CRISTINA PERDOMO

Title: Benefits of robot therapy as a therapeutic intervention for elderly people with cognitive impairment.

Abstract: The talk will discuss the benefits of robot therapy as a therapeutic intervention for elderly people with cognitive impairment.
An occupational therapist by training, she obtained her PhD in design and usability of assistive technology for rehabilitation at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (Brazil) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in technological co-design at the University of Manitoba (Canada). She currently coordinates funded projects in the areas of robot therapy and assistive technology for rehabilitation in Spain, Canada and Chile.

Affiliation: Professor-researcher at Rey Juan Carlos University and member of the board of directors of the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE).