An Overview of the Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID
The Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID is leading an international collaborative to enable research innovation and excellence in COVID-19 rehabilitation* research. The Network aims to advance evidence-informed rehabilitation assessments, interventions, and models of care delivery to prevent or mitigate disability and optimize health and well-being across the illness trajectory among persons with lived experiences, including persons living with acute COVID-19, persons living with Long COVID and their caregivers.
The Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID is located in the Rehabilitation Sciences Sector, in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. The Network engages persons with lived experiences, caregivers, researchers, clinicians, educators, trainees, representatives from community organizations, and policy stakeholders with an interest in COVID-19 rehabilitation research.
*Rehabilitation refers to any service or provider that aims to improve or sustain function and well-being and/or to prevent or mitigate disability, which may include physical, mental-emotional, and cognitive impairments, difficulties carrying out day-to-day activities and challenges to social participation and inclusion.