BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230810T053044Z UID:5F5DA0BE-155B-4BC2-B9B8-BE58A9C06594 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T170000 DESCRIPTION:Join the IEEE Toronto Instrumentation & Measurement – Robotic s & Automation Joint Chapter for a technical talk on the Wearable Mechatro nic Garments for Motion Assessment and Support presented by Dr. Ana Luisa Trejos.\n\nWednesday\, August 9\, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:00 PM\n\nAbstract: Mor e than 3.5 billion people suffer from neurological or musculoskeletal diso rders. The aging population and growing obesity rates in Canada are predic ted to substantially increase the prevalence of these conditions\, which r esult in limited mobility and a reduced quality of life. The rehabilitatio n programs required to recover from these conditions are expensive\, time consuming\, overwhelming\, and limited in their effectiveness. Incomplete recovery results in chronic pain and disability associated with limited mo bility that costs Canadians over $20 billion each year in direct and indir ect costs.\n\nTo help patients recover fully from mobility-related disorde rs or to assist with long-lasting mobility issues\, Dr. Trejos is leading an interdisciplinary research team focused on the design and development o f wearable biomechatronic devices. The ultimate goal for these advanced te chnologies is to have them monitor patient performance and actively respon d to their needs in real time by providing therapy\, ensuring adherence an d engagement\, and directly communicating with clinicians. This talk will focus on presenting our progress to date at the Wearable Biomechatronics L aboratory\, focusing on the design of novel unobtrusive actuators\, embedd ed sensors for tracking patient biosignals\, control systems that advance the intelligence of the devices\, and user interfaces to communicate with patients and clinicians.\n\nSpeaker(s): Ana Luisa Trejos\, PhD.\, \n\nVirt ual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368022 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368022 ORGANIZER:s.sedghizadeh.ca@ieee.org SEQUENCE:20 SUMMARY:Wearable Mechatronic Garments for Motion Assessment and Support URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368022 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Join the IEEE Toronto Instrumentation &amp \; Measurement &ndash\; Robotics &amp\; Automation Joint Chapter for a tec hnical talk on the<strong> </strong><strong>Wearable Mechatronic Garments for Motion Assessment and Support</strong> presented by <strong>Dr. Ana Lu isa Trejos</strong>.</p>\n<p><span style="color: #ba372a\; font-size: 14pt \; background-color: #ffffff\;"><strong>Wednesday\, August 9\, 2023 @ 4:00 &ndash\; 5:00 PM</strong></span></p>\n<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>More than 3.5 billion people suffer from neurological or musculoskeletal disord ers. The aging population and growing obesity rates in Canada are predicte d to substantially increase the prevalence of these conditions\, which res ult in limited mobility and a reduced quality of life. The rehabilitation programs required to recover from these conditions are expensive\, time co nsuming\, overwhelming\, and limited in their effectiveness. Incomplete re covery results in chronic pain and disability associated with limited mobi lity that costs Canadians over $20 billion each year in direct and indirec t costs.</p>\n<p>To help patients recover fully from mobility-related diso rders or to assist with long-lasting mobility issues\, Dr. Trejos is leadi ng an interdisciplinary research team focused on the design and developmen t of wearable biomechatronic devices. The ultimate goal for these advanced technologies is to have them monitor patient performance and actively res pond to their needs in real time by providing therapy\, ensuring adherence and engagement\, and directly communicating with clinicians. This talk wi ll focus on presenting our progress to date at the Wearable Biomechatronic s Laboratory\, focusing on the design of novel unobtrusive actuators\, emb edded sensors for tracking patient biosignals\, control systems that advan ce the intelligence of the devices\, and user interfaces to communicate wi th patients and clinicians.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR