Neurological rehabilitation and disease prevention in an ageing population faces a crucial challenge – the limited capacity and financial constraints within the NHS prevent the delivery of sustained, high-dose, and engaging training. Recognising the imperative for rehabilitation beyond traditional clinic settings, for example for stroke and Parkinson’s Disease patients, there is a pressing need to explore alternative avenues such as effective digital community-based or home-based interventions. Here, innovative, scalable and sustainable digital solutions are required to facilitate recovery and prevention.

Forming new translational partnerships across sectors, informed by the latest scientific advances and in co-production with patients, will enable clinical and real-world evidence trials, as well innovative research and development. This workshop aims to ignite impactful partnerships across academia, industry, charities, NHS, community clinical services and patients to address this challenge and advance the field of digital rehabilitation.

The Workshop Programme can be seen here, along with speaker details here.

Organising Committee: 

Chair and Lead Organiser:

  • Dr Katja Kornysheva, Centre for Human Brain Health and School of Psychology, University of Birmingham 
Co-organisers:

  • Dr Dave Punt, Physio for Stroke, Centre for Movement and Wellbeing, School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham
  • Dr Ned Jenkinson, Centre for Human Brain Health and School of Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham
  • Martin Geiger, Centre for Human Brain Health and School of Psychology, University of Birmingham (ECR)
Speakers:

  • Dr Chloe Chiou (School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Birmingham)
  • Dr Naveed Ejaz (Mindmaze, Lausanne/London) 
  • Dr Ulrike Hammerbeck (King’s College London)
  • Brin Helliwell (Independent Stroke Research Advisor)
  • Amira Hosny-Ibrahim (‘Physio for Stroke’, Centre for Movement and Wellbeing, University of Birmingham)
  • Prof. John Krakauer (Johns Hopkins University)
  • Dr Ali Mazaheri (Centre for Human Brain Health, University of Birmingham)
  • Dr Tom Nightingale (University of Birmingham)
  • Dr David Punt (School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Birmingham)
  • Dr Benjamin Wright (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham/University Hospitals Birmingham)
Supported by:

This workshop is funded by the EPSRC/MRC N-CODE Network+ and the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham.