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We are a joint program of the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy and the Department of Physical Therapy @ UBC

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Welcome to RHSC's newest graduate student supervisor! New Assistant Professor Holly Reid, PhD, OT(BC) joins the RHSC graduate programs. Meet them on our website: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2026/07/07/w... #rehabscience #ubcmedicine @ubcosot.bsky.social
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Welcome to our Newest Faculty – Holly Reid | Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences
Meet Holly Reid, PhD, OT(BC), our newest faculty to join the RHSC Program as supervisor of graduate students in our Master of Science and Doctoral Programs.
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MATTERS Lab @matterslab.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
We are excited to share our latest publication! “A Multi-Level Meta-Analysis of Therapeutic Interventions to Improve Fall-Related Outcomes in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation” Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @vchhealthcare.bsky.social @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social
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Multilevel Meta-analysis of Therapeutic Interventions to Improve Fall-Related Outcomes in Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation
To evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on gait, balance, functional independence, and balance confidence in individuals with lower…
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Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute @vchresearch.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This #NationalInjuryPreventionDay, discover what we can learn from elite athletes training to reduce injury risk & what prevention strategies recreational athletes & people returning to exercise should consider: www.vchri.ca/stories/2026...
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Ask an expert: What can football tournaments teach us about preventing sports injuries?
Ahead of the world's largest sporting event taking place in Vancouver this summer, VCHRI researcher Dr. Jackie Whittaker discusses what we can learn from how elite athletes train to reduce injury…
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Welcome to RHSC's newest graduate student supervisors! @ubcpt.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social new Assistant Professors Ashley Dalrymple, PhD, & Megan MacPherson, PhD, OT(BC) join the RHSC graduate programs. Meet them on our website: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2026/01/30/w... #rehabscience
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Join our info session to learn more about our research-based Master of Science and Doctoral programs in Rehabilitation Sciences (RHSC). Hear from current graduate student and have your questions answered in a Q&A session with the RHSC program director. Register: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Congratulations to Ryan Stein, PhD candidate supervised by @teresaliu.bsky.social, who received the Doctoral Personnel Award for Women’s Heart & Brain Health from Heart & Stroke Foundation and the CAN TAP TALENT Doctoral Studentship! rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/11/14/r...
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Skye Barbic @skyebarbic.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Paper from Dr. Xiaoxu Ding's thesis! Key take aways: Decision makers should support hybrid models, maintain strong in-person care, and expand virtual services to improve accessibility and outcomes for youth. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @foundrybc.bsky.social
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Virtual, In-Person and Hybrid Utilization Patterns of Youth Accessing Integrated Youth Services: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Youth Ages 12–24
Youth mental health and substance use issues are rising worldwide, along with barriers to timely, culturally, and developmentally appropriate care. In…
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
"Rewiring the Mind: How Science, Lifestyle and Wellness Shape Brain Health" Seminar from UBC Connects at Robson Square, in partnership with UBC’s Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health RHSC Supervisors Dr. Lara Boyd and Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose presenting RSVP: events.ubc.ca/event/rewiri...
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
RHSC Internal Scholarship Competition Now Open! UBC Rehabilitation Sciences students are invited to apply for 3 Alumni Scholarships and 2 Arthritis Society Scholarships. Deadline: October 17 at 12pm. Eligibility criteria & application instructions under each award rehab.med.ubc.ca/awards-and-f...
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Hey RHSC students and faculty! You're all invited to our annual RHSC BBQ organized by our student executive RSEC! Welcome in the new academic year, catch up with friends and meet new faces! Food + drinks on us! Thursday September 11, starting at 2:30pm RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/annual-rhs...
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Annual RHSC BBQ
Welcome in the new academic year with our annual RHSC BBQ! Catch up with friends and meet new faces! Food+drinks on us!
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Congrats to Vivian Li, MSc student in @lboyd47.bsky.social Brain Behaviour Lab, on receiving a DMCBH Rising Star Trainee Award! The award supports Vivian in her research using TCMS for motor recovery after stroke: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/08/21/v...
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Associate Professor Dr. Brodie Sakakibara is the Principal Investigator on a newly funded CIHR Project Grant, which will support a study of self-management for stroke after discharge from the hospital led by @ubcrhsc.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow Dr. Elise Wiley osot.ubc.ca/2025/07/30/e... #OT365
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The mission to enhance support for recovery after stroke in Dr. Brodie Sakakibara's new study - Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Dr. Brodie Sakakibara's ENHANCE Study aims to refine programs of self-management for people living with stroke.
