On Monday 4 November at 14:00, Uwe Martin Pommerich defends his PhD dissertation entitled "Using personal health data for the prognosis of functional independence and beyond - Experiences from a specialised neurorehabilitation clinic treating patients with acquired brain injury".

In Denmark, 20,000 persons are affected by brain injury annually. Functional independence is related to quality of life and participation in society, and hence an important goal during rehabilitation. A central idea in the project was the circular repurposing of electronic health data for prognosis research, including e.g. the most likely level of functional independence after rehabilitation. Thus, the rehabilitation of previous patients may systematically inform future rehabilitation therapies and benefit future patients by e.g. supporting realistic goal setting, clinical expertise and the preparation for a life after discharge from rehabilitation. The project entails four studies. Herein, for example, the feasibility of existing prognostic models was systematically investigated; and the prognosis for the level of functional independence estimated based on approximately 6,500 previous rehabilitation admissions.

The summary is written by the PhD student. 

The defence is public and takes place in Conference Room 3, Regional Hospital Hammel Neurocenter. Please see the press release for more information. 

Contact

PhD student Uwe Martin Pommerich
Mail: uwepom@clin.au.dk
Phone: (+45) 48719090

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