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A group of people from First Nations communities have a discussion around a table with a list on a flip chart under the heading "successes."

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

College of Rehabilitation Sciences celebrates connectedness with First Nations communities

November 15, 2023 — 
In October, the College of Rehabilitation Sciences held its seventh ‘Kiga mamo anokimin onji minoayawin/ Ka mamwi atoskatenow minoaywin/ We will work together for health and wellness’ community retreat with members of Manitoba First Nations communities.

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University and community representatives work at tables in a conference room.

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.

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Researcher Amine Choukou with a telepresence robot.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Telepresence robots named for innovation, strength, community

May 28, 2021 — 
On May 21, Research Manitoba, the Victoria General Hospital Foundation (VGHF) and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences announced the names of 15 telepresence robots that will help care for Manitobans living with dementia as part of a strategic partnership announced last year.

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A standing woman wearing a virtual-reality headset stretches one arm upward in front of her.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

New Gerry McDole Professor to test virtual-reality yoga for stroke rehabilitation

March 17, 2021 — 
Stroke survivors in rural Manitoba will wear virtual reality (VR) headsets for yoga sessions and memory-training exercises in an innovative UM pilot study. 

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Fieldwork students and staff at the Pinaymootang Health Centre.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Projects explore dementia and frailty in First Nations communities

September 28, 2020 — 
Physical and occupational therapy students from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences put their skills to work this summer to help Elders and those with dementia, as well as caregivers, in First Nations communities.

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Researchers pose with telepresence robot

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

College of Rehabilitation Sciences’ telepresence robots to assist people with dementia, caregivers

September 25, 2020 — 
Some individuals living with dementia will soon have a new way to interact with their caregivers, no matter where they are, with the help of telepresence robots being developed by the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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