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Looking for another elective course for Fall 2025? Consider RHSC 506E Current Topics in Rehabilitation: Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence for RHSC www.courses.students.ubc.ca/browse-cours... 1-credit course gives an intro to basics of AI focusing on its emerging applications in Rehab Sciences
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Looking for another elective course for Fall 2025? Consider RHSC 521: Rehabilitation Technology: Theory & Practice www.courses.students.ubc.ca/browse-cours... Explore different technology models, and theories and approaches to assistive and rehabilitation technology design and development
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RHSC_V 521 - Rehabilitation Technology: Theory and Practice | University of British Columbia
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Calling all RHSC students and faculty! Come join your Student Executive Council for a fun filled afternoon at the beach! Thursday July 31st at 5pm Kits Beach - grassy area by Cornwall
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Skye Barbic @skyebarbic.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
New paper out today. The Occupation of Youth Peer Support Workers Within an Integrated Youth Services Initiative. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @UBCOSOT @Foundrybc @HealthCanada3 #occupation #peersupport
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The Occupation of Youth Peer Support Workers Within an Integrated Youth Services Initiative - Community Mental Health Journal
Youth peer support workers (YPSWs) use lived/living experience to provide support. However, there is a knowledge gap about service impact on YPSWs themselves. To understand (1) impact being a YPSW has...
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
ICYMI: Professor Emerita Dr. Catherine Backman's discussion with Cheryl Koehn, the Founder and President of @acejointhealth.bsky.social, covers the importance of finding the right splints and assisted devices for managing arthritis arthritisathome.jointhealth.org?p=6389 #ArthritisAtHome #OT365
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Arthritis At Home 282 – Finding the right splints and assisted devices for your arthritis | Arthritis At Home
This episode of Arthritis At Home features Dr. Catherine Backman, Professor Emerita from the University of British Columbia.
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Congratulations to Avneet Dhillon, Janna Griffioen, and @astouthiambc.bsky.social our 2025 CGS-D Recipients! The CGSD are awarded to high-calibre Doctoral level scholars to help develop their research skills and assists in the training of highly qualified personnel. rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/07/18/2...
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Have you had an ACL tear/reconstruction and frustrated with your knee? UBC_PT @arthritisresearch.bsky.social researchers are recruiting for a clinical trial to evaluate exercise-program that boosts knee health and reduce osteoarthritis risk Click on the link bit.ly/ACLRScreen for more information
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UBC IDEA Lab @idea.nursing.ubc.ca · 13/07/2025
Join us Wednesday, Aug 13 for our IDEA Lab Research Day & Indigenous VR Storytelling Exhibit at the Paetzold Theatre (Vancouver General Hospital)! @nurselillian.bsky.social @agingsmart.bsky.social @vchhealthcare.bsky.social Free event with lunch provided—RSVP now:
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UBC IDEA Lab Presents: Research Day & Indigenous VR Storytelling Exhibit
Discover Indigenous VR storytelling and interactive research exhibits at the IDEA Lab Research & Exhibition Day!
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
@ubcrhsc.bsky.social student Avneet Dhillon, OSOT faculty Dr. Suzanne Huot & @skyebarbic.bsky.social, and colleagues from @foundrybc.bsky.social & @sfu-fhs.bsky.social examine the use of integrated youth services by demographic in BC in Can. J. Psychiatry: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OT365
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Welcome to RHSC's newest graduate student supervisor! @ubcpt.bsky.social new Assistant Professor Dr. Stephen Wright is an exercise and circulatory physiologist and joins the RHSC graduate programs as supervisor. Meet Dr. Wright on our website: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/06/20/w... #rehabscience
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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
DMCBH member Dr. Lara Boyd (@lboyd47.bsky.social) has created a video game to help with stroke recovery. “Our hope is to gamify rehabilitation, creating an enjoyable experience for patients that will extend the exercises that they perform in structured therapy to regain limb functionality.”
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Gamified stroke recovery improves arm function - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH
New software brings the fun of playing a video game to high-repetition rehabilitative exercises for individuals affected by stroke. For the
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Lara Boyd @lboyd47.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Thrilled to celebrate 8 new grads from our graduate program in Rehabilitation Sciences - Congrats! @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @ubcpt.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Congratulations to our May 2025 Graduates! Anne-Cecile Delaisse, Xiaoxu Ding, Justin Losciale, & Kip Squier received their doctorates today, and Keyara Brody, Victoria Cirone, Olatioluwase Olatona and Makenzie McCallum received thier MSc degrees. Full article: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/05/21/c...
