The Fifth International Workshop on Virtual Rehabilitation, August 29-30, 2006, New York, New York

虚拟康复正在成为残疾研究的领先领域，为创新和创造新技术以及生物工程教育提供了肥沃的土壤。第五届虚拟康复国际研讨会(IWVR，2006)通过帮助工程师和科学家交流有关残疾人最新康复系统(设备和软件)的新想法，响应了国家科学基金会援助残疾人研究计划。预计将有约100人参加研讨会，其中约70%将是技术人员，约40%将是女性。预计会有大量的国际参与。研讨会的主旨演讲解决了挑战和机遇，并预测了基于VR的康复技术在美国和全球的临床采用情况。该技术计划包括一些描述残疾人VR康复系统研究的工程演示，以及关于几个患者群体治疗效果的试点临床数据。IEEE医学和生物工程学会(EMB)是该研讨会的技术联合赞助商，该研讨会于2006年8月29日至30日在纽约市万豪酒店举行，同时也是2006年EMB大会的一部分。在IWVR06上发表的研究成果将通过IEEE神经系统和康复工程会刊的特刊和IEEE在线图书馆进行传播。媒体对研讨会的报道预计将提高消费者的意识和VR系统的价值。VR系统的临床应用将改善美国和世界各地的医疗保健，并减少残疾对社会的影响。

0628882BurdeaVirtual rehabilitation is emerging as a leading area of disability research, offering fertile grounds for innovation and creation of new technologies, and for bioengineering education. The Fifth International Workshop on Virtual Rehabilitation (IWVR 2006) responds to the NSF Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD) Program by helping to communicate new ideas among engineers and scientists on the latest rehabilitation systems (devices and software) for persons with disabilities. Some 100 participants are projected to attend the workshop; about 70% will be technologists and about 40% women. A large international participation is expected. The workshop keynote presentation addresses challenges and opportunities, and forecasts clinical adoption of VR-based rehabilitation technology in the US and worldwide. The technical program includes a number of engineering presentations describing research on VR rehabilitation systems for the disabled, and pilot clinical data on efficacy of treatment on several patient populations. The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMB) is a Technical Co-sponsor of the workshop, which is being held August 29-30, 2006 in the NYC Marriott Marquis Hotel in conjunction with the 2006 EMB Congress. The research results presented at IWVR06 are to be disseminated through a Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering and through the IEEE online library. Media coverage of the workshop is expected to increase consumer awareness and the value of VR systems. Clinical adoption of VR systems would improve healthcare in the US and worldwide, as well as to reduce the impact disabilities have on society.