RADIC Final Conference & Global Digital Rehabilitation Policy Forum 2025

Join the global conversation on digital rehabilitation!

From 26 & 27 November 2024, the RADIC project will host its Final Conference together with the Global Digital Rehabilitation Initiative at JKUAT in Kenya. 

Location: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya or online.

RADIC is an acronym for “Rehabilitation for all through digital innovation and new competencies”. RADIC is an EU-funded research project that contribute to capacity building in higher education to support and promote digital transformation in East Africa. The Global Digital Rehabilitation Initiative is a worldwide effort to transform rehabilitation through digital innovation. By fostering global collaboration and highlighting evidence-based practices, the initiative supports sustainable models for delivering care—ensuring that everyone, regardless of location, has access to high-quality rehabilitation.

The final conference brings together researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, students, policymakers, and tech innovators to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices in digital rehabilitation (DR).

As digital health continues to reshape care systems worldwide, this conference focuses on how emerging technologies like AI, mobile apps, tele-rehabilitation, and virtual tools can improve rehabilitation access and outcomes—especially in East Africa and similar contexts. At the same time, we explore how to build future competencies, promote digital inclusion, and ensure the sustainability of DR innovations beyond the project’s lifecycle.

Through engaging keynotes, hands-on workshops, panel discussions, and research presentations, participants will reflect on RADIC’s results, shape future directions, and forge new collaborations in digital rehabilitation.

What to expect

Day 1 (26th November; 9am -3pm)

• Opening remarks by the vice chancellor of JKUAT
• Introduction to the RADIC project
• Presentations of research results and project outputs
  • Regional network for collaboration in digital rehab education and practice
  • Landscape analysis on current digital competencies of rehabilitation professionals
  • Results of Scoping Review on implemented solutions of digital rehabilitation in Sub-Sahara Africa
  • Teaching and Learning Handbooks on digital rehabilitation
  • Development and final competency framework on digital rehabilitation
  • Accredited courses and pilot modules in East African universities in digital rehabilitation
• Panel discussion with regional experts on public health, digital innovation, and rehabilitation in East Africa
• Interactive Q&A sessions
• Networking over lunch

Day 2 (27th November; 9am -3pm)

The second day features the Global Digital Rehabilitation Policy Forum 2025, focusing on AI in rehabilitation and emerging competencies in digital care. The program includes

• Welcoming and opening by host from JKUAT
• Keynote
• Expert talk on AI in rehabilitation
• Global policy panel discussion on the ethical and strategic implications of AI in rehabilitation, featuring representatives from WHO, government, and industry
• Presentations on emerging competencies in digital rehabilitation by RADIC partners and invited speakers
• Audience Q&A (onsite and digital)
• Hands-on Workshops:

Best Practices in Digital Rehabilitation 

This interactive workshop offers insights into successful strategies and tools in digital rehabilitation—ranging from telehealth to wearables and VR-based therapies. Key topics include patient engagement, clinical effectiveness, ethical considerations, and practical implementation through real-world case studies.

Teaching Digital Rehabilitation 

This session focuses on effective methods for teaching digital rehabilitation and integrating DR content into health education curricula. Participants will explore best practices, share experiences, and discuss innovative approaches to embedding digital competencies in professional training.

• Networking over lunch

Whether you’re a practitioner, educator, researcher, policymaker, or student – this event is your opportunity to be part of a growing global community shaping the future of inclusive, tech-driven rehabilitation.

Who should attend

• Rehabilitation and healthcare professionals
• Educators and academic staff in health sciences
• Students and early-career professionals
• Digital health developers and startups
• Policymakers, NGOs, and global health actors

Whether you are experienced in the field or just starting your journey, this conference offers valuable insights and connections.

How to participate

The event will be held in a hybrid format:

We warmly encourage everyone to join us in person in Jomo Kenyatta University if possible—there’s nothing quite like meeting face to face and sharing ideas together. The discussions are always more vibrant and engaging when we can all be together in one place.

However, we know that traveling to Kenya might not be possible for everyone. That’s why we’re offering a hybrid option, so that even those who are far away can still participate and be part of this exciting event. Wherever you are, you’re welcome to join us!

• In-person at JKUAT, Kenya, with workshops, networking, and social program
• Online, with access to streamed sessions and interactive Q&A
• CPD points will be awarded

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

🔗 Register now!

📩 For any questions, please contact Caroline Mumbi, [email protected].

We look forward to welcoming you to this unique event to advance digital rehabilitation in East Africa—and beyond.