Rehab Initiative
For a world in which disability makes no difference
Going to work, shopping, doing sport or simply climbing stairs – for patients with neuromuscular injuries and people with physical disabilities, everyday activities can pose major challenges. Painstaking research, state-of-the-art assistive technologies and increased public awareness of rehabilitation-related issues could make life much easier for many people.
Our goal
Improved medical care and a better quality of life are the goals of the Rehab Initiative: everyone should be able to participate in occupational and social life. What makes this initiative unique is the holistic and interdisciplinary approach along the continuum-of-care – from basic scientific research through clinical and everyday applications to societal and economic impact. In short, rehabilitation of the future is user- and patient-centred.
The Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC) coordinates and strengthens the Rehab Initiative. As a network of expertise from academia, hospitals, industry, government, healthcare, disability organisations, and other NPOs, the centre promotes exchange, interdisciplinary research projects, innovative education programmes and knowledge transfer.
Your support enables
- additional professorships and (post-)doctoral research positions in the various areas of rehabilitation and inclusion;
- specialised education programmes on rehabilitation and inclusion;
- the reinforcement of Zurich’s position as a world-leading rehabilitation research hub.
Your contact
Dr Markus Gut
+41 44 633 69 55
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