Summer School 2019

The Origins of Balance Deficits and Falls (OBDAF) Research Cluster hosted a

Summer School on "Wearable Sensors for Balance & Movement"!

From August 12th to 16th, 38 graduate students, post-doctorates and clinicians gathered at the University of British Columbia for a week-long summer school on wearable sensors and movement. The students learned about the theory, applications and limitations of wearable sensors and how to use them in a clinically meaningful situation. They also attended fascinating seminars in the morning given by 12 keynote speakers from all-over Canada. Furthermore, the students were tasked with creating a project based on assigned topics and presented on the last day. 

For more details of the event, please refer to Summer School Event Page

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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.


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