kinsner, Professor, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, U of Manitoba

11:40 – 11:45 pm: Closing comments

Nariman Sepehri – Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, U of Manitoba

11:45 – 12:30 pm: Site stays open to all  participants for comments, questions and networking

Post Workshop Communications

The attendees are encouraged to continue communication with the speakers and organizers. To facilitate such communication, a ‘Workshop Record’ will be published and posted.

 

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