The Rehabilitation Engineering and Behavioral/Health Promotion Technology (REBHPT) core was designed to offer behavior and rehabilitation technology development, intervention, and evaluation services. The purpose of the core is to develop and utilize telehealth technology to enable successful interventions in an at-home or in-community context and promote behavior adherence through multiple channels. This core houses state-of-the-art telehealth and tele-exercise rooms to accommodate all telehealth-related needs. Additionally, it provides development and testing of rehabilitation engineering technology.
Consultation
The director, Dr. Mohan Thirumalai, and his team offer consultation services for investigators needing expert advice in the development and implementation of telehealth services, platforms, and technologies to encourage participant behavior adherence specific to the needs of your research study or program. Dr. Thirumalai and his team can assist in determining if the telehealth device, platform, or technology you require is as simple as an automated phone call or text message or as complex as a dashboard for health coaches and how to best integrate the telehealth technology with a sensor or hardware device. We are open to all UAB investigators as well as other investigators in the research community. Please contact us for more information and pricing.
Services and Facilities
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Telehealth Intervention and Rehabilitation Technology Intervention Development
The REBHPT can develop and create telehealth platforms and interventions to reach homes and target community through multiple modalities. The telehealth technology designed specifically for your intervention or program by Dr. Thirumalai and his team can be as simple as an autogenerated phone call or text message to the participant, or as complex as a dashboard that supports health coaching. Additional services can be provided to integrate the telehealth technology with sensors, activity trackers or hardware devices. Maintenance and continuing support services throughout the intervention or program can be provided.
The REBHPT is able to develop rehabilitation technology as requested and facilitate technology and product testing. Maintenance and continuing support services can be provided.
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Telehealth Rooms
Two private rooms at the Wellness, Health And Research Facility (WHARF) operate as telehealth, tele-assessments, and tele-training, tele-coaching, and video conferencing spaces. Each room is equipped with a desk and ergonomic office chair and a 43” Sony smart TV with an attached Logitech MeetUp Video Conferencing System. The Logitech MeetUp is an all-in-one motorized camera that automatically tilts the lens position to frame everybody in the room, along with a full-range speaker system and microphone array designed for small spaces. The telehealth rooms are 88 square feet in size to comfortably allow for one-to-two staff members to be engaged in the telehealth session and for a staff member to be able to sit, stand, and demonstrate smaller movements, activities, or exercises.
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Tele-Exercise Room
The tele-exercise room at the WHARF operates as a tele-exercise, tele-assessment, and tele-training space. The room is equipped with a desk and ergonomic office chair, a 65” Sony smart TV with an attached Logitech MeetUp Video Conferencing System, and storage space for exercise and fitness equipment. The Logitech MeetUp is an all-in-one motorized camera that automatically tilts the lens position to frame everybody in the room, along with a full-range speaker system and microphone array. The tele-exercise room is 165 square feet in size to allow for one-to-three staff members to comfortably and clearly demonstrate simultaneous exercise/movement modifications or options, larger range-of-motion movements, exercises that require space to perform, and/or the use of exercise or fitness equipment during the session.