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• Physio explains benefits of functional rehab to spinal surgeons from around the world

  09-06-2017 14:24
  
  A physiotherapist from Sheffield has spoken to an audience of international spinal surgeons to highlight the effectiveness of functional rehab for back pain, spondylosis and spondylolisthesis.
  
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• Protected: Braden Quest – National Physiotherapy Month

  12-04-2024 20:34 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Protected: Karen Davies – National Physiotherapy Month

  08-04-2024 23:51 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Karen Davies – National Physiotherapy Month

  08-04-2024 23:51 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Karen DaviesPhysiotherapistWhere do you work?  The Motion Lab, Sunny Hill Health Centre at BC Children’s Hospital (Vancouver, BC)What is the most rewarding part of your job?Working with children to promote functioning, fitness and fun in partnership with their families and providing opportunities for making friends and participating in their community (now and in the future).Why does physiotherapy matter?To optimize children’s function and deve
  
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• Protected: Hyman Gee – National Physiotherapy Month

  08-04-2024 23:37 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Hyman Gee – National Physiotherapy Month

  08-04-2024 23:37 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Hyman GeePhysiotherapist, Clinical InstructorWhere do you work?  Student Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic at Queen’s Park Care Centre (New Westminster, BC)What is the most rewarding part of your job?Making a difference in people’s lives. That applies to both the PT and OT students that spend time in the clinic as well as the clients that we treat. Clients are so sincere in their expression of gratitude when they achieve their rehabili
  
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• Protected: Corinna Ng – National Physiotherapy Month 2024

  05-04-2024 21:23 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Protected: Corinna Ng – National Physiotherapy Month

  05-04-2024 21:23 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Corinna Ng – National Physiotherapy Month

  05-04-2024 21:23 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Corinna NgRegistered Physical Therapist, Clinical InstructorWhere do you work?  GF Strong Rehab Centre – NMS Outpatient Student-Led Clinic (Vancouver, BC)What is the most rewarding part of your job?One of the most rewarding parts of my job is being able to work closely with other healthcare providers at my clinic to support our clients as a whole – not just their physical needs but their mental and emotional needs. As well as encouraging them t
  
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• Dr Janice Eng was awarded 2024 BCKDF funding for health research

  05-04-2024 19:29 via med.ubc.ca
  
  Faculty of Medicine researchers are among the UBC recipients of funding through the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) for their work on topics including rare cancers, obesity and diabetes therapeutics and genome sequencing and analysis.
  
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• Dr Janice Eng awarded 2024 BCKDF funding for health research

  05-04-2024 19:29 via med.ubc.ca
  
  Faculty of medicine researchers are among the UBC recipients of funding through the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) for their work on topics including rare cancers, obesity and diabetes therapeutics and genome sequencing and analysis.
  
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• BMI influences efficacy of nerve-stimulation treatment for sleep apnea, study finds

  04-04-2024 21:54 via news-medical.net
  
  A nerve-stimulation treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that originally was approved only for people with body mass indexes (BMIs) in the healthy range recently was extended to patients with BMIs up to 40, a weight range generally described as severely obese.
  
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• End of internet subsidies for low-income households threatens telehealth access

  04-04-2024 12:57 via news-medical.net
  
  For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week's worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands.
  
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• Defining how exercise affects cardiovascular health in people using wheelchairs

  03-04-2024 04:41 via news-medical.net
  
  Delphia Brown (left) exercises at the Stephen A. Orthwein Center, a wheelchair-accessible gym in St. Louis operated by Paraquad, an organization that helps people with disabilities achieve independence.
  
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• Protected: Karen Tugwell – National Physiotherapy Month

  02-04-2024 22:21 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Karen Tugwell – National Physiotherapy Month

  02-04-2024 22:21 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Karen TugwellResearch, Education and Practice Coordinator for PhysiotherapyWhere do you work?  Providence Health Care (North Vancouver, BC)What is the most rewarding part of your job?Working in a collaborative, supportive environment where Physiotherapists learn from, and mentor other Physiotherapists.Why does physiotherapy matter?Physiotherapists are in a position to provide both a comprehensive assessment and treatment while also having the time to help
  
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• Protected: Gayatri Pawar – National Physiotherapy Month

  02-04-2024 21:33 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Gayatri Pawar – National Physiotherapy Month

