The Relationship between Socket Comfort, Pain, and Mobility Over Treatment Milestones for Individuals with Lower-Limb Loss
Brittany Pousett, PhD Candidate working with Dr. Miller in the MATTERS Lab, and director of clinical research at Barber Prosthetics Clinic joined Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics editor-in-chief Dr. Steve Gard on a podcast to speak about prosthetic care, outcome measurement, and more! Listen to the podcast here. The Relationship between Socket Comfort, Pain, and […]
Recent Publication Co-Authored by Dr. Kristin Campbell: Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
Dr Kristin Campbell co-authored a paper that was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine paper detailing the effects of structured exercise after adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer. This trial, the first of its kind in the world, showed that people treated for colon cancer had a lower risk of disease recurrence and […]
Dr. Brodie Sakakibara Named Health Researcher of the Year
Brodie Sakakibara, RHSC Supervisor & OSOT Associate Professor received this year’s prestigious Health Researcher of the Year award. The Researcher of the Year awards recognize individuals who are making the world a better place through excellence in research and scholarly activity. Find out more about Dr. Sakakibara’s award-winning research: UBC Researchers of the Year Announcement […]
2025 Four-Year Fellowship Recipients
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF): Jacob Bosancich, Avneet Dhillon, Vrinda Dimri, Christopher Lamb, and incoming students Karen Davies and N. Hassen! The Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship program ensures UBC’s best PhD students are provided with financial support of at least $18,200 per year plus tuition for a maximum of four […]
Dr. Janice Eng featured in Healthline: Adding Higher-Intensity Walking to Stroke Treatment May Improve Recover
A new study co-led by Dr Janice Eng suggests that stroke survivors can improve their walking by incorporating a structured, progressively intense walking program into their rehabilitation. Learn more Read the full article here.
Dr. Pat Camp Receives King Charles III Coronation Medal
The Coronation Medal marks King Charles III’s coronation in 2023 and is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional service to Canada. It is the first Canadian commemorative medal to mark a coronation and is awarded to 30,000 deserving individuals across the country. Dr. Pat Camp, RHSC supervisor and Associate Professor in Dept of Physical […]
Recent Publication from RHSC Alum Dr. Kangarani-Farahani and Dr. Zwicker
Recent RHSC PhD alum Dr. Melika Kangarani-Farahani and Dr. Jill Zwicker recently published a paper in Research in Autism entitled “Brain functional connectivity with rehabilitation in children with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder” This study found that Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) intervention was associated with clinically meaningful increases in […]
Behind the lab doors: Brain Behaviour Laboratory
Featured by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, researchers at Dr. Lara Boyd’s lab are investigating brain behaviour to accelerate stroke recovery and enhance quality of life and independence post-stroke. Read the full article here.
‘Everyone says they hear a pop or a crack’: why are so many female footballers suffering career-ending knee injuries?
Dr Jackie Whittaker was featured in The Guardian discussing the increase of knee injuries in women’s soccer. Read the full article here.
Gig platform workers need better health and well-being protections
RHSC PhD candidate Atieh Yekta has published a new article in The Conversation on the need for better health and well-being protections for gig platform workers. As a trainee under @huotsuzanne supervision, Atieh aims to bring awareness of how social and technical factors are shaping the occupational experiences of platform workers and producing and/or reproducing […]