rehabilitation sciences News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Money Matters
July 6, 2023 —
Growing up in Regina, Dr. Lisa Engel had no aspirations for a PhD. But that changed after she started working as an occupational therapist at a regional hospital on Vancouver Island in 2007.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM project to develop digital health solutions rooted in traditional Indigenous knowledge
June 20, 2023 —
A research project that aims to bring Indigenous-friendly technology solutions to Elders in a Manitoba First Nation has received approximately $50,000 in funding from AGE-WELL, a Canadian technology and aging network, and the Canadian Frailty Network.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Students to bring vital service to First Nation adults with disabilities
May 25, 2023 —
A group of occupational therapy students from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is developing a much-needed day program for adults with disabilities in Sagkeeng First Nation.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Panel to explore solutions to ableism in higher education
May 2, 2023 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will host a panel discussion May 15 on ableism in academia and how it impacts students, faculty and staff with disabilities.
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Ininiw scholar bringing Indigenous curriculum to occupational therapy
January 27, 2023 —
Since joining the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences in the role of Ininiw scholar, Margaret Hart has been working toward a complete rebuild of the occupational therapy program to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
College joins WHO network to promote rehab sciences as an essential service
January 23, 2023 —
The College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences recently joined the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA), a global network hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rehab partnership with First Nations grows
December 15, 2022 —
A First Nations partnership at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences has doubled its community reach in the last six years.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Breathing Rural
December 12, 2022 —
When Karen McElroy chose a career in respiratory therapy (RT), she was attracted to the “adrenaline junkie” side of it – the intense situations in emergency rooms where there are sometimes only minutes to save a patient’s life.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Six grad students receive Rady Dean’s Prize
December 6, 2022 —
The Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to six exceptional graduate students in 2022.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Advancing Assistive Tech
December 5, 2022 —
In her 30-year occupational therapy career, one of the biggest changes Jacquie Ripat [BMROT/92, M.Sc./98, PhD/11] has seen in her field is the mainstream adoption of technology that was once used almost exclusively by people with disabilities.