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• Living in areas with high social vulnerability associated with worse outcomes after traumatic injury

  25-05-2022 05:43 via news-medical.net
  
  Traumatic injuries -; such as physical injuries resulting from a car accident, fall, gunshot or stabbing -; are one of the most common causes of impairment and disability worldwide.
  
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• Dr Alex Scott awarded 2022 Innovation and Translational Research Award

  20-05-2022 19:37 via vchri.ca
  
  VCHRI’s Innovative and Translation Research Awards fund innovative research that will improve health care systems and the well-being of patients across Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care. This year’s recipients are putting new knowledge into practice, implementing research outcomes and turning discoveries into commercial opportunities.
  
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• BBC – CrowdScience: How do you balance on a bicycle?

  11-05-2022 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AUDIO: Dr Lara Boyd explained the science behind how we learn to ride a bicycle.
  
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• Cedars-Sinai geriatricians create program to catch at-risk older adults before they fall

  07-05-2022 02:24 via news-medical.net
  
  Falls and broken bones are common among older adults, but they're not a natural part of aging. That's why Cedars-Sinai geriatricians created a bone health and falls risk consultation program to catch at-risk people before they break a bone or help them avoid another fracture in the future.
  
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• National Physiotherapy Month 2022

  02-05-2022 19:32 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  May is National Physiotherapy Month in Canada.
  Physical therapists are primary care professionals who work in a variety of settings, such as rehabilitation centers, hospitals, community health centers, and private clinics in both rural and urban areas. This month,  physiotherapists in every province and territory to talk about what we do, and the many ways we’re helping patients get moving for life again.
  From helping Canadians recover from illness to helping improve the flexibil
  
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• OPERAS App Wins the Arthritis Society Olga Munari Ideator Award

  26-04-2022 19:36 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Congratulations to Dr Linda Li and her team who won the Arthritis Society Olga Munari Ideator Award for the OPERAS App development.  
  At the inaugural Arthritis Ideator Awards, OPERAS received the Arthritis Society Olga Munari Ideator Award. The four winners were selected from among eight finalists who presented their innovations to the judges at the event held at MaRS in Toronto.
  OPERAS is an app-based program to empower active self-care, capturing information on the go, and providing
  
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• OPERAS App Wins the Arthritis Society Ideator Award

  26-04-2022 19:36 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Congratulations to Dr Linda Li and her team who won the Olga Munari Ideator Award for the OPERAS App development.  
  At the inaugural Arthritis Ideator Awards, OPERAS received the Olga Munari Arthritis Ideator Award. The four winners were selected from among eight finalists who presented their innovations to the judges at the event held at MaRS in Toronto.
  OPERAS is an app-based program to empower active self-care, capturing information on the go, and providing trends on symptoms, disea
  
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• Johns Hopkins Children’s Center doctors save a newborn baby with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

  20-04-2022 05:31 via news-medical.net
  
  Sarah Gonzalez was just 13 weeks pregnant in 2018 when she received "terrifying" news during a routine ultrasound.
  
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• OPERAS Arthritis Tool Selected as a Finalist – Arthritis Society People’s Choice Award

  06-04-2022 22:35 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  We are excited to share that the OPERAS arthritis self-care tool has been selected by the Arthritis Society as 1 of 8 finalists for the Arthritis Ideator Award. On April 21st, the research team lead by Dr Linda Li will meet a panel of judges for a chance to win $50,000 for Canada’s best arthritis innovation.To vote:
  www.arthritis.ca/PeoplesChoice (English)
  www.arthrite.ca/ChoixDuPublic (French)
  Voting is open through 11:59 PM on Monday, April 18thOPERAS (On-demand Program to EmpoweR Active
  
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• $11M for North Carolina work-based rehab raises concerns

  06-04-2022 13:05 via news-medical.net
  
  An addiction treatment facility, highly regarded by North Carolina lawmakers, sits in a residential neighborhood here and operates like a village in itself.
  
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• Domestic violence survivor, UK patient stands and walks for the first time in more than eight years

  02-04-2022 05:26 via news-medical.net
  
  "Deep breaths, April. Deep breaths." April Ballentine nods, steeling herself. As she sits inside the lab of the University of Kentucky's Sports Medicine Research Institute (SMRI), her anticipation stirs up an incredible amount of pure nervousness.
  
