Research, Development and Innovation Institute

About

The Research, Development and Innovation Institute has been operating at the Reuth Tel-Aviv Rehabilitation Hospital since 2012 and promotes a wide range of activities across several areas:

1. Research
Medical research in the fields of geriatrics, rehabilitation, pain and health professions. The Institute and the hospital encourage researchers and staff members to initiate and participate in innovative studies and to publish their findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

The primary goal of the research activity is the implementation of innovative and effective treatment methods that are expected to improve rehabilitation processes for patients, caregivers and hospital staff.

The Institute’s team is proficient in research protocol writing, submissions of research proposals to the Helsinki Committee, study operations and management, as well as statistical analyses and scientific article preparation and publishing.

We support our residents in their basic research as part of their residency in Physical Rehabilitation, Geriatrics, and Pain. We also support medical students and postgraduate students (Master’s and PhD) in the fields of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, social work, speech therapy, nutrition, health promotion, epidemiology, and public health, conducting their research at “Reuth” under the supervision of Prof. Dankner and the research team, as well as our senior hospital staff.

2. Innovation and Development
The Research Institute drives innovation and development by initiating and creating applications and digital platforms for diverse treatments, coordinating collaborations between the hospital and academia, and guiding students in developing solutions to operational and clinical challenges. It leads an innovative vision across all areas of Reuth Hospital, promoting creative thinking and supporting voluntary initiatives, partnerships with commercial companies, and student-led projects that enhance efficiency and deliver practical operational and clinical solutions, all in close cooperation with the hospital’s multi-professional sector managers.

3. Helsinki Committee

The committee is headed by Prof. Avi Ohry and managed by Ms. Zoya Katsir. We conduct about 12 meetings a year (see dates and additional details לשים לינק למידע)

4. Academic Collaborations:
Tel Aviv University, The Hebrew University, Bar-Ilan University, Ariel University, University of Haifa, Ben-Gurion University, Reichman University (IDC Herzliya), The Academic College of Tel Aviv–Yaffo, and the Holon Institute of Technology.

We are open to collaborations and invite you to contact us:

Iris Dahan – Head of Development and Innovation,
Email: [email protected]

The Helsinki Committee

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) also known as the Helsinki Committee, operates in Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital pursuant to the provisions of the Ministry of Health Procedure and the international procedure for good clinical practice (ICH-GCP). The committee is chaired by Prof. Avi Ohry, and has been operated by the RRDI since 2000. The committee convenes once a month, and considers requests for approval of trials on humans in all fields of the hospital’s activity. The committee maintains ongoing communication with the Department of Clinical Trials at the Ministry of Health.