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
@ubcrhsc.bsky.social student Brittany Pousett came second in the INCREASE BC 3MT competition for her talk “Understanding how People with Lower Limb Amputations in British Columbia Cope with the Challenges Associated with Life with an Amputation” #OT365 @matterslab.bsky.social @agingsmart.bsky.social
PhD student Brittany Pousett pictured smiling in a pink sweater to a sunny, leafy backdrop
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Meet Daniel Elesin, our May Student of the Month! Daniel is an MSc candidate completing research with Dr. @teresaliu.bsky.social exploring how exercise and cognitive enrichment affect executive functions in older adults with chronic stroke. Full article: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/04/25/m...
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Meet Stanley Hung, our May 2025 Alumni of the Month! Stanley completed our MSc in 2014. Combining clinical and research, Stanley is now a registered physiotherapist & Postdoctoral Fellow conducting implementation science research for people living with stroke. rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/04/25/m...
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
INCREASE BC will feature 14 presentations by @ubcrhsc.bsky.social trainees supervised by OSOT faculty, and Assistant Professor Dr. Julia Schmidt will jointly lead a panel discussion on patient & community partners tomorrow www.rehabresearchprogram.com/3rd-increase... #OT365 @bcchresearch.bsky.social
A screenshot of the first page of the program for INCREASE BC 2025: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGkvWUX2qs/SqmOr8c9BHOOWgINHalB7g/view?utm_content=DAGkvWUX2qs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h8522ad1c4f
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Congratulations to this year's recipients of the 4YF! The 4YF is awarded to new Doctoral students in recognition of their academic excellence and will fund their research for 4 years. Congrats to Jacob, Avneet, Chris, Vrinda, Karen and Nejat (not pictured)! rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/04/24/2...
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Avneet Dhillon, a @ubcrhsc.bsky.social student supervised by @skyebarbic.bsky.social, shared her experience of co-chairing the 7th International Conference on Youth Mental Health osot.ubc.ca/2025/04/07/i... #OT365 @advancinghealth.bsky.social @foundrybc.bsky.social
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International Conference on Youth Mental Health 2025: Reflections from a PhD student - Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
PhD student Avneet Dhillon shared her experiences as the youth co-chair of the 7th International Conference on Youth Mental Health.
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Congratulations to Xiaoxu Ding, who recently graduated from @ubcrhsc.bsky.social under Associate Professor @skyebarbic.bsky.social's supervision! #OT365
Recent graduate Xiaoxu Ding and her supervisor, Associate Professor Dr. Skye Barbic, standing at the foot of a regally decorated staircase
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Meet Astou Thiam our April 2025 Student of the Month! Astou is a PhD student with Dr. Suzanne Huot studying the experiences of West and Central African immigrants in Metro Vancouver through a hospitality lens. Read the full feature here: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/04/02/a... @ubcosot.bsky.social
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Meet Sue Peters, our April 2025 Alumni of the Month! Sue completed her PhD in 2018 focusing on neurophysiological mechanisms of movement preparation in the brain and muscle in older adults and people after stroke. Read full feature: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/04/02/a...
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Considering grad school and wondering how to select a supervisor? Visit Rehab Sciences Student Executive's blog post for tips on "Searching for a Supervisor" by MSc candidate Sabrina Cao @kristincampbell.bsky.social #ubcgrad #rehabsciences med-fom-rehab.sites.olt.ubc.ca?p=6967&previ...
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Lara Boyd @lboyd47.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Learning a new movement with your arm relies on learning to move your eyes! Check out our new paper www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @drrubino.bsky.social @jandrushko.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social 🧪
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Oculomotor learning is evident during implicit motor sequence learning - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Oculomotor learning is evident during implicit motor sequence learning
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
📣Your Voice Matters! Help Improve Graduate Student Life and Win 🤩 Deadline extended to March 28. Surveys in your inbox. Submit your feedback and be entered into a draw to win a $250 gift card! The Cdn Grad & Professional Student Survey is the most powerful way to improve the grad student experience
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
OSOT Department Head @ben-vanmortenson.bsky.social and @ubcrhsc.bsky.social student Dr. Farrukh Chishtie have been awarded a second year of funding through UBC's Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund to integrate climate change and sustainability into OT curricula tlef.ubc.ca/funded-propo... #OT365
A written description of Drs. Mortenson's and Chishtie's grant
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MATTERS Lab @matterslab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Excited to share a paper published in the Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Journal. This paper explores the various obstacles faced by manual wheelchair users. Check it out here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39754707/ #researchsky #occupationaltherapy
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Exploring the challenges in manual wheelchair operation for new users - PubMed
<span><b>Purpose:</b> This exploratory qualitative study examines the challenges faced by manual wheelchair (MWC) users and their clinicians, with a focus on mobility difficulties in both outdoor and ...
