Community Engagement and Collaborative Activities
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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 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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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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June 24, 2019Strategies to prevent falls and fall-related injuries: From fundamental evidence to real-world implementation
Cluster Member Dr. Vicki Komisar presented at Tapestry (Westbrook Village) on “Strategies to prevent falls and fall-related injuries: From fundamental evidence to real-world implementation”. Her speech was focused on three areas: why we should study fall-related injuries, technology…
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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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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…