Community Talks January 2025
From Insight to Impact:
Interprofessional Telerehabilitation for Persons With Disabilities in the Philippines
Speaker
Prof. Christian Rey D. Rimando
University of Santo Tomas
Dr. Kirsten Schraeyen
Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
online
What is this Community Talk about?
This project aims to pave the way for effective interprofessional telerehabilitation for adult Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Talim island, a remote and rural community, by empowering both local stakeholder and the University of Santo Tomas - College of Rehabilitation Sciences (UST-CRS), through a multi-HEI partnership of Thomas More and KU Leuven.
By identifying the disability profile of PWDs and exploring facilitators and barriers to implementing telerehabilitation, the project seeks to improve PWD’s quality of life, promote inclusion, and build resilient communities.
This initiative will lay the groundwork for scalable, sustainable telerehabilitation services across the Philippines, addressing health inequities and empowering PWDs to participate in society.