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Museum of Anthropology at UBC @moaubc.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Apply for the Bill McLennan Research Award, which supports student research into Indigenous Northwest Coast art, culture, history or technologies. Open to UBC undergraduate or graduate students in any discipline. Deadline: March 25. f.mtr.cool/loajakqjxo
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
@ubcrhsc.bsky.social PhD student Avneet Dhillon is the youth co-Chair for the 7th International Conference on Youth Mental Health, which will be held in Vancouver from March 18-21 iaymh2025.org #IAYMH2025 #OT365 @foundrybc.bsky.social @camhnews.bsky.social @advancinghealth.bsky.social
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
An article by @ubcrhsc.bsky.social PhD student Pegah Derakhshan, OSOT faculty @matterslab.bsky.social and @ben-vanmortenson.bsky.social, et al. was featured in Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences' Research Topic for World Health Day www.frontiersin.org/journals/reh... #OT365 @agingsmart.bsky.social
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Frontiers | Adaptive outdoor physical activities for adults with mobility disability: a scoping review
IntroductionOutdoor physical activity (PA) contributes to the physical and mental health and well-being of individuals with a mobility impairment. However, i...
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A recent article in Research in Autism by @ubcrhsc.bsky.social PhD student Melika Kangarani-Farahani and OSOT Professor Dr. Jill Zwicker shows that CO-OP augments functional connectivity in the brains of children with ASD and DCD www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #OT365 @bcchresearch.bsky.social
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Brain functional connectivity with rehabilitation in children with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder
Children with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD) show improved motor function after Cognitive O…
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ASNR @asnrehab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
This week, connect with ASNR Member @lboyd47.bsky.social! Dr. Boyd is a neuroscientist & physical therapist at UBC who has conducted extensive research mapping how behaviors, environments, and experiences affect brain health and learning. #FollowFriday @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca 👩‍🔬 🧠🔄 🧠📈 🧪
The text on the left reads, "Get connected with ASNR members and build your network! Dr. Lara Boyd @lboyd47.bsky.social #FollowFriday". On the right, there is a headshot photo of Dr. Boyd. Below in the lower right, the logo of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) appears.
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
ICYMI: Professor Dr. Susan Forwell has been appointed @ubcmedicine.bsky.social's Associate Dean pro tem in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education. Her leadership in this role will support the Faculty's graduate and postdoctoral programs. mednet.med.ubc.ca/announcement... #OT365 @ubcrhsc.bsky.social
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Dr. Susan Forwell appointed Associate Dean pro tem, Graduate & Postdoctoral Education - MedNet
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education and Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research.
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Meet Stacey Miller our March 2025 Student of the Month! Stacey is a physiotherapist and part-time PhD student researching how to classify motor function in children with motor impairments. Full feature: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/02/28/m... @ubcosot.bsky.social #ubcrhsc #rehabscience
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Meet Debbie Field, our March 2025 Alumni of the Month! Debbie completed her PhD in 2016 focusing on how youth using wheeled mobility devices participate in everyday life & is now an OT educator Full feature: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/02/28/m... #ubcrhsc @ubcosot.bsky.social @matterslab.bsky.social
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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
A new publication by OSOT faculty @ben-vanmortenson.bsky.social & Dr. Bill Miller and colleagues investigates how behaviour change techniques affect the delivery of yoga to people with five neurological conditions www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1... @matterslab.bsky.social @ubcrhsc.bsky.social #OT365
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Identifying Behavioral Change Techniques and Mode of Delivery in Yoga Interventions Across Five Neurological Conditions: A Scoping Review | Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
Objective: To identify behavior change techniques (BCTs) and the mode of delivery used in yoga interventions across five neurological conditions. Methods: This scoping review followed Arksey and O’Mal...
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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Spotlight on RHSC Faculty: Suzanne Huot, PhD Suzanne studies international migration, focusing mainly on the experiences of voluntary and forced migrants settling in communities across Canada. Suzanne is recruiting MSc & PhD students! Read the full feature: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/02/14/s...
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