Goodbye and good luck, Dr. Brenda Loveridge
Dr. Loveridge has been a physiotherapist for over 40 years…
Alex Scott funded for study of patellar tendinopathy
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine has awarded Dr. Alex Scott and his team a grant to study…
Official Opening of the UNBC Physiotherapy Plinth Lab
Plinth lab at UNBC held its official opening…
Tendinopathy Toolkit extends its reach
The Tendinopathy Toolkit (click to visit the toolkit), developed as a resource for treatment of Achilles tendinopathy, continues to expand its influence! Currently, the Toolkit is available on this site, the PABC site as well as the Physiopedia website http://www.physio-pedia.com/Achilles_Tendinopathy_Toolkit – an internationally accessible website for physiotherapy related resources. Since being loaded onto these sites […]
Research by Dr. Susan Harris highlighted by CIHR
Professor Emeritus, Susan Harris, along with other Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy faculty members as well as clinicians and people with osteoporosis partnered to elucidate the role of exercise in the rehabilitation process for osteoporotic patients who have suffered a fracture. The team published two articles in 2011 and in 2012 one of these articles was […]
Kristin Campbell talks about exercise and prostate cancer in the National Post
In a National Post special supplement for prostate cancer awareness month (Movember) Dr. Kristin Campbell contributed an article on exercise in prostate cancer. National Post special supplement exercise article Nov 2012
MPT students present at the 2012 American College of Rheumatology Meeting
April Leung and Katie MacPherson delivered podium presentations at the largest meeting in the world for arthritis research. Read more…
Graduate student, Sarah Neil investigates cancer related fatigue
Graduate student Sarah Neil along with Department of Physical Therapy faculty members…
Ramsey Ezzat Department of Physical Threrapy Clinical Educator 2012
Student nominated physical therapy clinical educator 2012
Alex Scott's International tendonopathy symposium in the VCH news
VCH News recently highlighted the 2nd International Scientific Tendon Symposium, led by Dr. Scott. The Symposium…
Assistant Professor Teresa Liu-Ambrose named a Canada Research Chair
Teresa Liu-Ambrose was one of 13 Canada Research Chairs (CRC) who were appointed…
Research trainee, Cameron Mang receives the Mary Adele Norman Graduate Award in Medical Research
A scholarship endowed by Mary Adele Norman for graduate students doing medical research was awarded this year to MSc student, Cameron Mang. Cameron is supervised by Dr. Lara Boyd. This award is administered by the Faculty of Medicine and is not the first to be won by a research trainee in the Brain […]
ANSWER goes live on World Arthritis Day
Today is World Arthritis Day and to mark the occasion, The Arthritis Society has announced two new initiatives that will help the 4.6 million Canadians living with the disease. A new ANSWER tool has gone live on the Arthritis Society website. The tool is designed to help individuals living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to determine […]
Dr. Linda Li's research on using digital tools to help arthritis sufferers is highlighted by CIHR
Dr. Linda Li is leading a team of health psychologists, web-based program designers and consumers in the development…
Attend Café Scientifique,‘Wired Café: Arthritis Management in a Digital World’ Oct 16th.
Sponsored by the Department, ‘Wired Café: Arthritis Management in a Digital World’ …
Dr. Michael Hunt quoted in Arthritis Today
Dr. Michael Hunt and others are exploring movement re-training…
PhD student, Sue Peters awarded a CIHR Doctoral Scholarship
Sue Peters started her training this fall…
Marc Rizzardo contributes to articles regarding Olympics
Clinical Assistant Professor, Marc Rizzardo…
MPT student to present at international arthritis conference.
Graduating Master of Physical Therapy student, April Leung…
Targeting tendinopathy
Research of the Tendinopathy Research Group, led by Dr. Alex Scott was featured…
UBC PT clinical faculty members among the first to be certified specialists
Several of our clinical faculty members and department partners were among the first to receive specialist certification…
The UBC Department of Physical Therapy welcomes Dr. Jordan Guenette appointed Assistant Professor
Dr. Guenette received his Bachelors, Masters and PhD from UBC Human Kinetics…
For those with arthritis Dr. Linda Li has an ANSWER
Associate Professor Linda Li’s work was highlighted by Government…
Post doctoral trainee, Marie Westby awarded a CIHR Research Award and the Elizabeth Dickens KT Prize
Dr. Marie Westby has been awarded a CIHR Post-doctoral Research Award, and the Elizabeth Dickens KT Prize…
Dr. Michael Hunt named a Michael Smith for Health Research Scholar
Dr. Michael Hunt was one of a handful exceptional BC health researchers that were recently selected as recipients of Scholar awards through MSFHR’s 2012 Career Investigator funding competition for his work titled ‘Biomechanically-informed non-invasive treatment for knee osteoarthritis’
Dr. Kristin Campbell's research on "Chemobrain" featured on CBC
Dr. Kristin Campbell is leading a study investigating the effects of exercise on ‘chemobrain’…
Dr. Lara Boyd served as Special Issue Editor for the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy
Dr. Lara Boyd served as Special Issue Editor for the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy on Technology in Rehabilitation which was published this month. This special issue feactures papers on technology spanning a range from those that may immediately impact rehabilitation to others that appear futuristic, but that will hopefully be employed within our lifetime.
