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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · 26d

RHSC Internal Scholarship Competition Now Open!

UBC Rehabilitation Sciences students are invited to apply for 3 Alumni Scholarships and 2 Arthritis Society Scholarships. Deadline: October 17 at 12pm.

Eligibility criteria & application instructions under each award
rehab.med.ubc.ca/awards-and-f...

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hey RHSC students and faculty!

You're all invited to our annual RHSC BBQ organized by our student executive RSEC! Welcome in the new academic year, catch up with friends and meet new faces! Food + drinks on us!

Thursday September 11, starting at 2:30pm
RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/annual-rhs...

Annual RHSC BBQ

Welcome in the new academic year with our annual RHSC BBQ! Catch up with friends and meet new faces! Food+drinks on us!

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Congrats to Vivian Li, MSc student in @lboyd47.bsky.social Brain Behaviour Lab, on receiving a DMCBH Rising Star Trainee Award!

The award supports Vivian in her research using TCMS for motor recovery after stroke:

rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/08/21/v...

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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · Jul 30

Associate Professor Dr. Brodie Sakakibara is the Principal Investigator on a newly funded CIHR Project Grant, which will support a study of self-management for stroke after discharge from the hospital led by @ubcrhsc.bsky.social postdoctoral fellow Dr. Elise Wiley
osot.ubc.ca/2025/07/30/e... #OT365

The mission to enhance support for recovery after stroke in Dr. Brodie Sakakibara's new study - Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

Dr. Brodie Sakakibara's ENHANCE Study aims to refine programs of self-management for people living with stroke.

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Aug 1

Looking for another elective course for Fall 2025? Consider RHSC 506E Current Topics in Rehabilitation: Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence for RHSC
www.courses.students.ubc.ca/browse-cours...

1-credit course gives an intro to basics of AI focusing on its emerging applications in Rehab Sciences

www.courses.students.ubc.ca

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Aug 1

Looking for another elective course for Fall 2025? Consider RHSC 521: Rehabilitation Technology: Theory & Practice www.courses.students.ubc.ca/browse-cours...

Explore different technology models, and theories and approaches to assistive and rehabilitation technology design and development

RHSC_V 521 - Rehabilitation Technology: Theory and Practice | University of British Columbia

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Calling all RHSC students and faculty!

Come join your Student Executive Council for a fun filled afternoon at the beach!

Thursday July 31st at 5pm
Kits Beach - grassy area by Cornwall

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Skye Barbic @skyebarbic.bsky.social · Jul 28

New paper out today. The Occupation of Youth Peer Support Workers Within an Integrated Youth Services Initiative.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@UBCOSOT

@Foundrybc

@HealthCanada3

#occupation #peersupport

The Occupation of Youth Peer Support Workers Within an Integrated Youth Services Initiative - Community Mental Health Journal

Youth peer support workers (YPSWs) use lived/living experience to provide support. However, there is a knowledge gap about service impact on YPSWs themselves. To understand (1) impact being a YPSW has...

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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · Jul 28

ICYMI: Professor Emerita Dr. Catherine Backman's discussion with Cheryl Koehn, the Founder and President of @acejointhealth.bsky.social, covers the importance of finding the right splints and assisted devices for managing arthritis
arthritisathome.jointhealth.org?p=6389 #ArthritisAtHome #OT365

Arthritis At Home 282 – Finding the right splints and assisted devices for your arthritis | Arthritis At Home

This episode of Arthritis At Home features Dr. Catherine Backman, Professor Emerita from the University of British Columbia.

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Jul 18

Congratulations to Avneet Dhillon, Janna Griffioen, and @astouthiambc.bsky.social our 2025 CGS-D Recipients! The CGSD are awarded to high-calibre Doctoral level scholars to help develop their research skills and assists in the training of highly qualified personnel.

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Jul 17

Have you had an ACL tear/reconstruction and frustrated with your knee?

UBC_PT @arthritisresearch.bsky.social researchers are recruiting for a clinical trial to evaluate exercise-program that boosts knee health and reduce osteoarthritis risk
Click on the link bit.ly/ACLRScreen for more information

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UBC IDEA Lab @idea.nursing.ubc.ca · Jul 13

Join us Wednesday, Aug 13 for our IDEA Lab Research Day & Indigenous VR Storytelling Exhibit at the Paetzold Theatre (Vancouver General Hospital)! @nurselillian.bsky.social @agingsmart.bsky.social @vchhealthcare.bsky.social

Free event with lunch provided—RSVP now:

UBC IDEA Lab Presents: Research Day & Indigenous VR Storytelling Exhibit

Discover Indigenous VR storytelling and interactive research exhibits at the IDEA Lab Research & Exhibition Day!

