How Far We Have Come: PREPARE-REHAB Enters Its Final Stretch
By Nayara Güércio . There comes a point in every ambitious research project when the work starts to feel a little like opening a very full suitcase. Everything is there. The ideas, the datasets, the pilot cases, the technical discussions, the clinical expertise, the ethical questions, the dissemination materials, the meetings, the publications, the partner […]
A Wonderful Achievement for Stefano Negrini and PREPARE-REHAB
King Salman International Award for Disability Research!
Still Talking About PREPARE at OHDSI Europe 2026 and for Good Reason
By Prof. Petros Patias . OHDSI Europe Symposium 2026 took place in Rotterdam from 18 to 20 April, bringing together 375 participants working across observational health data science. The programme included 130 posters and 15 software demonstrations, creating a busy and highly collaborative environment. The PREPARE-REHAB team was strongly represented, contributing three posters and one […]
Head in the Clouds: What Can Satellites Tell Us About Hypertension? Insights from RSCy2026
By Prof. Petros Patias and Dr Vasiliki Fragkoulidou When people think about rehabilitation research, satellites are probably not the first thing that come to mind. The PREPARE-REHAB team, however, likes to think beyond the obvious. Last April, in Paphos, surrounded by discussions on geoinformation, environmental monitoring, and spatial technologies, the project joined researchers from around […]
PREPARE-REHAB Partners Gather in Ljubljana for the 3rd Year Meeting
By Nayara Güércio (Trilateral Research) . On 8 and 9 June 2026, the PREPARE-REHAB consortium met at URI Soča in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the project’s 3rd Year Meeting. Hosted by URI Soča, the meeting brought together project partners, Advisory Board members, and Ethics Committee members for two days of exchange, reflection, planning, and collaboration. The […]
PREPARE-REHAB at the OHDSI Europe Symposium 2026
By Erik Calcina (Junior Researcher at Jozef Stefan Institute) . On April 20, 20206, we took part in the OHDSI Europe Symposium in Rotterdam. The event brought together people working with real-world health data, including researchers, clinicians, and developers, all focused on making better use of healthcare data through the OMOP Common Data Model and […]
Bridging the Gap: How the PREPARE-REHAB Project is Revolutionising Rehabilitation Research through AI and Data Science
By Dr Carlotte Kiekens Last week, the city of Krakow hosted the 25th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ESPRM 2026). Amidst the gathering of Europe’s leading clinicians and researchers in the field of physical and rehabilitation medicine and rehabilitation at large, the PREPARE project took centre stage to showcase a bold vision: a future where rehabilitation is not only person-centred […]
Leveraging the PREPARE Project to Model Disability Trajectories in Parkinson’s Disease: A ClinFIT-Based Multidimensional Longitudinal Analysis
By Dr Maria Gabriella Ceravolo . Parkinson’s disease (PD) is widely recognised as a complex and progressive neurological condition. Tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia are often the symptoms most people associate with the disease, yet they represent only part of the picture. Increasingly, research shows that disability in Parkinson’s develops through a far more complex process. […]
From Wearable Sensors to Predictive Intelligence: Rethinking Parkinson’s Disease Care
By Dr Maria Gabriella Ceravolo Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex, progressive neurological condition whose symptoms fluctuate not only across disease stages, but also from hour to hour in daily life. Traditionally, clinicians have relied on episodic in-clinic visits to assess motor symptoms, disease progression, and treatment response. While invaluable, these snapshots capture only a […]
PREPARE-REHAB and UMBRELLA at OHDSI Europe: Building Synergies for Better Rehabilitation and Stroke Care
Blog Post by Ruud Selles . On 8 January, the OHDSI Europe Community Call brought together around 100 participants to explore how European projects are using the OMOP Common Data Model (OMOP-CDM). A key highlight was a joint presentation on the PREPARE and UMBRELLA projects, delivered by Ruud Selles and Lisa Hoogendam from Erasmus MC. What is OHDSI […]