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We are a joint program of the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy and the Department of Physical Therapy @ UBC
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Join our info session to learn more about our research-based Master of Science and Doctoral programs in Rehabilitation Sciences (RHSC).

Hear from current graduate student and have your questions answered in a Q&A session with the RHSC program director.

Register: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...
Join our info session to learn more about our research-based Master of Science and Doctoral programs in Rehabilitation Sciences (RHSC).

Hear from current graduate student and have your questions answered in a Q&A session with the RHSC program director.

Register: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Congratulations to Ryan Stein, PhD candidate supervised by @teresaliu.bsky.social, who received the Doctoral Personnel Award for Women’s Heart & Brain Health from Heart & Stroke Foundation and the CAN TAP TALENT Doctoral Studentship!

rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/11/14/r...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Paper from Dr. Xiaoxu Ding's thesis! Key take aways: Decision makers should support hybrid models, maintain strong in-person care, and expand virtual services to improve accessibility and outcomes for youth. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @foundrybc.bsky.social
Virtual, In-Person and Hybrid Utilization Patterns of Youth Accessing Integrated Youth Services: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Youth Ages 12–24
Youth mental health and substance use issues are rising worldwide, along with barriers to timely, culturally, and developmentally appropriate care. In…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Rewiring the Mind: How Science, Lifestyle and Wellness Shape Brain Health"

Seminar from UBC Connects at Robson Square, in partnership with UBC’s Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

RHSC Supervisors Dr. Lara Boyd and Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose presenting

RSVP: events.ubc.ca/event/rewiri...
October 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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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September 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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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August 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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...
August 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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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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July 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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
August 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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
www.courses.students.ubc.ca
August 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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
July 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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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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July 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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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.
arthritisathome.jointhealth.org
July 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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.

rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/07/18/2...
July 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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
July 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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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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July 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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@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
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July 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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...

#rehabscience
June 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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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
www.centreforbrainhealth.ca
May 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Thrilled to celebrate 8 new grads from our graduate program in Rehabilitation Sciences - Congrats! @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @ubcpt.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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...
May 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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@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
May 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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...
April 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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...
April 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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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
April 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM