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Continuing Professional Development Coordinator
The Department of Physical Therapy is seeking to appoint a Clinical Faculty / Clinical Administrator to undertake the activities of a Physical Therapy Continuing Professional Development Coordinator.
Exercising health across BC: physical therapy students learn in more communities
For urban Canadians recovering from injury or illness, access to the physical therapy they need is rarely in question. For BC residents in northern or rural locations, however, access to health professionals can’t be taken for granted.
UBC PT takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challange
Department of Physical Therapy Faculty and Staff take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Clinical Instructor Aart van Gorkum accepts the MPT Grads ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Post by Main Street Physiotherapy Clinic.
It’s back to school: meet some of our MPT students – Part 2
As part of the Faculty of Medicine’s back-to-school series, we sat down with some of our MPT students — Sophia Chadwick, Holly Parent, and Jasmine Mousavi
PT – Back to School Series
As part of the Faculty of Medicine’s back-to-school series, we sat down with some of our MPT students — Nadine Stunzi, Glenn Charbonneau, Mitchell Bourne.
Global BC features concussion research from the Perception-Action Lab
Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul and Perception-Action Lab researchers discuss treatment and analysis of concussions affecting young athletes in this insightful Global TV news segment.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
October 2011, Marie Westby
Clinical Associate Professor, Marie Westby, presents Prehab through Rehab: Stepping along the Continuum of Care for Persons with Total Joint Replacement Surgery at the Arthritis Care Clinical Symposium, October 12, 2011.
September 2011, Kristin Campbell
On Thursday, September 1st, Ms. Wai Young, MP for Vancouver South, came to our department to make an announcement about the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The announcement is one part of a larger CFI announcement taking place across the country. The Canada Foundation for Innovation will invest $53 million to create the knowledge, solutions and […]
September 2011, Linda Li
September is Arthritis Awareness month and the work of Dr. Linda Li and others at the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada is being highlighted this month by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). You can read more about Dr. Li’s research, ‘Utilizing new technology to put research to action’ on their website and CIHR will be sharing the […]
September 2011, Robin Roots
As a physical therapist working in rural British Columbia, I recognized there was a paucity of research regarding rural rehabilitation and that uncovering evidence behind our unique practice would help address the challenges of rural recruitment and retention and the scarcity of resources. It was a daunting prospect to return to school to pursue a […]
July 2011, MPT student Sarah Stroh
Sarah Stroh wins Helen Saarinen Rahikka Student Leadership Award. This award recognizes the importance of student professional leadership and outstanding contributions made by a student to the promotion of the profession through innovative efforts.
June 2011, Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Assistant Professor, is one of five investigators in Canada named a Heart and Stroke Foundation New Investigator. These awards provide support for Canada’s best young researchers. Dr. Liu-Ambrose will be investigating the “Role of exercise on cognition and function in vascular cognitive impairment.” She also received the Recognition Prize in Research on Aging […]
May 2011 Hazel Southard
Ms. Southard served as deputy head of the UBC physiotherapy division of the School of Rehabilitation Medicine since its inception in 1961 until her retirement in 1983. She was instrumental in the move of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences from the huts to the Koerner Pavilion in 1977. Dr. Catherine Backman, Professor in the Department […]
April 2011 Lara Boyd
The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health The University of British Columbia today announced a $15 million gift from the Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation for a new facility that integrates brain research and patient care. In honour of his generosity the facility will be named The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Dr. Lara […]
March 2011 Dr. Kristin Campbell
Dr. Kristin Campbell will be a featured speaker in the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC & Yukon 2011 Breast Health Speaker Series. Dr. Campbell will be speaking on The Role of Exercise in Prevention of Breast Cancer and in Rehabilitation and Survivorship at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC), Tuesday, March 22, […]
March 2011 Alex Scott
“For Tendon Pain, Think Beyond the Needle” An article in the New York Times, February 28,2011 discusses the research lines that Dr. Alex Scott pursues. Dr Scott is working to better understand of the actual causes of tendon pain and thereby develop and test effective treatments. The Times article referred to his commentary on […]
February 2011 Dr. Michael Hunt
Dr. Michael Hunt’s involvement in patient informed research with the Canadian Arthritis Network’s Consumer Advisory Board is a feature in the National Post
January 2011 Dr. Lara Boyd-TIA
A media release (January 27, 2011) by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute on work showing prolonged effects of Transient Ischemic Attacks by Dr. Lara Boyd and PhD candidate Jodi Edwards has garnered media attention. The media release by Vancouver Coastal Health and UBC Research, Mini-strokes leave “hidden” brain damage created interest from The Vancouver Sun, […]
December 2010 Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul – Mama Mia
“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 […]
December 2010 Teresa Liu-Ambrose
A one-year follow-up study, conducted by Teresa Liu-Ambrose, on seniors who participated in a strength training exercise program shows sustained cognitive benefits as well as savings to the healthcare system. The research, conducted at the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia, published December 13, 2010 […]
November 2010 Janice Eng
The fall UBC Medicine magazine featured Janice Eng in their Focus on Excellence section. Janice exemplifies excellence in all aspects of her work. She has made a significant impact in patient care with her extraordinary efforts to disseminate research findings into clinical practice.
May 2010 Elizabeth Dean
Elizabeth Dean advocates for the physiotherapy profession’s role in promotion of healthy lifestyles to improve global health in an article in Mediplacements.com
May 2010 Marie Westby
Marie Westby pursued a PhD while working as a physical therapist and caring for her autistic son. Read more in UBC reports
May 2010 Babak Shadgan, PhD candidate
Congratulations to Babak Shadgan, a PhD candidate supervised by Dr. Darlene Reid. He was awarded one of 26 International Society for Optics & Photonics (SPIE) Scholarships and the “D.J. Lovell Award”, the largest and most prestigious of the society’s award. Babak was awarded the Scholarship based on his potential for long-range contribution to optics and […]
April 2010 Visiting scientist, Dr. Jiro Nakano
Welcome to Dr. Jiro Nakano, a visiting scientist in the Muscle Biophysics Laboratory until March 2011. Dr. Nakano is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical & Occupational Therapy and a member of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Nagasaki University in Nagasaki, Japan. He also directs the Laboratory of Basic Physical […]
April 2010 Janice Eng
Dr. Janice Eng, Professor and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Senior Scholar was one of three winners of the 2010 Awards for Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty . Janice is committed to mentoring not only faculty members within her Department but members of numerous faculties at UBC. Her dedication to furthering success of […]
January 2010 Tyler Dumont
Tyler Dumont will represent the Department in the 2010 Olympic flame relay Tyler will be representing the Department of Physical Therapy beginning at 3:09pm on Wednesday, February 10th in North Vancouver. He will run South along Grand Boulevard West from house 1753 to house 1523. He plans on a slow jog since 300m will pass […]