Heart and Stroke Foundation, Focus on Stroke awards go to two Department...
Neuro stream coordinator and PhD student, Tara Klassen was awarded a Heart and Stroke Foundation Focus on Stroke Doctoral award for Determining optimal post-stroke exercise (DOSE). She is working under...
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Department members receive Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards
Congratulations: Associate Head MPT Program, Alison Greig on her receipt of a 2014 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Education Associate Professor Lara Boyd on her...
View ArticlePost-doctoral fellow, Glenn Landry awarded a CIHR fellowship
Congratulations to Glen Landry, Post-doctoral fellow working with Teresa Liu-Ambrose on his CIHR award for his study ‘Exercise, Social Enrichment, Circadian Regulation of Sleep-Wake Rhythms, and...
View ArticleTrainees win American College of Sports Medicine Award
Trainees supervised by Kristin Campbell are winners of the American College of Sports Medicine Karen Hornbostel Award for the best trainee-led abstract on cancer at the Annual Meeting currently on in...
View ArticlePABC Physiotherapy Impact video features Clinical Assistant Professor Chiara...
In these last days of National Physiotherapy Month the Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia has once again come up with an inspiring way to promote the profession. They have released their...
View ArticleDr. Linda Li and her team funded to get those with Osteoarthritis (OA) moving
Despite what is known about being active, over half of people with arthritis are sedentary even when their symptoms are controlled. Several modifiable risk factors are linked to low level of physical...
View ArticleUpcoming Clinical Educator Workshop in Abbotsford (July 14)
Sorry for the short notice, but I’ve just booked this workshop and want to get word out!! It was requested by this particular site, but spaces are available for other physiotherapists to attend this...
View ArticleDr. Kristin Campbell’s research on ‘Chemobrain’ makes news
In collaboration with faculty members Lara Boyd and Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Kristin Campbell’s study, “Can exercise improve cancer associated cognitive dysfunction?” found that exercise alters brain...
View ArticlePlacement Countdown – Level 2A/2B
We have 64 placement offers! We require 102 more as of today. We need a total of 166 by July 24, 2014. Health Authorities please fill in the offer form within HSPnet. Private practice and others...
View ArticleMichael Hunt named a Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator
Michael Hunt was named a Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator for ‘Conservative treatment targeting faulty biomechanics in knee osteoarthritis’. Michael joins other department...
View ArticleGlobal BC features concussion research from the Perception-Action Lab
Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul and Perception-Action Lab researchers discuss treatment and analysis of concussions affecting young athletes in this insightful Global TV news segment.
View ArticlePlacement Countdown – Level 2A/2B
We now have 100 placement offers. We require 60 more. Please make your offers by July 24, 2014. Health Authorities please fill in the order form on HSPnet. Private practice and others not using...
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Another Success for a Clinician and Research Partnership Project
Assistant Professor, Alex Scott was successful in obtaining funding from the UBC Chan Gunn IMS/Neuropathic Pain Research Fund. Alex Scott’s research spans the spectrum from lab based cellular level...
View ArticlePlacement Countdown – Level 2A/2B
We have 100 placement offers! We require 60 more as of today. Please make your offer by July 24, 2014. Health Authorities please fill in the offer form within HSPnet. Private practice and others...
View ArticleNorthern Rural Cohort makes news
The three-week distributed academic block for the 20 Northern Rural Cohort (NRC) physical therapy students wrapped up recently at University of Northern BC in Prince George. The NRC students shared...
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Our Rehabilitation Sciences Grad program highlighted by Institute for Heart...
Christen Chan, a MSc graduate student and Carmen Sima, a PhD student, both supervised by Pat Camp were quoted in a news release from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation at St. Paul’s Hospital.
View ArticleMPT2 Student Poster Presentation Research Symposium
It’s that time of year! Poster Day is scheduled for 9:25-12:35 on Monday, August 18 in Room 204 of Friedman Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided, and will be available starting at 9 am....
View ArticleTwo fall Lower Mainland Clin Ed Workshops booked
I have just booked two Clinical Educator Workshops. Monday, Sept 29: Full day (9-4) workshop on the UBC campus Saturday, Oct 18: Full day (9-4) workshop at Surrey Memorial Hospital If you would like...
View ArticleProvincial Continuing Professional Development Needs Assessment Results are in
What we wanted to know Little information was known about the relationship between physical therapists (PTs) in British Columbia (BC) and their lifelong learning needs, specifically with respect to how...
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