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• Study highlights the benefits of COVID-19 care at long-term acute care hospitals

  30-03-2022 23:42 via news-medical.net
  
  Patients with severe COVID-19 and related complications can benefit from receiving postacute care at long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), a new report suggests.
  
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• Feinberg recognized as one of the best medical schools in the U.S.

  30-03-2022 18:38 via news-medical.net
  
  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has been recognized as one of the best medical schools in the nation, ranking 17th among research-oriented institutions, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, released today.
  
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• Delays for autism diagnosis and treatment grew even longer during the pandemic

  30-03-2022 17:21 via news-medical.net
  
  Wylie James Prescott, 3, had to wait more than a year after his autism diagnosis to begin behavioral therapy, even though research shows early treatment of autism can be crucial for children's long-term development.
  
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• New COVID Recovery Clinic launched by Keck Medicine of USC

  30-03-2022 01:22 via news-medical.net
  
  Keck Medicine of USC has launched its COVID Recovery Clinic, a multidisciplinary program led by a core team of clinicians specializing in primary care, pulmonology and physical therapy.
  
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• CSA Info Session | MPT – Fraser Valley

  22-03-2022 19:32 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  April 13, 2022 – 6:30 PM (PST)
  Department representatives will be giving a presentation on the following objectives:
  An update on the MPT-FV cohort
  Info on becoming a CSA
  CSA roles/responsibilities
  End with a Q&A
  
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• Recruitment for the position of Assistant Professor

  10-03-2022 19:17 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Faculty, clinical community, students and staff are invited to attend three sessions as part of the recruitment for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the Department of Physical Therapy to fill the role of Research Lead at the Fraser Valley distributed site. Each Session will include a Research (60-min) and Teaching (30-min) portion to be presented by the candidate on a topic of their choice. The Research Session will include a 35-minute presentation followed by a 20-minute Q&
  
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  10-03-2022 19:17 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• International Women’s Day 2022

  10-03-2022 00:23 via bit.ly
  
  In honour of International Women’s Day and the theme #BreakTheBias, meet some outstanding women within UBCMedicine — staff, learners and faculty — who are transforming health for everyone.
  
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• Older adults under severe financial strain more likely to die within six months after heart attack

  08-03-2022 04:09 via news-medical.net
  
  Older adults who report being under severe financial strain were substantially more likely to die within six months of having a heart attack compared to those with moderate or no financial strain, according to a new study led by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers.
  
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• Promoting healthier lifestyles for strong northern futures – Dr Taru Manyanga

  26-02-2022 01:00 via bit.ly
  
  Focused on finding ways to help people live their best possible active lives, Dr. Taru Manyanga with the UBC Master of Physical Therapy – North at UNBC is seeking to draw inspiration from the northern B.C. region and local Indigenous cultures.
  
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• Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses

  24-02-2022 13:02 via news-medical.net
  
  Kia Slade was seven months pregnant, unvaccinated, and fighting for breath, her oxygen levels plummeting, when her son came into the world last May.
  
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• Study identifies a protein complex critical for regulating apoptosis and necroptosis

  19-02-2022 02:11 via news-medical.net
  
  Cell death plays an important role in normal human development and health but requires tightly orchestrated balance to avert disease. Too much can trigger a massive inflammatory immune response that damages tissues and organs. Not enough can interfere with the body's ability to fight infection or lead to cancer.
  
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• New NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center East 53rd Street offers gynecologic, obstetric, and wellness care

  17-02-2022 22:28 via news-medical.net
  
  As part of its commitment to enhance access to high-quality care, NYU Langone Health has begun the phased opening of NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center East 53rd Street, at 159 East 53rd Street, offering comprehensive gynecologic, obstetric, and wellness care.
  
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• Winners of the first CERF Medical Engineering Prize for ALS Research announced

  08-02-2022 10:56 via news-medical.net
  
  The Cullen Education and Research Fund announced the recipients of the first CERF Medical Engineering Prize for ALS Research: Dr. Leigh Hochberg, Dr. Conor Walsh, and Dr. Sabrina Paganoni.
  