Alex Scott to host the 2nd international scientific tendinopathy symposium September 27-29.
Alex Scott to host the second international scientific tendinopathy symposium September 27-29 here in Vancouver. There will be exciting keynote speakers, interactive clinical workshops led by Jill Cook and Bill Vecenzino. Jill Cook is a Professor in musculoskeletal health in the School of Primary Health Care at Monash University, Australia. Bill Vicenzino is Professor in […]
May, 2012 Tendinopathy task force 'toolkit' garners broad appeal
Dr. Alex Scott, Dr. Joseph Anthony, Diana Hughes, Michael Yates, JR Justesen and Allison Ezzat are members of the tendinopathy task force, guided by Knowledge Broker, Alison Hoens. They have recently released a comprehenisive resource “Tendinopathy Toolkit” to guide physiotherapists with information on the treatment of tendinopathy. This resource has already received attention from various […]
November 2010 Lara Boyd
The federal Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq announced the funding of Dr. Boyd’s project, ”Interhemispheric contributions to neuroplasticity and motor learning after stroke”, at an event held in Ottawa on Monday, November 15. Link to CIHR Past research by Dr. Boyd has revealed that pairing brain stimulation with exercises that require patients to learn new movements […]
October 2010 Janice Eng
The X Prize Foundation has developed a new process to award a prize in spinal cord injury. Prof. Janice Eng, Dept. of Physical Therapy and Prof. John Steeves, International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries, attended the first focus group to generate ideas on possible prize criteria. The next step will be to detail the feasibility (timeline, prize […]
October 2010 Plaque presentation
On October 27, 2010 Dr. Jack Taunton (Chief Medical Officer for the Vancouver Olympics) and Rick Celebrini (Chief Therapist for the Vancouver Olympics) presented Jayne Garland (Department of Physical Therapy) with a plaque in recognition of the Department’s support of the games. Dr. Taunton indicated he was thrilled with the significant contribution from our Department […]
October 2010 Linda Li
The College of Health Disciplines Interprofessional Awards Committee has selected the Interprofessional Rheumatology Teaching Team as the recipient of the 2010 Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Education Teaching. Tal Jarus (Department Head of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Sciences[OSOT]), Michael Lee(Clinical Associate Professor OSOT), and 2 students from MOT & MPT spearheaded the nomination this summer. […]
July 2010 Brenda Loveridge appointed Associate Dean
Brenda Loveridge has been appointed to the role of Associate Dean, Health Professions in the Faculty of Medicine. This is a newly created position within the Faculty of Medicine and was made after a competitive search and selection process that identified Dr. Loveridge as the preferred candidate. This new role will take responsibility for supporting […]
July 2010 Linda Li
The Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) has released the result of their team grant competition on Physical Activity, Mobility and Health. Dr. Linda Li a co-applicant on a grant with lead, John Esdaile’s IMPAKT-HiP team whic was one of the 4 successful applications ($2.5M for 5 yrs). On July 26, Minister of Health Leona […]
June 2010 Sean Meehan and Jodi Edwards
Sean Meehan and Jodi Edwards featured in UBC Reports June 2010 Studies by trainees supervised by Lara Boyd featured in UBC Reports June 2010.
