Biography:
Corry K. van der Sluis (1964) is a professor and consultant for Rehabilitation
Medicine at the University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. Her field
of interest is the rehabilitation of persons with upper limb disorders. Her
professional activities comprise patient care, teaching and research. Her research
focuses mainly on upper limb amputations and prostheses. A main research topic
is the development of training programs for people who use upper limb
prostheses. Innovative technology such as serious games are integrated in this
research. A second main research topic is the decrease and prevention of
musculoskeletal complaints in persons with upper limb disorders. She is author
of over 130 internationally peer reviewed publications and she contributed
as an author to 8 book chapters. She gave over 70 international presentations.