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• USF receives NIH Training Grant to prepare next generation of translational researchers

  04-02-2022 20:11 via news-medical.net
  
  The University of South Florida recently received a highly competitive National Institutes of Health Institutional Training Grant (Award Number T32HL160529), boosting the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine's capacity to prepare the next generation of scientists in an emerging area of research applicable to many major diseases.
  
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• Pandemic-fueled shortages of home health workers strand patients without necessary care

  03-02-2022 11:52 via news-medical.net
  
  Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies.
  
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• Creating an Evidence-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

  02-02-2022 20:41 via bit.ly
  This course was created in response to a need for opportunities to learn more about creating a pulmonary rehabilitation program. The overall goal of this course is to show learners how to develop an evidence-based pulmonary rehabilitation program for adults with chronic lung disease. Learners proceed through structured modules that will take them step-by-step through program development.
  
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• Drugs derived from activated protein C may limit ischemia and reperfusion injury, study suggests

  01-02-2022 00:34 via news-medical.net
  
  A University of South Florida Health preclinical study offers molecular insight into how activated protein C (APC) may improve aging patients' tolerance to reperfusion injury – a potentially adverse effect of treatment for ischemic heart disease.
  
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• NYU Langone Health continues to expand its services on Long Island

  31-01-2022 18:35 via news-medical.net
  
  NYU Langone Health continues to build its breadth and depth of services on Long Island, enhancing local access to high-quality care with the recent addition of a new location, new providers, and several specialties.
  
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• Staff preconceptions about minoritized groups linked to variability in advanced dementia care

  25-01-2022 03:21 via news-medical.net
  
  A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine found several factors – including staff assumptions about minoritized groups – may play a role in the variability in the quality of care provided to U.S. nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
  
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• Johns Hopkins experts offer suggestions to address challenges of online learning for children with cancer

  25-01-2022 01:35 via news-medical.net
  
  Thousands of schools transitioned to online learning in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which time many children with cancer and other chronic health needs, as well as those with special education needs, faced significant challenges to learning online.
  
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• UBC Department of Physical Therapy Successfully Administers Virtual Exams for 346 Interim Physical Therapists Seeking Full Licensure in British Columbia

  20-01-2022 18:38 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  With the cancellation of the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR) national exams, UBC was contracted by the College of Physical Therapists of BC to administer an evaluation as a critical step in the licensure process for interim physical therapists in BC. 
  The exams were administered to interim registrants virtually and included two different exams, both comprising eight different clinical stations. The exams ran over two weekends and were supported by over 50 examiners
  
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• Engineer receives $2.1 million grant to test a treatment strategy for children with cerebral palsy

  03-01-2022 13:06 via news-medical.net
  
  Mechanical engineer and inventor Zach Lerner, assistant professor in Northern Arizona University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded $2.1 million by the National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.
  
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• Crash course: Injured patients who sign ‘letters of protection’ may face huge medical bills and risks

  21-12-2021 12:36 via news-medical.net
  
  Jean Louis-Charles couldn't afford spine surgery to ease nagging neck and back pain after a car crash. So he signed a document, promising to pay the bill with money he hoped to get from a lawsuit against the driver who caused the collision.
  
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• Year in Review 2021 – UBC Department of Physical Therapy

  17-12-2021 19:01 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
   
  It seems amazing that we are already at the end of another year. 2021 was decidedly busy and productive despite the significant challenges of the ongoing pandemic and the effects of climate change. My heart goes out to all who were affected personally and/or professionally by these difficult circumstances, along with my sincere thanks for keeping the Department moving forward. I am filled with admiration for the resilience and tenacity of those who continued to contribute so wholehearted
  
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• A case of post-vaccination MIS in an adult without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

  06-12-2021 01:11 via news-medical.net
  
  A new case study on the report of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MISC) in a 22-year-old woman in South Korea after vaccination.
  
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• Fall Graduation 2021

  01-12-2021 18:10 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Congratulations to the UBC Department of Physical Therapy Class of 2021.This week was an important one for the Department with the graduation of the MPT class of 2021. Following a virtual UBC convocation on Thursday, the Department held its reception for the graduates on Friday. A big thank you to everyone who spoke at the ceremony, including:Sue Murphy – Department head, Department of Physical Therapy
  Dr Roger Wong – Vice-Dean, Faculty of Medicine 
  Vincent Cunana
  
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• Robin Keahey – 2021 Graduate

  22-11-2021 20:23 via med.ubc.ca
  
  Being a part of the last NRC (Northern and Rural Cohort), which is now the new Master of Physical Therapy-North program, I really enjoyed showcasing Northern B.C. to peers. A moment that sticks out for me was when a group of us went out for pizza and ice cream together after backpacking Mount Robson.
  
