Community Engagement and Collaborative Activities

  1. November 1 - November 30, 2021

    Fall Prevention Month - November 2021

    210-6081 University Boulevard
    Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1
    Canada

    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 prevention.

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  4. October 17 - October 19, 2019

    SCAPPS 2019 Conference

    1128 West Hastings St
    Vancouver BC V6E 4R5
    Canada

    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 and Emma Nielsen held presentations. 

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  5. October 10, 2019

    WorkSafe BC: Ergonomics Forum

    WorkSafeBC auditorium
    6951 Westminster Highway
    Richmond BC V7C 1C6
    Canada

    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 discussed.

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  7. August 12 - August 15, 2019

    OBDAF Summer School Public Morning Seminars

    6476 NW Marine Drive
    The Place of Many Trees (Multipurpose room)
    Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2
    Canada

    The ODAF's Summer School on Wearable Sensors welcomes those who are interested to particpate in the Public Morning Seminars!

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First Nations land acknowledegement

The UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Origins of Balance Deficits and Falls Research Cluster

UBC Research Excellence Clusters is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
Clusters receive financial support from UBC’s Excellence Funds.

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