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02/03/2015

Dr. Ribó presents at the MWC advances in the follow up of stroke patients

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02/03/2015

In collaboration with Fundación Vodafone Spain

Dr. Marc Ribó, member of the research group in neurovascular diseases at VHIR and neurologist at the Ictus Unit of the HUVH, has been at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress (MWC) presenting, together with the Fundación Vodafone Spain, the new advances in the follow up of stroke patients at home under the control of a medical teamVisited by the Major of Barcelona, Xavier Trias, and the Catalan Minister for Enterprise and Employment, Felip Puig, Dr. Ribó has explained in the stand of Vodafone the news methods that will improve the situation of stroke patients during the follow up phase at home. Thanks to this innovation, the doctor will send follow up exercises personalized and in multimedia format (text, picture and video depending on the patient), who will be able to do it from home. Doctors will supervise the evolution with videos recorded during the exercises made by patients. This new improvement in the project, that is still being validated, is a step forward of the "http://www.vhir.org/salapremsa/mitjans/mitjans_detall.asp?Idioma=en&mv1=5&mv2=1&mh1=0&mh2=0&mh3=0&mh4=0&ms=0&any=2014&num=220" Global Tele Rehabilitation System (GTRS), also promoted by VHIR with the help of Fundación Vodafone Spain, that finished with great results after one year and a half of testing applications.

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