Christopher Golby

Informatics and Virtual Reality Group

International Digital Laboratory

WMG, University of Warwick

Coventry

CV4 7AL

United Kingdom

Tel: 024765 75833

E-Mail: C.Golby@Warwick.ac.uk

 

Education

2009-2013: PhD Engineering, the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

Thesis Title: An Innovative Approach to the Assessment of Post-Stroke Patients, for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation and Telerehabilitation.

Supervisors: Professor Vinesh Raja (WMG) and Professor Gillian Hundt (Warwick Medical School).

Synopsis: Research is currently being performed worldwide to provide rehabilitation programs, at home or in a remote location for patients who have suffered a stroke. This rehabilitation from a remote location can be performed using a variety of technologies and is termed ‘Telerehabilitation’. However, most studies currently focus on the actual rehabilitation, whereas this PhD will focus on assessment systems for motor impairment as a result of stroke. This is currently a qualitative, ad-hoc assessment process performed by physiotherapists and occupational therapists. This research will develop standardised, quantifiable methods that not only provide therapists with a tool to automatically assess patients (providing more time for traditional therapy), but will also allow the patient to eventually continue rehabilitation, assessment and progress monitoring in a remote setting.

Current Research Areas: E-health, telerehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation and brain injury rehabilitation, Novel Technology Application, Human Computer Interaction, User-Interface Design, Usability.

2006-2009: BSc Computer Science and Music technology, Keele University, United Kingdom.

Computer Science Modules: Software Engineering Project Management, Communications and Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Human Factors, Database Systems, Systems Development, Web Server Scripting, Applications of Computing, Programming Concepts and Design, Computing Infrastructure, Introduction to Java and Data Structures.

Music Technology Modules: Colloquia in Electroacoustic Music, Max/MSP, Creative Applications of Digital Multimedia, Computer Music Techniques, Theory and Practice of Electroacoustic Music, Electroacoustic Composition and Performance.

Additional Modules: Media in America, Inventions and Society, The Solar System, Stars and the Universe.

Computer Science Dissertation: Pinpointing Music Tastes Through Human Computer Interaction. This dissertation involved research into promoting unsigned musical acts through the implementation of a web based system that utilized ‘Human Computer Interaction’ principles. This dissertation has now been published in the form of a Monograph (see academic publications).

Supervisors (Computer Science): Professor Gordon Rugg (School of Computer Science) and Dr. Mark Turner (School of Computer Science).

Research Areas (Computer Science): Human computer interaction, website interfaces and design, website usability.

Main Music Technology Project: Multi-Channel Granular Synthesis through C++.

2006: Additional Advanced Subsidiary Levels, Sutton Coldfield College, United Kingdom

Subjects: Mathematics, Electronics and Music.

2005: Advanced Levels, King Edwards VI Aston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Subjects: Biology, Psychology and Physical Education

Publications

Golby, C., Raja, V., Hundt, G. 2013 (In Review). Physiotherapists' and Occupational Therapists' Perceptions of the Assessment of Stroke Patients for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation in the UK National Health Service, Journal of Health.

Golby, C., Raja, V., Hundt, G. 2013 (In Review). A review of technologies for the provision of remote physiotherapy and occupational therapy through telerehabilitation, Warwick Research Journal.

Golby, C., Yap, K., Debattista, K., 'Kinecting' the Rehabilitation of Breast Cancer Patients through Digital Technologies. In: MASCC/ISOO, Berlin, Germany, 27-29 June 2013.

Golby, C., An Innovative Approach to the Assessment of Post-Stroke Patients, for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation and Telerehabilitation. In: Healthcare Technology, Coventry, U.K., 2013.

Golby, C., Yap, K., Debattista, K., Developing a prototype telerehabilitation tool for breast cancer patients through visual and motion capture technologies. In: RehabTech, Singapore, 27 Feb - 1 Mar 2013.

Golby, C., Raja, V., Hundt, G., Badiyani, S. A Low Cost Activities of Daily Living Assessment System for the Continual Assessment of Post-stroke Patients, from Acute Rehabilitation through to Telerehabilitation. In: Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Brisbane, Australia 1-2 December 2011.

Golby, C., Post-Stroke Telerehabilitation. [seminar] University of Western Sydney, 12 December 2011.

Golby, C., Research in CARE (Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment). In: Digital Innovation and Technology for Patient Benefit, Coventry, U.K, 2011.

Golby, C., Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment. In: Digital Technology, Coventry, U.K., 2011.

Work Experience

2012-present: Evolyst – Technical Director

This is a company founded by myself which develops apps on an international basis. Apps are created on multiple platforms and in multiple languages. Funding was also given to help start this business and an office has been established at the Nottingham Trent Business School.

2012-present: WMG, University of Warwick - Research Associate

This role involves the development of a bespoke motion capture system using the Microsoft Kinect to assist with the rehabilitation of Cancer Patients. This job is funded by the University of Warwick.