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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · Jul 3

@ubcrhsc.bsky.social student Avneet Dhillon, OSOT faculty Dr. Suzanne Huot & @skyebarbic.bsky.social, and colleagues from @foundrybc.bsky.social & @sfu-fhs.bsky.social examine the use of integrated youth services by demographic in BC in Can. J. Psychiatry:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OT365

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Jun 20

Welcome to RHSC's newest graduate student supervisor!

@ubcpt.bsky.social new Assistant Professor Dr. Stephen Wright is an exercise and circulatory physiologist and joins the RHSC graduate programs as supervisor.

Meet Dr. Wright on our website: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/06/20/w...

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Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH) @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social · May 20

DMCBH member Dr. Lara Boyd (@lboyd47.bsky.social) has created a video game to help with stroke recovery.

“Our hope is to gamify rehabilitation, creating an enjoyable experience for patients that will extend the exercises that they perform in structured therapy to regain limb functionality.”

Gamified stroke recovery improves arm function - Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH

New software brings the fun of playing a video game to high-repetition rehabilitative exercises for individuals affected by stroke. For the

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Lara Boyd @lboyd47.bsky.social · May 21

Thrilled to celebrate 8 new grads from our graduate program in Rehabilitation Sciences - Congrats! @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @ubcpt.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · May 21

Congratulations to our May 2025 Graduates!

Anne-Cecile Delaisse, Xiaoxu Ding, Justin Losciale, & Kip Squier received their doctorates today, and Keyara Brody, Victoria Cirone, Olatioluwase Olatona and Makenzie McCallum received thier MSc degrees.

Full article: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/05/21/c...

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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · May 20

@ubcrhsc.bsky.social student Brittany Pousett came second in the INCREASE BC 3MT competition for her talk “Understanding how People with Lower Limb Amputations in British Columbia Cope with the Challenges Associated with Life with an Amputation” #OT365 @matterslab.bsky.social @agingsmart.bsky.social

PhD student Brittany Pousett pictured smiling in a pink sweater to a sunny, leafy backdrop

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Apr 29

Meet Daniel Elesin, our May Student of the Month!

Daniel is an MSc candidate completing research with Dr. @teresaliu.bsky.social exploring how exercise and cognitive enrichment affect executive functions in older adults with chronic stroke.

Full article:
rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/04/25/m...

UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Apr 29

Meet Stanley Hung, our May 2025 Alumni of the Month!

Stanley completed our MSc in 2014. Combining clinical and research, Stanley is now a registered physiotherapist & Postdoctoral Fellow conducting implementation science research for people living with stroke.

rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/04/25/m...

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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · Apr 29

INCREASE BC will feature 14 presentations by @ubcrhsc.bsky.social trainees supervised by OSOT faculty, and Assistant Professor Dr. Julia Schmidt will jointly lead a panel discussion on patient & community partners tomorrow
www.rehabresearchprogram.com/3rd-increase... #OT365 @bcchresearch.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the program for INCREASE BC 2025: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGkvWUX2qs/SqmOr8c9BHOOWgINHalB7g/view?utm_content=DAGkvWUX2qs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h8522ad1c4f

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Apr 25

Congratulations to this year's recipients of the 4YF! The 4YF is awarded to new Doctoral students in recognition of their academic excellence and will fund their research for 4 years.

Congrats to Jacob, Avneet, Chris, Vrinda, Karen and Nejat (not pictured)!

rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/04/24/2...

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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · Apr 7

Avneet Dhillon, a @ubcrhsc.bsky.social student supervised by @skyebarbic.bsky.social, shared her experience of co-chairing the 7th International Conference on Youth Mental Health
osot.ubc.ca/2025/04/07/i... #OT365 @advancinghealth.bsky.social @foundrybc.bsky.social

International Conference on Youth Mental Health 2025: Reflections from a PhD student - Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

PhD student Avneet Dhillon shared her experiences as the youth co-chair of the 7th International Conference on Youth Mental Health.

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ubcosot.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social · Apr 7

Congratulations to Xiaoxu Ding, who recently graduated from @ubcrhsc.bsky.social under Associate Professor @skyebarbic.bsky.social's supervision! #OT365

Recent graduate Xiaoxu Ding and her supervisor, Associate Professor Dr. Skye Barbic, standing at the foot of a regally decorated staircase

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UBC RHSC @ubcrhsc.bsky.social · Apr 2

Meet Astou Thiam our April 2025 Student of the Month!

Astou is a PhD student with Dr. Suzanne Huot studying the experiences of West and Central African immigrants in Metro Vancouver through a hospitality lens.

Read the full feature here: rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/04/02/a...
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