Ground Breaking Innovation

in the NHS

Mike Gibney, Director of Workforce

Dr Ganesh Bavikatte, Consultant and Clinical Lead for Neuro-rehabilitation Medicine

Presentation 1Spreading

innovation,

improving health

Virtual Reality

3D Printing

Pace of Development

Robotics

Japanese humanoid robot who answers back and thinks like a person

AI in Health Care

Brain Computer Interface

BBC News:Paralysed patients use thoughts to control robotic armYou know the feeling when you watch something and your jaw drops? That happened when I saw the footage of Cathy Hutchinson use a robotic arm to lift a flask of coffee to her mouth.

Corporate Modesty

Role of Technology in

Specialist Rehabilitation Engineering meets medicine

opportunities in rehabilitation

Dr Ganesh Bavikatte

MBBS, MD (Medicine), FRCP (London), FEBPRM (Europe)

Consultant and Clinical Lead Rehabilitation Medicine,

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead, North West Assistive Technology

Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Liverpool University

Clinical Reference Group Brain Injury and Disability

Chair BSRM SIGEAT group

Famous Faces, Injured

Brains…

Conditions Requiring

Specialist Rehabilitation

▪ Acquired brain injuries

– Trauma

– Hypoxia, infection, inflammatory and metabolic causes

– Stroke and vascular causes

▪ Spinal injuries

▪ Acute or chronic Neurological/ neurosurgical conditions

▪ Polytrauma and musculoskeletal problems

▪ Amputation

▪ Post critical illness

▪ Functional disability

After Effects of Brain

Injury

▪ Physical impairment

▪ Motor: limb weakness, co-ordination, balance, communication problems

▪ Sensory: visual, hearing, touch, smell, taste

▪ Cognitive impairment

▪ Emotional and Behavioural difficulties

▪ Social, vocational, financial, legal issues for patient and family

Neuro-rehabilitation

▪ The process of helping an individual to

achieve the highest level of function,

independence and quality of life possible

after injury/illness

▪ Supports and promotes any natural recovery

▪ Helps individual to adapt to any residual

impairments

▪ Supports family and friends during the

process

Role of Technology to

Facilitate

Rehabilitation

Potential Advantages

▪ Assistive technology can contribute to

physical rehabilitation

▪ Increase duration and intensity of therapy

▪ Repeatability

▪ Flexibility

▪ Possible to record data

▪ Motivation using games and improve mood

▪ Could be used in home environment

Robotics

Virtual Rehabilitation

The CAREN

(Computer Assisted

Rehabilitation Environment)

The DynSTABLE (Dynamic

Stability and Balance

Learning Environment)

The ReGAIT

Exoskeleton

Potential Problems

▪ Newer technology can be complex and

expensive

▪ Lack of evidence about improvement,

independence, employment, community

participation, quality of life, cost-effective

▪ Lack of expertise and awareness

Smart Homes

Questions

GOLDSport and Physical Activity

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