Amine Choukou, PhD

Research summary

By integrating AI with at-home rehabilitation and AgeTech, I strive to empower individuals with disabilities to live independently while enhancing their health and wellness. My focus is on developing intuitive, user-friendly interventions that break down barriers to healthcare access. This work not only promotes individual autonomy but also aims to strengthen the integration of digitally supported interventions within the rehabilitation and healthcare delivery landscape.

Research affiliations

• Researcher, Riverview Health Centre
• Researcher, Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba

Research groups

Researcher, The Quebec Rehabilitation Research Network (REPAR)

Keywords

• AI in healthcare education
• At-home rehabilitation
• Digital health literacy
• eHealth in geriatric rehabilitation
• Telerehabilitation
• Usability of AgeTech and rehabilitation technology

Research video

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Dr. Choukou's research program focuses on leveraging innovative technology to enhance healthcare access and improve patient outcomes, particularly for individuals in rural or underserved areas. 

By integrating AI, he employs at-home rehabilitation solutions and sensor-based telemonitoring in his projects, which are designed to provide accessible rehabilitation services for people with chronic conditions. His work emphasizes patient independence and aims to tackle healthcare disparities by developing rehabilitation technologies that are both user-friendly and widely accessible. 

By promoting at-home rehabilitation solutions, Dr. Choukou seeks to ensure that individuals can receive necessary care without the constraints typically associated with conventional healthcare settings, such as long travel times, limited provider availability, and inflexible scheduling. 

Through this approach, he is contributing to making significant strides in reshapin g how rehabilitation services are delivered, aiming to create a more inclusive and responsive healthcare environment. 

Education

• PhD in Human Kinetics, School of Human Kinetics, Université Paris Saclay, France (2013)
• MSc in Motor Control and Perception, School of Human Kinetics, Université Paris Saclay, France (2009)
• BSc in Human Kinetics, School of Human Kinetics, Université Paris Saclay, France (2006)

Awards

2024:

• Elected Full Member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society (2024)

2020:

• The Gerry McDole Professorship in Improved Healthcare Delivery to Rural, Remote and Underserved Populations of Manitoba ($150,000) (2020)

2017:

• TRB Truck and Bus Safety Committee (ANB70) Deborah Freund Paper Award (2017)
   
• Postdoc: Fonds de Recherche en Santé (Québec), Ministère du Transport du Québec, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Knowledge Translation Canada (a total of $180,000) (2013-2017)

2016-2014:

• AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence Access Award ($1000) (2016)
   
• Travel Award of the Provincial Rehabilitation Research Network: Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Waterloo, ON, Canada ($500) (2016)
   
• Best Postdoc Presentation Award, 17th Research Colloquium on Rehabilitation, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada ($300) (2016) 
   
• Elsevier Reviewer Recognition (2016)
   
• Knowledge Translation Canada Travel and Conference Stipends: 3rd Annual TVN Conference: Improving care for frail elderly Canadians, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ($1000) (2015)
   
• Best Poster Award: HQP Competition, Auto21 Conference: “Solving the Challenge of Tomorrow Today”, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada ($250) (2014)