Workshop: Can Technology Make a Difference in Pediatric Rehabilitation? NIH-NCMRR Headquarters, Bethesda, Maryland

1649765-博纳托拟议的研讨会将汇聚儿科康复领域的专家，讨论旨在提高临床干预有效性的新技术的开发。如果向临床团队提供适当的技术，儿科康复可以大大提高效率。预计研讨会将有助于改善运动和认知障碍儿童的临床干预结果。因此，研讨会将有助于促进美国和世界各地许多人的健康。将在研讨会期间进行的讨论将总结成一份手稿，向广大公众提供。技术在康复中发挥着重要作用。然而，文献显示，与致力于在儿科人群中使用技术的少数研究相比，在成人中进行的研究数量不成比例。这是令人惊讶的，因为研究人员在应用技术促进在儿科人群中实施康复干预措施时通常取得了非常令人鼓舞的结果。这些考虑为拟议的题为“技术能否在儿科康复中发挥作用”的研讨会提供了动力？这个反问句强调了在工程学、计算机科学和康复的交叉点促进研究的必要性，并将重点放在儿科干预上。拟议的研讨会将汇集北美的顶尖研究人员，他们在儿科康复技术的开发和使用方面拥有丰富的经验。研讨会将分四个部分举行，分别为：1)确定临床需求和开发技术；2)康复机器人的新前沿；3)测量和建模以设计更好的干预措施；以及4)使新干预措施成为可能的技术。研讨会将产生一份立场文件，并将在开放获取的期刊上发表。该手稿将确定有可能在儿科康复领域取得重大影响的研究领域。该讲习班预计将对未来儿科康复研究的发展产生影响。最终，我们预计，在拟议的研讨会期间进行的讨论所启发的研究将为残疾人士提供巨大的长期利益。研讨会的准备工作包括一名研究生和一名医学预科暑期实习生。讲习班的筹备工作将为他们提供一个独特的培训机会。这两名学生将直接参与规划研讨会和协调所有相关活动。该研究生还将协助编写手稿，该手稿将根据讲习班期间进行的发言和讨论而产生。此外，研讨会还将进行录像带拍摄和存档。因此，它将向广大公众开放。

1649765 - BonatoThe proposed workshop will bring together experts in the field of pediatric rehabilitation to discuss the development of new technologies aimed to improve the effectiveness of clinical interventions. Pediatric rehabilitation could be made significantly more effective if appropriate technology was made available to clinical teams. The workshop is expected to contribute to improving the outcomes of clinical interventions in children with motor and cognitive impairments. Hence, the workshop will contribute to advancing the health of many individuals in the US and worldwide. The discussions that will take place during the workshop will be summarized in a manuscript that will be made available to the public at large.Technology plays a significant role in rehabilitation. However, the literature shows a disproportionate number of studies in adults compared to the few studies devoted to the use of technology in pediatric populations. This is surprising because researchers have typically achieved very encouraging results when applying technology to facilitate the implementation of rehabilitation interventions in pediatric populations. These considerations provide motivation to the proposed workshop entitled "Can Technology Make a Difference in Pediatric Rehabilitation"? This rhetorical question emphasizes the need for fostering research at the intersection of engineering, computer science, and rehabilitation with focus on pediatric interventions. The proposed workshop will bring together top-notch researchers in North America who have significant experience in the development and use of technology for pediatric rehabilitation. The workshop will be organized in four sessions entitled: 1) Identifying Clinical Needs and Developing Technologies; 2) New Frontiers in Rehabilitation Robotics; 3) Measuring and Modeling to Design Better Interventions; and 4) Technologies to Enable New Interventions. The workshop will result in a position paper that will be published in an open access journal. The manuscript will identify areas of research that have potential for achieving significant impact in the field of pediatric rehabilitation. The workshop is expected to have an impact on the development of future research in pediatric rehabilitation. Ultimately, we anticipate that research inspired by the discussions that will take place during the proposed workshop will provide individuals with disability with tremendous long-term benefits. The preparation of the workshop will include a graduate student and a pre-medical summer intern. The preparation of the workshop will provide them with a unique training opportunity. Both these students will be directly involved in planning the workshop and coordinating all related activities. The graduate student will also contribute to the preparation of the manuscript that will be generated on the basis of the presentations and discussions that will take place during the workshop. Additionally, the workshop will be video casted and archived. Hence, it will be available to the public at large.