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  • 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…