Award Winning Total Joint Arthroplasty Outcome Measures Toolkit
Clinical Associate Professor and Arthritis Health Professions Association member, Dr. Marie Westby, and the Total Joint Arthroplasty Outcomes Measures (TJAOM) Toolkit team will be awarded the Arthritis...
View ArticleRESEARCH RELAYS for rehabilitation practice Spring 2016 series
Join us in our FREE WEBINARS where learners and graduates from the Master of Rehabilitation Science Program present results from systematic reviews or their major project research.
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Department Staff Update
Welcome to Sandra Wintner in the role of Classroom and IT Support Technician who started with the Department in December. Sandra moved from Austria in 1997 and started working here as a web and media...
View ArticleStudents on clinical placement in India
Matt Redekopp and Mary-Anne Levson traveled to India for their 2B placements. They have shared their experiences at the Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Centre, part of the Samuha NGO.
View ArticleKnowledge broker clinical tools, learning modules and news
Have you ever wondered … How you can demonstrate that your treatment of a patient with a TKA or THA was effective? Which are the best outcome measures to track a patient’s progress? Whether it is OK to...
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UBC Physiotherapy Open Golf Tournament
After a very successful pilot run last year, the student led Physiotherapy Open golf tournament will return July 27th, 2016! Located at the scenic Gleneagles Golf Course in West Vancouver, which is...
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YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
Two women with connections to the Department have been nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards this year. This nationally recognized award honours extraordinary women leaders. Associate...
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Physiotherapy Forum “Buddy-Up”
PABC will be pairing physiotherapists and physiotherapy students with common professional interests for a two-hour informal hangout during breaks at the Physiotherapy Practice Forum on Saturday, April...
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Developing a private practice toolkit
Jonathan Coelho and I are creating a toolkit to identify the barriers associated with student uptake in private practice. Currently, there are too few placements offered to accommodate students. We are...
View ArticlePhysical therapy students gain new training venue in Prince George
UBC physical therapy students will learn how to help heart and lung patients in the Prince George area regain physical capacity, thanks to a new program.
View ArticleTeam work(s)!: Optimising the physiotherapy approach for patients post breast...
This year over 3,400 women in British Columbia (BC) will be diagnosed with breast cancer. For the vast majority of cases, treatment starts with surgery. In the past 5 years, a team of frontline...
View ArticleRehabilitation Sciences Job Fair 2016
Are you looking to hire a new Physical or Occupational Therapist? The annual Rehab Sciences Job Fair will be held at the AMS Student Union Building on campus June 15th, and we are looking for clinics...
View ArticleExercise for Physical and Brain Health
Join host Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose and distinguished guests in exploring the role of exercise on physical and brain health! Experts Drs. Steven Blair, Kirk Erickson, and Brian Saelens will discuss their...
View ArticleRick Hanson, The Future of Accessibility
A special event for alumni and friends. Rick Hansen encourages us all to dream big and make a difference in our own lives and in the world, he challenges audiences to check their own attitudes and...
View ArticleLifetime prevention services
Clinical Associate Professor Diana Dawes, a member of the Lifetime Prevention Schedule Expert Oversight Committee, is pleased to announce the release of the 2016 report update. The report looks at...
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UBC Physiotherapy Open Golf Tournament
After a very successful pilot run last year, the student led Physiotherapy Open golf tournament will return July 27th, 2016! Located at the scenic Gleneagles Golf Course in West Vancouver, which is...
View ArticleJoin the BC Physiotherapy Continuing Professional Development Directory
Attention Course Planners Do you organize continuing professional development (CPD) events for BC physiotherapists practising in the public or private sector? Do you plan inter-professional educational...
View ArticleFirst Annual Aboriginal Health Sciences Pre-Admissions Workshop
The Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health is pleased to announce our first annual Aboriginal Health Sciences Pre-Admissions Workshop! Date: July 12th and 13th, 2016 Location: UBC Vancouver Campus...
View ArticleAerobic exercise and chronic stroke
Exercise may be the key that unlocks their brain’s ability to recover from Stroke. A study by Dr. Lara Boyd...
View ArticleAlex Scott as a guest editor of a special issue on manual therapy calling for...
CALL FOR PAPERS Physiotherapy Canada Special Series Orthopaedic Manipulative Physiotherapy Guest Editors: Alex Scott, Bill Vicenzino Physiotherapy has traditionally been a hands-on profession, in which...
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