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Growing Movement of Evidence to Practice
Sue Stanton, Director, Rehabilitation Science Online Programs and Associate Professor. Her interests and expertise is in distance and distributed learning, and the impact of the changing needs of...
View ArticleStudents excited about placements in southern India
It’s official, our flights are booked and we are going to India! We are four VERY excited second year MPT students at UBC: Mary-Anne Levson, Rachelle MacDonald, Kate Shaw, and Matt Redekopp. In...
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Brigitte Raudzus Award established to honour the memory of PT alum
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Brigitte Raudzus (UBC BSc Rehab 1966) on September 2. Born in Munich, Germany, Brigitte immigrated to Canada with her family in 1958. She graduated from...
View ArticleYoga and Sport: The Neuroscience of Holistic Health
On Wednesday, November 18th members of the Brain Behaviour lab will share their knowledge of the neurophysiological effects of yoga practice at a World of Science as part of their “Grownup Science...
View ArticleTeresa Liu-Ambrose on CBC’s Quirks and Quarks
Teresa Liu-Ambrose was interviewed by Bob McDonald for his show, scheduled to air October 31 on CBC Radio. Her recent publication was also picked up by the Globe and Mail.
View ArticlePlacement Countdown – Level 3A/3B
We have 52 placement offers. We require 112 more. Please make your offers by December 30, 2015. Health Authorities please fill in the order form on HSPnet. Private practice and others not using...
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Associate Professor Linda Li was selected for this year’s Association of Rheumatology Health Professional Distinguished Scholar Award. ARHP is the health professional division of the American College...
View ArticleJanice Eng’s stroke research featured
Read about Dr. Eng's research program that is already having an impact on people around the world
View ArticlePlacement Countdown – Level 1A/1B
We have 14 Level 1 placement offers. We require 146 more. Please make your offers for 1A by December 30, 2015. The reply by date for 1B is February 5, 2016. Health Authorities please fill in the...
View ArticleFall graduation
Congratulations to the UBC Department of Physical Therapy Class of 2015. A convocation reception will take place November 27th in the Life Science Atrium. Speakers will include: the Head of...
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Dr. Lara Boyd at TEDx Vancouver 2015
TEDx Vancouver, held November 14, 2015 at Rogers Arena with a theme of “Identity” featured Dr. Lara Boyd presenting her view on what determines your individuality, your brain. The brain’s plasticity...
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Developing a signature for traumatic brain injury
Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul is on a mission to develop signatures of concussion that that might alert athletes to risks of Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or other neurodegenerative diseases later in life and...
View ArticleJanice Eng, recipient of a 2015 Distinguished Medical Lecturer Award
Dr. Eng, the recipient in the Clinical Sciences category, focuses on neurological rehabilitation and the development of innovative rehabilitation treatments, particularly in the fields of stroke and...
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Resculpting the brain after injury: new evidence from neuroimaging
Cognitive impairments are the most common long-term challenges after TBI, however little is known about how such cognitive changes are related to changes in brain structure and function....
View ArticleJanuary is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
A Q+A with Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose o n how exercise can help prevent and treat Alzheimer's
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Kristin Campbell receives a 2015 Killam Research Fellowship
Dr. Campbell will further her research expertise around methodology in advanced body composition measurement using CT scans and on use of administrative data abstracted on treatment toxicity for...
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Janice Eng awarded a Tier I Canada Research Chair
Today Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced this prestigious award. Dr. Eng is internationally recognized as a leader in rehabilitation research and was awarded a Canada Research Chair, Tier...
View ArticleCongress Pub Night at “The Clubhouse” in the Strathcona Hotel – Hosted by...
Join us at the “The Clubhouse” in the Stratchona Hotel, just blocks from the Congress venue. Map Enjoy a drink with friends, enjoy complementary appetizers or dance to great music provided by our DJ....
View ArticleLearn how Naznin Virji-Babul is helping to restore cognition after brain injury
With funding from Arrowsmith-Young, Dr. Virji-Babul has set out to determine whether the Arrowsmith regimen can alter the cognitive abilities and behavior of people with traumatic brain injuries.
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