See below for past events held by the OBDAF Research Cluster
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June 13, 2019Human Factors Community of Practice, Work Safe BC
Cluster member Dr. Mark Carpenter presented to industry experts during WorkSafeBc’s Human Factors Community Practice workshop on the topic of “Using virtual reality to study the effects of high-risk environments on human balance and movement”. He described how he and other…
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June 11, 2019Webinar: "Motivating Action: Going beyond awareness raising to have an impact
Motivating action: Going Beyond Awareness Raising to Have an Impact Description: The gap between research and practice is well-established in fall prevention. Despite our best efforts, it is challenging to close this gap. Implementation science is a multi-disciplinary field studying how to…
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May 21, 2019Webinar: Ask the Expert: Balance & Falls
Postural instability and falls are very common in people with Parkinson's disease, and greatly impact quality of life. Unfortunately, current treatments for Parkinson's disease are unable to alleviate postural instability; however, while research is currently being done on this topic, the…
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May 14, 2019
Webinar: Preventing fall-related injuries in older adults: Using video evidence to inform practical interventions
Falls account for up to 80% of traumatic brain injuries in older adults. In this webinar, we will discuss how we are using evidence from videos of real-life falls in older adults who live in long-term care, to guide the design of strategies to reduce the risk for fall-related head impact and…
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May 13, 2019Translation and Implementation of Balance & Falls Research Workshop
The OBDAF Cluster is excited to be hosting a Translation and Implementation of Balance & Falls Research Workshop on May 13th! Join us and hear from our 4 keynote speakers: 9-10AM: Dr. Janice Eng (UBC, Faculty of Medicine) "Interventions to improve mobility after stroke: A journey from…
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May 10, 2019Tapestry Lab Tour
We were very lucky to have some of the wonderful residents of Wesbrook Tapestry Retirement Community visit Dr. Carpenter & Inglis’ labs. They learned about current research projects and even tested out some of the equipment used to assess balance. …
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April 10, 2019Trainee Meeting: Catherine Mercier & Laurent Bouyer
We are happy to announce that Drs. Catherine Mercier and Laurent Bouyer of Université Laval will present at this trainee meeting. Catherine is an occupational therapist focusing on interactions between pain and motor learning, as well as on strategies to promote optimal recovery…
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March 29, 2019Webinar: Advancing best practice in balance and mobility testing for fall risk assessment in older Canadians
Time: 9:00 AM PST Meeting Description: "The purpose of this webinar is to provide an evidence-based synthesis of balance and mobility testing for fall risk assessment in older adults. An overview of clinical practice guidelines for assessing fall risk in older adults will be provided…
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February 24, 2019Get Up to Get Down - University Neighbourhoods Association
Cluster Trainee Eveline Pasman respresented the OBDAF Cluster at a University Neighbourhoods Association event. She demonstrated one of the measurement devices used by the cluster to objectively assess balance in our research participants. Eveline carried out short balance tests using the…
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February 22, 2019Faculty Faceoff at Science World
Cluster members Calvin Kuo, Romain Tisserand and Lyndia Wu hosted a booth at Science World: Calvin and Romain's research is based in the Sensorimotor Physiology Laboratory in the department of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. Along with Lyndia who is…
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