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• How to Save Your Knees Without Giving Up Your Workout – New York Times

  22-11-2021 17:59 via nyti.ms
  
  How to Save Your Knees Without Giving Up Your Workout – featuring Michaela Khan, Dr Jackie Whittaker, and Jean-François Esculier.There’s no magic bullet to knee health, but staying active and building muscles around the joint are crucial.
  
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• Study analyzes association between obesity and endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

  16-11-2021 05:25 via news-medical.net
  
  In COVID-19 patients, obesity is the factor most associated with the development of endothelial dysfunction, a condition in which the blood vessels become unable to contract and relax adequately, increasing the risk of events such as heart attacks, thrombosis (blood clotting), and stroke.
  
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• Your out-of-pocket health care costs need not be a mystery

  15-11-2021 12:45 via news-medical.net
  
  If you've ever had a serious illness or cared for someone who has, you know how quickly the medical bills can pile up: from labs, radiology clinics, pharmacies, doctors, different departments within the same hospital — some of them in your insurance network, others not.
  
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• Dr Lara Boyd awarded the Killam Research Prize – 2021

  02-11-2021 19:01 via med.ubc.ca
  
  Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service. Congratulations to our 2021 recipients.
  
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• Survey: Young adults with chronic pain more likely to use cannabis or CBD oil to manage the condition

  28-10-2021 04:59 via news-medical.net
  
  Young adults, ages 18-34, are more likely to report experiencing chronic pain compared to older adults (65% vs. 52% ages 35+), with a large majority of them (73%) saying they are in pain every day, according to a new survey conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of the Samueli Foundation.
  
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• Physical therapy associated with lower odds of long-term opioid use after total knee replacement

  28-10-2021 03:23 via news-medical.net
  
  The world's most common form of arthritis, knee osteoarthritis, causes sufferers pain and hurts their quality of life.
  
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• Simple blood test useful for excluding pulmonary embolism among hospitalized COVID-19 patients

  27-10-2021 05:11 via news-medical.net
  
  A screening blood test originally validated in seriously ill patients without COVID-19 is still clinically useful for ruling out pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, a University of South Florida Health (USF Health) Morsani College of Medicine research team reports.
  
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• Analysis: A procedure that cost $1,775 in New York was $350 in Maryland. Here’s why.

  26-10-2021 16:03 via news-medical.net
  
  For the past 18 months, while I was undergoing intensive physical therapy and many neurological tests after a complicated head injury, my friends would point to a silver lining: "Now you'll be able to write about your own bills." After all, I'd spent the past decade as a journalist covering the often-bankrupting cost of U.S. medical care.
  
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• Physical Therapy red hot at UNBC – CKPG

  25-10-2021 19:48 via ckpgtoday.ca
  
   
  Last fall, UBC launched its inaugural master of Physical Therapy – North program in Prince George to help inspire more graduates to stay and practice in northern, rural, and remote communities across BC, as well as to increase access to physical therapy services for patients.“The physical therapy community in the North have been asking for this program for years and it’s really a credit to them and their persistence in asking for programs that we have this,” explai
  
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• TEDDY study adds to a growing body of evidence that type 1 diabetes is not a single disease

  22-10-2021 07:25 via news-medical.net
  
  New findings from the international The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study add to a growing body of evidence indicating that type 1 diabetes is not a single disease. The presentation and, perhaps, cause of autoimmune diabetes differs among genetically high-risk children, the research suggests.
  
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• UBC expands physical therapy program in northern B.C.

  20-10-2021 01:08 via med.ubc.ca
  
  Last fall, UBC launched its inaugural Master of Physical Therapy – North (MPT-N) program in Prince George to help inspire more graduates to stay and practice in northern, rural and remote communities across British Columbia (B.C), as well as to increase access to physical therapy services for patients.
  
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