Fatigue and Rehabilitation Medicine

Monday, May 18, 2026

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT

Location: 107 & 108

Ideal Audience:Physicians, Researchers, Residents/Fellows, Medical Students

Course Director(s)

JP

Joao P. Pinheiro, MD

Professor, MD
Faculty of Medicine. University of Coimbra

Speaker(s)

Jorge MC Lains, MD (he/him/his)

Professor, MD
Faculty of Medicine. University of Coimbra
Renato Nunes, MD

MD, PRM
Hospital da Prelada
CA

Catarina Aguiar-Branco, MD

Professor, MD
Hospital de S Sebastião

Brief Session Description : Short / brief description
Fatigue is a frequent and disabling symptom that hinders function, participation, and recovery in rehabilitation. This course offers an evidence-based, multidisciplinary overview of its mechanisms, assessment, and management across neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. Participants will learn to apply validated tools and individualized strategies to enhance adherence and outcomes. Combining concise expert presentations with interactive discussion, the session fosters reflection and integration of current evidence into practice, promoting precision and personalized approaches in rehabilitation medicine for improved patient-centered care.

Session Objectives:

Learning objectives:

1. Identify the biological and functional mechanisms underlying fatigue across different rehabilitation contexts, including neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.

2. Apply validated tools to assess fatigue and its multidimensional impact on function, participation, and quality of life.

3. Discuss the implications of fatigue for adherence, engagement, and recovery in rehabilitation settings.

4. Implement evidence-based, multidisciplinary strategies, encompassing therapeutic exercise, psychological, behavioral, and pharmacological approaches, to manage fatigue effectively.

5. Integrate principles of precision medicine to tailor fatigue assessment and intervention according to patient-specific mechanisms, biomarkers, and contextual factors.

6. Evaluate patient outcomes by using standardized measures of fatigue in both clinical and research settings to enhance personalized care and strengthen best practices in PRM.
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