Now available in Vernon is The Fitness and Mobility Group Exercise (FAME) program is designed for individuals living with stroke to enhance walking, balance, and strength! The FAME program is suitable for community members who are able to:
Stand for 5 minutes
Walk 10 meters (with or without the assistance of a walking aid)
Sit and stand up from a chair on their own
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM, running April 22 – May 29, 2025, in the Creekside Conference Centre (Sunset Room). Registration can be done in person at the Vernon Recreation Centre or online at vernon.ca/parks-recreation!
For more information, please visit www.fameexercise.com or email Fame.Exercise@ubc.ca
Brain Awareness Week 2025, hosted by the NIMBL Lab at UBC Okanagan, was a great success! This event was a no-cost, community-engaged research event where UBC Okanagan researchers focused on anything ‘brain-related’ and opened their doors in an effort to bridge the gap between the ongoing academic research and the patient population or interested community members.
Dr. Brodie Sakakibara was the keynote speaker for the event and spoke about clinical research trials investigating innovative post-stroke rehabilitation interventions that are accessible to the Okanagan patient population.
Pictured: Dr. Brodie Sakakibara participating in a debate about The use of AI/Virtual Technology for Stroke Rehabilitation – Is the use of telerehabilitation in healthcare a helpful panacea or open pandora’s box?
The Canadian Stroke Congress is Canada’s go-to meeting in stroke research and innovation, bringing together national and international leaders in the field. This year’s conference agenda included a lecture on AI Across the Stroke Care Continuum, a Women and Stroke symposium, the Hnatyshyn & Nieboer Lectureships, Canadian Stroke Trials Update, Poster and Oral Presentations, the inaugural Dale Corbett Translational Lectureship and more.
Welcome to our three new lab team members, Elise, Jacob, and Kenny! Elise and Kenny both join the lab as Post-Doctoral fellows and Jacob joins the lab as a PhD student! We are excited to work alongside you!
Congratulations to Nicole Ketter who recently completed her Masters in Rehabilitation Science, focusing on the management and prevention of cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Canada! Amazing work Nicole, we can’t wait to see what you do next!
The main goal of the TRAIL-RCT study is to determine if telerehabilitation is an effective option to support stroke survivors as they transition from rehabilitation to living in the community. The results of our study will generate new knowledge that can improve clinical practice and lead to further research to better support stroke survivors through telerehabilitation.
If you are interested in participating in this study and want to find out more about your eligibility, please send the study coordinator, Elise Wiley, an email at elise.wiley@ubc.ca to further discuss the study!