2011: School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick - Programmer

This was a small project I became involved with, which involved the production of a kiosk for the presentation of digital healthcare posters at a conference event.

2009: Jones and Clark Ltd. - Web Development Officer

This role involved the development of a new website for the company. The current website was deemed obsolete and I was drafted in having completed my BSc degree in computer science and specialising in web usability to update the current website. I was often sent out to network for the company at various large scale events.

Funding

2012: Co-investigator on an international partnership grant.

2012: Co-Investigator on a grant application, which was approved, to help initially research into telerehabilitation for cancer patients.

2009: Gained an EPSRC/ESRC Scholarship to study for a PhD at the University of Warwick.

Additional Training and Skills

2013: Project Management (University of Warwick).

2012: Enterprisers Programme – Entrepreneurial Skills and Social Enterprise (University of Cambridge and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)).

2012: SME Innovation (WMG SME Team, University of Warwick)

2011: Academic Writing: Common Problems and Errors in Academic Writing (RSSP, University of Warwick).

2010: Gained full ethical approval for a research project as chief investigator through the National Research Ethics Service (N.R.E.S.), part of the UK NHS.

2010: Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (S.P.S.S.) (Warwick IT, University of Warwick)

2010 Completed Social Science Doctoral Upgrade from MPhil (School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick)

2010: Nvivo (Qualitative Analysis Software) (Warwick IT, University of Warwick)

2010: Teacher Training (WMG and Research Support Services, University of Warwick)

2010: Personal Supervisor for Seven MSc Students.

2010: UK NHS Qualitative Methodolgies (Royal College of Physicians)

2010: Research Methodology (WMG, University of Warwick)

2010: Qualitative Research (School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick)

2009: Thesis Structure (RSSP, University of Warwick)

2009: Social Media (WMG SME Team, University of Warwick).

2009: E-Security Training (WMG SME Team, University of Warwick).

2009: Google Adwords Training (WMG SME Team, University of Warwick).

2009: Search Engine Optimisation Training (WMG SME Team, University of Warwick).

2005: Full U.K. Driving License.

Technical Expertise

Visual Basic, C++, Visual C#, XNA, Haptic Interface Technology, PHP, SQL, Oracle, HTML, XHTML, Photoshop, Java, Javascript, SPSS, NVivo, Microsoft Kinect SDK Development and OPEN NI Development.

Interests

At Keele University I organised and captained an intra-university football team. This helped me to develop and run a football club at the University of Warwick for all postgraduate students and staff (1 of only 2 sports clubs of its kind within the university). This allows staff and students to participate in sport in a sociable, non-competitive environment, an environment not found elsewhere within the university. Running this club involves weekly organisation and communication between members as well as constant promotion of the club throughout the university. Players from this club also have the option to be selected for a more competitive full 11-a-side squad that competes in the University Inter-Mural league, of which I am also captain. I also coach a Women’s football team within the University and am looking to gain FA coaching qualifications soon.

I am also heavily involved with my department: WMG, previously acting as President of the WMG Society and currently acting as treasurer (whilst training the new president). Here I am involved in the planning and organisation of large scale events (often containing over 300 people) from sports events through to social events, with over £10,000 of funding. Within the society I organise an executive committee of students who help to run tasks including finance, products and merchandising and event management.

PhD Thesis

The National Health Service spends £3 billion annually on stroke care. Despite this, the Department of Health have stated that the National Health Service still has inadequate resources and there is no universal understanding of ‘long term care’ in stroke. In addition, the National Health Service requires efficiency savings of up to £20 billion by 2015.

An area that has potential for improvement through the adoption of new technologies is that of assessment for post-stroke rehabilitation. The current assessment tools are not standardised and lack inter-rater reliability.

This research investigated how technology could support this area through a user-centred design approach. The first phase of the research involved conducting interviews and observations with healthcare professionals, evaluating the current practices and issues of post-stroke patient assessment for rehabilitation. The second phase of the research involved the development of a standardised assessment tool, through research into applicable technologies, for in-hospital and telerehabilitative use. A prototype was designed using a Microsoft Kinect, Texas Instruments Ez430 Chronos watch and bespoke software to assess range of motion during activities of daily living. The third phase involved evaluating the tool through the comparison of its performance to a physiotherapist using standard goniometry, and deploying it for 12-15 weeks at two National Health Service sites. Therapists were asked to participate in interviews after using the system to provide feedback on the usefulness of the device and its further development.

This research demonstrates a methodology for the design and deployment of telerehabilitation technologies within the National Health Service through the development and testing of a prototype, which provides standardised assessment for post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation. This methodology is demonstrated in a new model known as the ‘Telerehabilitation Technology Adoption Model’, which utilises user-centred design to show how telerehabilitation technology can be adopted in the National Health Service.