News & Announcements

  • Clinical Associate Professor Marc Rizzardo named as member of the Canadian Medical Team

    Clinical Associate Professor Marc Rizzardo named as member of the Canadian Medical Team

    Clinical Associate Professor Marc Rizzardo will be off to the Rio Olympics as part of the Canadian Medical Team. This is his fifth Olympics and he will be focusing on the badminton team. Congratulations to Marc on being selected once again.

  • Clinical Associate Professor Marie Westby receives the 2016 VCHRI mentored clinical scientist award

    Clinical Associate Professor Marie Westby receives the 2016 VCHRI mentored clinical scientist award

    Dr. Westby’s award will allow her to develop and evaluate targeted, multi-faceted quality indicator (QI) implementation strategies for clinicians’ behaviours (QI adherence) and patient outcomes and experiences after surgery.

  • Department Alumni Elizabeth MacRitchie and her husband awarded the 2016 Alumni Volunteer Leadership Award

    Department Alumni Elizabeth MacRitchie and her husband awarded the 2016 Alumni Volunteer Leadership Award

    Advocates for improved health care in BC – particularly in remote northern communities

  • Leadership Workshop

    Leadership Workshop

    The UBC Rehabilitation Science Online Programs and RehabEQ collaborate to bring you, Emotional Intelligence and the Rehabilitation Professional. Research shows that leadership is much deeper than technical skills; it is based in clear core values and beliefs and strong Emotional Intelligence.

  • Alex Scott as a guest editor of a special issue on manual therapy calling for papers

    Alex Scott as a guest editor of a special issue on manual therapy calling for papers

    Over the next year, Physiotherapy Canada will be run a special series of articles on Orthopaedic Manipulative Physiotherapy to share current practices, exploring innovations, and highlighting excellence. Submissions are requested now and throughout 2017

  • Aerobic exercise and chronic stroke

    Aerobic exercise and chronic stroke

    Exercise may be the key that unlocks their brain’s ability to recover from Stroke. A study by Dr. Lara Boyd…

  • Join the BC Physiotherapy Continuing Professional Development Directory

    Join the BC Physiotherapy Continuing Professional Development Directory

    Do you organize continuing professional development (CPD) events for BC physiotherapists practising in the public or private sector? Do you plan inter-professional educational events?

  • UBC Physiotherapy Open Golf Tournament

    UBC Physiotherapy Open Golf Tournament

    After a very successful pilot run last year, the student led Physiotherapy Open golf tournament will return July 27th, 2016! Located at the scenic Gleneagles Golf Course in West Vancouver, which is voted one of Canada’s best 9-hole courses. Thanks to Ladysport and FitFirst for their sponsorship. Win bragging rights and prizes for closest to…

  • Lifetime prevention services

    Lifetime prevention services

    Clinical Associate Professor Diana Dawes, a member of the Lifetime Prevention Schedule Expert Oversight Committee, is pleased to announce the release of the 2016 report update. The report looks at clinical prevention services for people in B.C. These include screening, behavioral interventions (advice) and preventive medications provided by a health care provider, based on age and sex.…

  • YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

    YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

    Two women with connections to the Department have been nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards this year. Vote now to support their cause in the Connecting the Community Award competition.