  02-04-2024 21:33 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Gayatri PawarRegistered Physical TherapistWhere do you work?  Kelowna General Hospital (Kelowna, BC) | Interior HealthI humbly acknowledge my presence on the traditional, ancestral and unceded land of the Sylix people who have resided here since time immemorial. I recognize, honour and respect the Sylix lands upon which we live, work and play. What is the most rewarding part of your job?The smiles on clients faces when they are able to accomplish a ta
  
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• Stem cell therapy safe and potentially beneficial for spinal cord injury patients

  01-04-2024 20:08 via news-medical.net
  
  A Mayo Clinic study shows stem cells derived from patients' own fat are safe and may improve sensation and movement after traumatic spinal cord injuries.
  
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• Polypills prove effective in reducing cardiovascular disease and mortality

  29-03-2024 15:39 via news-medical.net
  
  A new study from researchers at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis bolsters previous findings that polypills are beneficial in preventing heart attacks and strokes and reducing deaths among people with cardiovascular risk factors, including high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
  
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• Research highlights low health literacy among one-third of people with moderate to severe TBI

  29-03-2024 15:23 via news-medical.net
  
  Low health literacy is a problem for a substantial proportion of people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to research published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR).
  
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• Bridging the gap in stroke care with virtual rehabilitation

  29-03-2024 04:35 via news-medical.net
  
  A stroke often impacts a person's ability to move their lower body from the hips down to the feet.
  
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• Protected: Priya Raval – National Physiotherapy Month

  27-03-2024 17:20 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Priya Raval – National Physiotherapy Month

  27-03-2024 17:20 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Priya RavalRegistered Physical Therapist, Pelvic PhysiotherapistWhere do you work?  Northern Health (Prince George, BC)University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) | Northern HealthWhat is the most rewarding part of your job?The most rewarding part of my job is that I get to help people, improve their lives by assisting them to reduce their pain or return to their activities; I use the skills I have gained while training as a physiotherapist. I
  
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• After Appalachian hospitals merged into a monopoly, their ERs slowed to a crawl

  25-03-2024 12:18 via news-medical.net
  
  In the small Appalachian city of Bristol, Virginia, City Council member Neal Osborne left a meeting on the morning of Jan. 3 and rushed himself to the hospital.
  
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• Dr Teresa Liu-Ambrose was Awarded a Killam Faculty Research Prize

  19-03-2024 21:06 via prizes.research.ubc.ca
  Dr Teresa Liu-Ambrose is a recipient of the 2023 UBC Killam Research Prize in the Medicine Established Category. The UBC Killam Research Prize recognizes the research excellence and scholarly achievements of faculty from across all disciplines, ranging from the applied sciences and medicine to the social sciences and humanities.
  
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• SMART Labs Received over $5 million in funding from CFI Innovation fund

  19-03-2024 17:32 via med.ubc.ca
  
  Congratulations to Dr Janice Eng whose SMART Labs project received over $5 million in funding including over 2.1 million from the CFI Innovation fund, with the remainder of funding from the provincial BCKDF fund and matching contributions. SMART Labs will develop innovative, evidence-based treatments that are guided by measurable biomarkers, and use activities simulating real-world function through advanced technologies. These lab facilities will be located at the Centre for Aging SMART at
  
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• Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes

  13-03-2024 11:39 via news-medical.net
  
  Shelly Olson's mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at the facility, then owned by a not-for-profit organization, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.
  
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• Rethinking recovery timelines for robotic lung surgery patients

  13-03-2024 03:38 via news-medical.net
  
  Are surgeons giving patients unrealistic expectations about recovery after robotic lung surgery? That's what CU Department of Surgery faculty member Robert Meguid, M.D., MPH, and surgery resident Adam Dyas, M.D., set out to discover after realizing the guidance they were offering patients might be based on outdated or anecdotal information.
  
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• Shona McLaren

  12-03-2024 18:51 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Shona McLaren, BSc, MSc, PTAssistant Professor of TeachingMPT- Victoria Clinical Education LeadContact
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  Involved with components of the clinical education courses in the MPT curriculum (PHTH 534, 554, 574), teaching professional practice courses (PHTH 516, 546, and 566) and coordinating the interprofessional collaborative practice course (PHTH 576). Over the next year, will be taking over as Professionalism stream coordinator.Other Teaching &a
  
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