See below for past events held by the OBDAF Research Cluster
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June 13, 2019
Human Factors Community of Practice, Work Safe BC
6951 Westminster Hwy
Richmond BC V7C 1C6
CanadaCluster member Dr.
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June 11, 2019
Webinar: "Motivating Action: Going beyond awareness raising to have an impact
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n/a BC n/a
CanadaMotivating action: Going Beyond Awareness Raising to Have an Impact Description:
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May 21, 2019
Webinar: Ask the Expert: Balance & Falls
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Vancouver BC N/A
CanadaPostural instability and falls are very common in people with Parkinson's disease, and greatly impact quality of life.
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May 14, 2019
Webinar: Preventing fall-related injuries in older adults: Using video evidence to inform practical interventions
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N/A BC N/A
CanadaFalls 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 injury.
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May 13, 2019
Translation and Implementation of Balance & Falls Research Workshop
Place of Many Trees
Liu Institute (6476 NW Marine Drive)
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1
CanadaThe 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)
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May 10, 2019
Tapestry Lab Tour
Osbourne Centre
6018 Thunderbird Ave.
Vancouver BC V6T 2A1
CanadaWe 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, 2019
Trainee Meeting: Catherine Mercier & Laurent Bouyer
Room 101, Michael Smith Laboratories
2185 East Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
CanadaWe are happy to announce that Drs. Catherine Mercier and Laurent Bouyer of Université Laval will present at this trainee meeting.
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March 29, 2019
Webinar: Advancing best practice in balance and mobility testing for fall risk assessment in older Canadians
Loop Fall Prevention Community of Practice
n/a ON n/a
CanadaTime: 9:00 AM PST Meeting Description:
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February 24, 2019
Get Up to Get Down - University Neighbourhoods Association
3335 Webber Ln.
Vancouver BC V6S 0H3
CanadaCluster 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 equipment on particpants at the event.
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February 22, 2019
Faculty Faceoff at Science World
Science World, 1455 Quebec Street
Vancouver BC V6A 3Z7
CanadaCluster members Calvin Kuo, Romain Tisserand and Lyndia Wu hosted a booth at Science World:
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