Technology for Rehabilitation and Independent Function

Dr. Naomi Gefen
Dr. Naomi Gefen

Deputy Director General of ALYN Hospital since 2012, responsible for allied health clinical services.

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The Technology for Rehabilitation and Independent Function department examines various technologies used in rehabilitation, both in the hospital and at home, to promote independent performance for children and adolescents.

In addition to technologies, the team assesses clinical protocols and evaluations to help develop a comprehensive and evidence-based toolbox for therapists to use in the dynamic field of pediatric rehabilitation. They collaborate with key stakeholders – including technology innovators, entrepreneurs, clinicians, children and their families – to evaluate the efficacy of different solutions.

 

In many cases, a participatory design approach is employed to identify and develop the most beneficial technologies. Independent seating and mobility, powered mobility, new evaluations and protocols, voice activation, upper extremity robotics and gamified rehabilitation equipment are just some examples of technologies this domain covers.

BCI 4 Kids Calgary
BCI 4 Kids Calgary

Providing access to brain-computer interface technology for children with severe neurological disabilities in Canada. Team members include Erica Danielle Floreani, Danette Rowley, Eli Kinney-Lang and Dr. Adam Kirton

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Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital
Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital

Standardizing oculomotor assessment in neurorehabilitation. Researchers include Elizabeth Dannenbaum and Prof. Joyce Fung.

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Gravity Rehabilitation
Gravity Rehabilitation

Founded by Laurent Gosselin and Dr. Karl-Emanuel Dionne, Gravity Rehabilitation is a platform made for the creation, validation and clinical authoring of digital rehabilitation therapies.

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Prof. Philippe Archambault PhD, OT
Prof. Philippe Archambault PhD, OT

Philippe is a professor at the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University and Co-Scientific Director of the Centre de Recherche.

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Dr. Tal Krasovsky
Dr. Tal Krasovsky

Tal is a senior Lecturer at the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Haifa, and a research consultant at the Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.

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 Helmsley Charitable Trust
Helmsley Charitable Trust
Naomi Gefen, Co-principal investigator, Research in Technology for Rehabilitation and Independent Function at The Helmsley Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Research Center, ALYN Hospital, funded by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, 2021-2024.
Promobilia
Promobilia
SEK 330,000 Development of a new powered mobility simulator for children, including authoring and personalization tools. The project is in collaboration with Prof. Philippe Archambault and Prof. Tamar Weiss.
Ministry of Health- Digital Health
Ministry of Health- Digital Health
ILS 50,000 (with Sheba Medical Center) Hybrid Tele-Health Approaches to Allied Health Services: A Scoping Review. Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Tal Krasovsky. Investigators: Prof. Tamar Weiss, Dr. Racheli Kizony, Dr. Liat Gafni.
National Institute for Research Israel
National Institute for Research Israel
ILS 300,000 (with Sheba Medical Center) Hybrid Approach (in-person and remote) to Pediatric Rehabilitation: A Look Beyond the COVID-19 Crisis. Co- Principal Investigator: Dr. Tal Krasovsky. Investigators: Dr. Maurit Beeri, Dr. Jana Landa, Prof. Tamar Weiss, Dr. Efrat Shadmi.
Little Steps NGO
Little Steps NGO
ILS 88,000 Going Beyond the Status Quo: Using Technology and Participatory Design to Improve Function for Adolescents and Young Adults with Duchenne. Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Lori Rosenberg.
Shalem Foundation
Shalem Foundation
ILS 75,000 Remote rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy and intellectual developmental disability using an innovative training application. Co-Principal Investigators: Prof. Meir Lotan, Ariel University and Prof. Tamar Weiss.

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