Search Tag: rehabilitation
2024 29 Feb
In conventional rehabilitation care, doctors and therapists interact with the patients in a human-human interaction to customise rehabilitation based on an individualised assessment. Human-Machine Systems (HMS) offer accuracy in assessment, monitoring and supportive tasks and contribute to heightened productivity across various fields of...Read more
2023 08 Nov
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2022 02 Nov
Live Virtual format (via Zoom webinar): Nov. 2-5, 2022 Unlimited On-Demand format: Oct. 20 - Dec. 19, 2022 Find Johns Hopkins on Social Media Read more
2021 06 Feb
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched another free online course of its Clinical Management of Patients with COVID-19 course series. The latest addition is dedicated to the rehabilitation of such patients. You might also like: Digital Healthcare Focus: Integrating Telerehabilitation in Rehabilitation Care The course...Read more
2020 05 Nov
NOW A VIRTUAL EVENT DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS Find Johns Hopkins on Social Media Read more
2020 09 Dec
The 13th edition of MEDICAL FAIR ASIA originally scheduled for 9-11 September 2020 will be postponed to the last quarter of the year; 9-18 December 2020. Now a virtual event Read more
2019 22 Feb
Critical review A critical review of eight identified cases of muscle injuries in professional FCB players from the club’s annual muscle injury database in 2017. Abstract In cases of suspected muscle injury, sports medicine professionals use imaging methods such as ultrasound (US) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to confirm...Read more
2017 15 Sep
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is an evidence-based, multimodal approach to optimising patient outcomes following surgery. The role of physiotherapy within ERAS and intensive care units (ICU) is important. Patients admitted to an ICU following elective major surgery may suffer from physical, psychological and cognitive problems, which can...Read more
2017 15 Sep
Reviews the latest evidence evaluating physical rehabilitation in the intensive care unit setting and future directions for the field. Survivors of critical illness frequently experience poor physical outcomes, including persistent impairments in muscle strength, exercise capacity and physical function (Pfoh et al. 2016; Herridge et al. 2011;...Read more
2017 03 Jan
In a retrospective study on the effect of the daily use of an electronic checklist on physical rehabilitation consultation in ICU patients, Mayo Clinic researchers found that it is associated with increased number of occupational therapy/physical therapy (OT/PT) consults when compared to patients with no checklist use. The findings are published in...Read more
2016 27 Sep
A New Model for ICU Rehabilitation It is now well established that many patients and caregivers suffer physical, psychological and social problems in the years and months following critical care discharge (Herridge et al. 2011). Similar to many centres, our intensive care unit (ICU) had no follow-up service available to support patients...Read more
2016 03 Nov
Interdisciplinary collaboration and coordination is vital to facilitate early mobility and rehabilitation in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. A recent stakeholders’ conference aimed at improving long-term outcomes for ICU survivors identified important ‘silos’ among critical care and rehabilitation clinicians working in the ICU, with these ‘silos’...Read more
