Symposium on Robotics in Rehabilitation

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请的目的是寻求对康复机器人研讨会的支持，申请人打算组织该研讨会，作为将于2008年6月18日至6月21日在加拿大安大略尼亚加拉福尔斯举行的国际电生理学和运动学学会（ISEK）第十七届大会的一部分。组织这次研讨会的基本原理是需要将生物医学工程师和临床医生聚集在一起，讨论这一重要的临床和研究领域。乔·希德勒博士将在全体会议上发表主旨演讲，宣布研讨会开幕。Hidler博士被选中介绍研讨会，因为他的工作证明了在跨学科环境中合并技术和临床专业知识的相关性。这个问题将在研讨会上强调，作为一个关键因素，为行动受限的患者提供尽可能好的护理，这些患者可以从利用机器人技术的康复干预中受益。Hidler博士的一小时讲座之后将由Neville Hogan博士（麻省理工学院），Patricia Winchester博士（德克萨斯大学西南医学中心）和Joel Stein博士（哈佛医学院）进行三次各30分钟的讲座。这些人代表了研讨会打算针对的三个“社区”，即生物医学工程师，物理治疗师和理疗师。它们还代表了开发有效康复干预所必需的不同类型的专业知识，这些干预依赖于机器人技术的进步和扎实的临床知识。这些演讲将发表在《神经工程与康复杂志》的特刊上，该杂志是由BioMed Central出版的同行评审开放获取期刊，可通过PubMed和PubMed Central访问。http://www.biomedcentral.com http://www.jneuroengrehab.com希德勒博士将担任这期特刊的客座编辑。 在过去的十年中，物理医学和康复领域已经见证了对物理治疗中的机器人系统的临床使用的日益增长的兴趣。与传统的物理治疗相比，机器人系统允许临床医生增加治疗的持续时间，强度和特异性。这些因素有可能导致更快和更高水平的功能恢复，从而改善患者的独立性和生活质量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this application is to seek support for a Symposium on Robotics in Rehabilitation the applicants intend to organize as part of the XVIIth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK) that will be held in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada from June 18 to June 21, 2008. The rationale underlying the organization of the symposium is the need for bringing together biomedical engineers and clinicians to discuss this important emerging area of clinical and research interest. Dr. Joe Hidler will open the symposium with a keynote lecture that will be given in a plenary session. Dr. Hidler was chosen to introduce the symposium because his work exemplifies the relevance of merging technical and clinical expertise in an interdisciplinary environment. This issue will be emphasized in the symposium as a key element to deliver the best care possible to patients with mobility-limiting conditions who could benefit from rehabilitation interventions that leverage on robotics. The one-hour lecture given by Dr. Hidler will be followed by three lectures of 30 min each that will be given by Dr. Neville Hogan (MIT), Dr. Patricia Winchester (The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center), and Dr. Joel Stein (Harvard Medical School). These individuals represent the three "communities" the symposium intends to target, i.e. biomedical engineers, physical therapists, and physiatrists. They also represent the different types of expertise seen as necessary to develop effective rehabilitation interventions that rely on advances in robotic technology and solid clinical knowledge. The presentations will be published in a special issue of the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation http://www.jneuroengrehab.com, a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by BioMed Central http://www.biomedcentral.com that can be accessed via PubMed and PubMed Central. Dr. Hidler will serve as guest-editor for this special issue. During the past decade, the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation has witnessed a growing interest for the clinical use of robotic systems in physical therapy. Robotic systems allow clinicians to increase the duration, intensity and specificity of treatment compared to traditional physical therapy. These factors have the potential to result in a faster and greater level of recovery of functional capability thus leading to an improvement of patient's level of independence and quality of life.