A Paradigm Shift: Rehabilitation Robotics, Cognitive Skills Training and Transfer to Function

ACRM STROKE ISIG Virtual Happy Hour
A Paradigm Shift: Rehabilitation Robotics, Cognitive Skills Training and Transfer to Function
19 September // 5:00 – 6:00 PM EDT
with Susan Fasoli, ScD OTR/L
MGH Institute of Health Professions

In this webinar, Dr. Fasoli will compare and contrast motor learning principles that guide conventional and robot-assisted therapy protocols. Participants will learn to apply a cognitive treatment approach to enhance transfer of recovered motor skills to daily functional use of the paretic upper limb.

ABOUT SUSAN FASOLI
Dr. Fasoli is an associate professor in the entry level doctoral program for occupational therapy at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Her clinical and research expertise is in upper extremity neurorehabilitation, with an emphasis on the use of robot-assisted therapy for individuals after stroke, factors that contribute to motor recovery and learning, and outcome assessment. Her current stroke research, funded by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, is focused on combining repetitive UE therapy with cognitive strategy training aimed at helping individuals to use residual movement in their weaker arm and hand better during daily activities.

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