See below for past events held by the OBDAF Research Cluster
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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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January 31, 2019Fear of Falling - Information Session & Discussion
Dr. Carpenter's research program aims to understand the physical and psychological factors that contribute to balance problems and falls in older adults as well as those with Parkinson’s disease and dizziness disorders. One of his particular research interests is to better understand how…
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January 24, 2019Dr. Kathryn Sibley, A Tale of Two Worlds: The Story of a Research Program Bringing Postural Control and KT Paradigms Together
Video Conference: A Tale of Two Worlds: The Story of a Research Program Bringing Postural Control and Knowledge Translation Paradigms Together Speaker: Dr. Kathryn Sibley, Dept. of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba Kathryn (Kate) Sibley is an Assistant Professor in…
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January 9, 2019Trainee Meeting: New Data Storage Server System
Please mark your calendars for the next Cluster Trainee meeting on January 9th, 2pm – 3pm. Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin along with experts from UBC Library will be discussing a new data storage server system. The following topics will be covered: data depositories, management…
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November 29 - November 30, 2018OBDAF Conference and Workshop November 29-30th
The Origins of Balance and Falls Research Cluster hosted their first annual conference and workshop on November 29th and 30th. This two-day cluster meeting was the largest the cluster has organized so far and was a huge success. With over 80 attendees over the course of the two-days…
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November 27, 2018Parkinson's Fall Prevention Workshop
Our OBDAF trainee will be joining Fraser Health to deliver a workshop intended for people living with Parkinson's, including family and friends. The workshop will include: 1. The 4 Pillars of Falls Prevention (Home Safety, Exercise, Vision + Medications) - Fraser Health Falls…
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November 15, 2018New Webinar Announced - Driving research through evidence: introducing a shared database of videos of real-life falls in older adults
Join presenters Stephen Robinovitch and Karen Adolph for this exciting new webinar. Falls are a major source of morbidity and mortality in older adults, and a focus of research for many ISPGR members. Video footage of real-life falls provides a rich source of information for examining the…
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October 24, 2018Cluster Trainee Meeting Oct.24th 2018 with speaker Dr.Adrian Lai visiting from SFU
Please mark your calendars on October 24th for the Cluster Trainee Meeting with Dr.Adrian Lai visiting from SFU where he will be talking about his research over the past few years in Musculoskeletal modeling, In-vivo muscle function, and Motor recruitment strategies. Dr. Adrian Lai is a…
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October 18, 2018Sensory-Motor Aging Workshop | CAG2018 Pre-Conference Workshop
Age-related changes in multiple sensory-motor domains interact to affect how older adults function in everyday life. As hearing and balance specialists, we will frequently see these patients in our office As part of the Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver…
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October 4, 2018Neuroplasticity and Electrophysiology in awake brain surgery: In memory of Wilder Penfield: A Talk by Dr.François Bonnetblanc
The OBDAF Cluster is happy to announce an upcoming research presentation at UBC next week by Dr. François Bonnetblanc (Associate Professor, INRIA French National Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics and…
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