Implementing Telerehabilitation within Outpatient Rehabilitation Programs (TR-Telerehab Toolkit)
What is in this TELEREHAB toolkit?
This toolkit contains information, tools and videos on:- How to prepare your patients and families for telerehab
- How to choose between a telerehab, in-person and a hybrid approach for your patient
- How to help patients stay safe during telerehab
- How to adapt your assessments for the telerehab setting
- Evaluation tools
- and more …
Would you like access to the TELEREHAB toolkit?
We want to help everyone with virtual rehabilitation, and we hope to also partner with you to improve the toolkit through this feedback. For access to the toolkit, please fill in this form, and you will be able to download it right away.
You can also directly access the video content of Version 2.0 of the toolkit via our Youtube Channel
Who We Are
We are an interprofessional group of rehabilitation professionals interested in improving access to virtual rehabilitation. Our team consists of:
- Nancy Salbach, PT, PhD (University of Toronto, KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute- UHN)
- Dr. Alexander Lo, MD, FRCPC (University of Toronto, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute- UHN)
- Dr. Hillel Finestone, MD, FRCPC (Élisabeth Bruyére Hospital)
- Jennifer O'Neill, PT, PhD (Bruyére Research Institute)
- Dr. Stephanie Plamondon, MD, FRCPC (Foothills Hospital)
- Ada Tang, PT, PhD (McMaster University)
- Brodie Sakakibara, PhD (The University of British Columbia)
The Canadian Telerehab Community of Practice (CoP) established in 2023, serves as a hub for individuals across Canada who are passionate about advancing telerehabilitation. Whether you're a practitioner, educator, researcher, or simply interested in the field, we invite you to join us in sharing insights, successes, and challenges. Our collaborative space fosters connections, facilitates knowledge exchange, and inspires innovation in clinical practice, research, and quality improvement initiatives. Together, let's elevate telerehabilitation and make meaningful contributions to patient care nationwide. All are welcome to join our inclusive community!
The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute's Brain Rehabilitation Program and Mobility Innovations Centre have developed a virtual rehabilitation implementation toolkit to help rehabilitation organizations and providers implement, improve, and evaluate virtual rehabilitation.
