Title:   “Benefits of Robot Therapy as a Therapeutic Intervention for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment”

Summary:

This talk will explore the benefits of robot therapy as a therapeutic intervention for older adults with cognitive impairment.

A trained occupational therapist, she earned her PhD in the design and usability of assistive technology for rehabilitation from Universidade Estadual Paulista (Brazil) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in co-design technology 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)

Title:   “Clinical research approaches in Occupational Therapy to examine the effectiveness of self-management in people living with musculoskeletal conditions”

Summary:

Jo Adams qualified as an occupational therapist in 1986. She has worked in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Uganda, and Bangladesh across clinical, community, charitable, and higher education settings. Over the past 30 years, Jo has conducted interdisciplinary research focused on examining the effectiveness of self-management strategies for people living with musculoskeletal conditions.

All of her research has been collaborative. She has had the privilege of working for many years alongside outstanding teams of occupational therapy students, people living with musculoskeletal conditions, other healthcare professionals, engineers, surgeons, rheumatologists, and education professionals.

Affiliation: Professor of Muskuloskeletal Health within Health Sciences, University of Southampton. Occupational therapist.