June 2010 Janice Eng
Janice Eng wins 2010 YWCA Women of Distinction Award Janice Eng received a YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the category for Health and Active Living at an awards gala Tuesday June 1. The Women of Distinction Awards began in 1984 to honour, encourage and recognize women whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the health and […]
Naznin Virji-Babul, May 2012
There is an ongoing debate surrounding mirror neuron systems. The debate is between whether mirror neurons, associated with human cognitive development, evolve through individual experience or are innately inherited. Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul is a recognized expert in the mirror neuron system and her work was quoted in Cosmos, Austrailia’s #1 science media brand. Work from […]
Alison Hoens, May 2012
In recognition of the outstanding academic achievements that have resulted in her promotion to Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Alison will take part in the Academic Gown ceremony May 3, 2012. The future of the Department relies on the talents, energy, enthusiasm and creativity of our faculty and […]
Research Trainees win Awards, May 2012
UBC Physical Therapy Trainees have been awarded two of the seven Focus on Stroke Research Fellowships and two of the seven Focus on Stroke doctoral Research Awards from Heart and Stroke Foundaton of Canada. Michael Borich was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship to continue his training under Dr. Lara Boyd on his study, ‘Characterization of white […]
Sue Murphy, May 2012
Sue Murphy is a passionate educator who has worked tirelessly for our Department for over seventeen years in a number of teaching and educational roles.Sue joined the Department of Physical Therapy in 1994 after supporting our teaching endeavors through her prior role as Clinical Coordinator for physiotherapy students at Royal Columbian Hospital, where she planned […]
Lara Boyd's work featured on Radio-Canada's television science magazine Découverte
Dr. Lara Boyd will be on French Language TV Sunday, April 29th, 6:30 pm as part of Radio-Canada’s television science magazine Découverte. It will also live on the web on Découverte’s website For the non-french speaking public an English version will air on CBC’s The National Friday, May 4.
Dr. Alex Scott and Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul are both participating in events for the Alumni Weekend, Party at the Point, May 26.
Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul will be taking part in UBC Dialogues – Should Fighting be Banned in Hockey? The moderator will be Rick Cluff – CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition and her fellow panelists are Doug Clement, CM, MD’59 – Professor Emeritus, UBC Faculty of Medicine and Former Physician to the Vancouver Canucks and Ken […]
April 2012, Linda Li and Lara Boyd
The Early Career Scholars Program is for full-time UBC faculty who are in the professorial ranks and at the early stage of their academic careers at UBC. The Institute appoints a single cohort of up to fourteen untenured Assistant and recently tenured Associate Professors each year. Researchers are chosen as individuals and from all academic […]
April 2012, Kristin Campbell and Susan Harris
April is Cancer Month, and Drs. Kristin Campbell (Assistant Professor) and Susan Harris (Professor Emerita) are working to improve the lives of patients with breast cancer. Their research has been featured prominently as part of an important supplement in the journal Cancer. The supplement was published online April 6, 2012 and will be in print […]
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, April 2012
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose has recently been featured on CTV and on the front page of the Vancouver Sun for her work on the benefits of resistance training on cognition. Read more on the UBC Media Release. She and her team have also recently released an educational You Tube video describing the benefits of and proper […]
Second year Master of Physical Therapy Students enjoy International experiences
Where can you find hollering street vendors, chattering shoppers, cups of chai, crispy samosas, and crazy auto-rickshaw drivers weaving around hundreds of sauntering cows? Why, in India, of course! This past winter, three of us second year UBC MPT students, ventured to India in hopes of experiencing the vastly different culture and learning about health […]
Stimulating Brains
Dr. Lara Boyd and her lab are searching for ways to enhance brain function in people with neurologic damage using brain stimulation to enhance or suppress cortical activity. The researchers in the Brain Behavior Laboratory (BBL) are focused on facilitating recovery in people with neurologic dysfunction. They have been investigating the use of Transcranial Magnetic […]
GRASP FAME
Two programs developed by Janice Eng can improve mobility in people with Stroke and have been adopted for use by clinics around the world. Dr. Eng is not only internationally recognized for developing novel treatments to assist people with disabilities; she has been instrumental in translating this knowledge to clinicians and patients worldwide. Dr. Eng […]
“Mamma Mia, here I go again!”
Listening to music can evoke powerful emotional responses and affect the mood of the listener. We can easily recognize familiar music from the first few notes and familiar melodies often bring back memories of specific places or events. Yet the brain regions that are involved in recognizing familiar music pieces are still not well […]
March 2012, Lara Boyd
The Canada Research Chairs program is part of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world’s top countries in research and development. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Tier 2 Chairs are tenable for five years and renewable once, are for […]
March 2012, Robin Roots
We are delighted to announce that Robin Roots has accepted the position of Coordinator of Clinical Education, Northern and Rural Cohort and will officially join the UBC MPT Clinical Education team on May 1, 2012. She will continue in a contractual basis until that date. Robin, a former UBC MSc grad, brings a wealth of […]
February 2012, Jodi Edwards
Jodi Edwards, PhD Candidate supervised by Lara Boyd received a 2012 Brain Star Award from the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA). This award is designed to recognize the excellence of research done in Canada by students and trainees in all fields and disciplines covered by INMHA. Jodi was chosen as a […]
Faculty members receive funding to study pulmonary rehab
Professor Darlene Reid, Assistant Professors Jordan Guenette and Pat Camp have received $150,000 in funding from the BC Lung Association to support research and knowledge translation in pulmonary rehabilitation. The funding will be used to equip the programs and laboratories at St Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospital; and to develop a knowledge translation platform to […]