This intensive three-day school in technologies for rehabilitation offers a comprehensive training platform that bridges pioneering scientific research with practical applications. The program is designed to provide insights into the full spectrum of the research-to-practice pipeline, showing how innovative ideas evolve into technologies that are effectively deployed in clinical environments. The school features distinguished speakers with extensive experience in multiple domains: leading researchers in rehabilitation science, technology experts, clinical practitioners, and specialists in clinical studies development. Additionally, the school highlights the invaluable perspectives of end-users who have actively contributed to technology development, as well as organizations, including established companies and spin-offs, that have successfully translated innovations into real-world solutions. Informative sessions on relevant legislative frameworks and policies will also be offered. Through this multidisciplinary approach, the school fosters an engaging dialogue between science, clinical practice, technology transfer, and policy, aiming to impart to doctoral students not only knowledge and technical skills, but also sensitivity to the rich world of ideas, challenges, and opportunities that shape the development and application of novel rehabilitation technologies.
REGISTRATION
Participation is free but registration is compulsory via the following link: Fit4MedRob International Seasonal School - II edition – Registration Form
NEWS: With the increased number of participants, we kindly ask for a symbolic contribution of €25 to help support the smooth organization of the School’s activities.
CHAIRS
Manuel Catalano, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia e Università di Pisa
Carlo Trompetto, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino-IRCCS; Università degli Studi di Genova
Elena Vivaldi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION
Emma Chiaramello, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
WHERE
Sala 'G. Marconi', Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7 - 00185 Roma, Italia
PROGRAMME:
MONDAY 24th November
10.30 – 11.00 Welcome
11.00 – 12.00 Keynote: Bionic limbs and pain neurorehabilitation – Max Ortiz Catalan
12.00 – 13.00 SoftHand Pro: The Making Of – Manuel Catalano, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia & Università di Pisa
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.00 Development of BioTech for the Ageing population – Matteo Laffranchi, Rehab Technologies, IIT
15.00 – 16.00 Enhancing Human Capabilities: Haptic Interfaces and Sensorimotor Integration for Robotics - Gionata Salvietti, Università degli studi di Siena
16.00 – 17.00 The difficult path of the new nomenclature: essential levels of care between old and future bottlenecks – Andrea Chiappetta, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa
TUESDAY 25th November
9.00 - 10.00 Robotics and Multiple Sclerosis: bridging technology and neuro-rehabilitation – Giampaolo Brichetto, Clinical Director ITALIAN MS SOCIETY Rehabilitation Centers, Genova
10.00 - 11.00 Robotics in stroke Rehabilitation: from theoretical principles to clinical evidence – Carlo Trompetto, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino-IRCCS & Università degli Studi di Genova
11.00 - 12.00 Long-term Care and Family Caregiving: Ethical and Legal Considerations – Teresa Andreani, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa
12.00 - 13.00 Technological innovation in the assessment and rehabilitation in pediatric field: state of the art, barriers and perspectives – Giuseppina Sgandurra, Fondazione IRCCS Stella Maris & Università di Pisa
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.00 From the needs’ collection and feasibility assessment to the clinical application of technologies in developmental age - Elena Beani, Fondazione IRCCS Stella Maris & Università di Pisa
15.00 – 16.00 Maura Casadio – Università degli Studi di Genova
16.00 – 17.00 Rachele Piras - Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri
WEDNESDAY 26th November
9.00 - 10.00 Keynote Motor synergies for the design and control of bionic limbs - Cristina Piazza, School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University of Munich, Germany
10.00 - 11.00 User centered design (UCD): tools for research in prosthetics design – Maria Fossati, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
11.00 - 12.00 Biohybrid Interfaces and Biomaterials for Robotics and Rehabilitation, Francesco Urciuolo – Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II
12.00 - 13.00 From Data to Recovery: Federated and Human-Centered AI for Personalized Neurorehabilitation – Giuseppe Prencipe, Università di Pisa
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 14.30 Medical Device lifecycle under MDR 745/2017 - Carlo Tacchino, IIT Foundation
14.30 – 15.00 Clinical Investigation Plan according to ICH-GCP - Silvia Scaccabarozzi, IIT Foundation
15.00 – 16.00 Marco Rosa – PAL Robotics
16.00 – 16.30 Conclusions