See below for past events held by the OBDAF Research Cluster
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November 26, 2021Trainee Workshop - Abstract Writing for Conference Submissions
Thanks to all the trainees that made it to our abstract writing workshop! On Novemeber 26th the OBDAF Cluster workshop coordinators hosted a peer-review session for conference abstracts. Trainees from labs across the cluster got together to discuss effective abstract writing strategies, and…
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November 1 - November 30, 2021Fall Prevention Month - November 2021
November is Fall Prevention Month! The Origins of Balance Deficits and Falls Research Cluster is participating in this important month by spreading awareness and information about falls and fall prevention. Visit our Twitter page for daily facts and tips regarding falls and fall…
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December 5, 2019From self-motion perception to postural control - creating a control model of human standing balance
Cluster Training Meeting with Dr.Lorenz Assländer from the University of Konstanz Abstract: Which way is up? Resolving this simple question is a major challenge for the central nervous system. Especially in situations with conflicting sensory cues, e.g. when standing on a…
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December 4, 2019
School of Kinesiology Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Vivian Weerdesteyn
New cluster member Dr. Vivian Weerdesteyn from Radboud University will be presenting at the upcoming School of Kinesiology Distinguished Speaker Series on December 4th, 2019 at the University of British Columbia.
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December 2 - December 3, 2019OBDAF Annual Conference
The Origins of Balance and Deficit Research Cluster gathered on December 2-3rd at UBC for our second Annual Conference. for the full program. With over 80 attendees, we are delighted with this years turn out! You can check out the full program …
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November 15, 2019The Science of Injury Prevention From Falls in Older Adults
"I've Fallen, But I Didn’t Get Injured": The Science of Injury Prevention from Falls in Older Adults Speaker: Dr. Stephen Robinovitch is Professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, with dual appointments in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, and…
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October 17 - October 19, 2019SCAPPS 2019 Conference
Congrats to our OBDAF Cluster Trainees for their amazing presentation at last week’s SCAPPS Conference. Cluster Trainees Rocio Hollman and Karoline Rzyski presented their posters and Cluster Trainees Michael Kennefick, Kyle Johnson, Gregg Eschelmuller, Margot Schmidt…
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October 10, 2019WorkSafe BC: Ergonomics Forum
The OBDAF research cluster participated in WorkSafeBC’s fourth Annual Ergonomics Forum on October 10th. The theme this year was “Prevention through Design”, where the importance and benefits of considering worker health and safety design before a task or project was…
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August 12 - August 15, 2019OBDAF Summer School Public Morning Seminars
The ODAF's Summer School on Wearable Sensors welcomes those who are interested to particpate in the Public Morning Seminars! From August 12th-15th, there will be an exciting line of guest expert speakers discussing on topics such as usage of wearable sensors in research, mobile tracking and…
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August 12 - August 16, 2019Wearable Sensors for Balance and Movement Summer School
The Origins of Balance Deficits and Falls (OBDAF) Research Cluster is hosting a Summer School on "Wearable Sensors for Balance & Movement" From August 12th to August 16th the OBDAF Cluster hosted our first summer school on Wearable Sensors for Balance and Movement. The event was…
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