Our latest publication: Access to Fly: A Scoping Review of Travellers with Disabilities’ Experiences in Air Travel✈️ It highlights persistent barriers across the entire travel journey, including limited access to information!
Read full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Back with more research updates!
🦽 CoPILOT study (VCHRI): safer, remote-supported powered wheelchair training
www.vchri.ca/stories/2026...
🦿 New CPOJ publication: advancing a national limb loss registry
jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cp...
Back with more research updates!
🦽 CoPILOT study (VCHRI): safer, remote-supported powered wheelchair training
www.vchri.ca/stories/2026...
🦿 New CPOJ publication: advancing a national limb loss registry
jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cp...
Our latest publication: Access to Fly: A Scoping Review of Travellers with Disabilities’ Experiences in Air Travel✈️ It highlights persistent barriers across the entire travel journey, including limited access to information!
Read full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Professor Claudia Galvão, of the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil, is undertaking the translation and cultural adaptation of the Wheelchair Outcome Measure (WhOM) into Brazilian Portuguese under the guidance of Professor William Miller, as part of her postdoctoral research.
We are excited to share our latest publication!
“A Multi-Level Meta-Analysis of Therapeutic Interventions to Improve Fall-Related Outcomes in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation”
Link:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@vchhealthcare.bsky.social @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social
We are excited to share our latest publication!
“A Multi-Level Meta-Analysis of Therapeutic Interventions to Improve Fall-Related Outcomes in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation”
Link:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@vchhealthcare.bsky.social @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social
Happy to share a multi-level meta-analysis publication in @ArchivesPMS Key findings indicate that therapeutic interventions have the potential to improve functional outcomes in individuals with lower limb amputation. Read to learn more!
www.archives-pmr.org/article/S000...
Pleased to share a recent publication evaluating the feasibility of CoPILOT, a shared-control powered wheelchair training program that is showing promise for safely enhancing powered wheelchair skills for new users with spinal cord injuries. Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pleased to share a recent publication evaluating the feasibility of CoPILOT, a shared-control powered wheelchair training program that is showing promise for safely enhancing powered wheelchair skills for new users with spinal cord injuries. Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Adventure mode: ON 🏔 An epic day on the mountain with RAD Society!
UBC MOT students got hands-on experience with innovative technologies and mobility devices at the 2025 Assistive Technology and Wheelchair Skills Training Days! A big thank-you to the amazing organizations who shared their expertise and inspired the future OTs.
Excited to share a new paper by Principal Investigator Dr. William Miller and research assistant Adit Dhariwal. It explores the growing challenge of fraudulent participation in research, with recommendations on prevention and detection.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#research #academicsky
You can participate if you are:
- Living with lower limb loss
- Working with individuals who have lower limb loss
For more information, scan the QR code or contact:
pousettb@student.ubc.ca
Phone: 604-734-1313 ext. 6292
The Peer-HELP study is actively recruiting participants to help improve peer support and social connection in patients with lower limb loss. Take part in a 30–60 minute interview to share your experiences adjusting to life with limb loss and accessing peer support resources.
It was wonderful to engage in riveting discussions, international innovation, and explore the beautiful city of Stockholm with friends, colleagues, and MATTERS Lab alumni!
We had a great experience attending the ISPO 20th World Congress in Sweden. A global celebration where Adit and Brittany had the privilege of presenting, and a special congratulations to Adit for winning the Best Paper and Poster in the sustainability category!
#ISPO2025
Happy to share that one of our PhD students, Brittany Pousett, was featured on the O&P Research Insights Podcast, where she discussed her research on prosthetic socket comfort, pain, and mobility in individuals with lower limb amputation! Check it out here: aaop.podbean.com/e/the-relati...
OSOT Professor and @agingsmart.bsky.social PI Dr. Bill Miller's studies of the Smart Mirror, the SMART Program, Recreational Adaptive Devices, and 3D-printed prosthetics were featured in @vchhealthcare.bsky.social's story on @matterslab.bsky.social's research
www.vchri.ca/stories/2025... #OT365
Excited to share this feature by the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute on the incredible work happening at the MATTERS Lab! Learn more about how we are breaking barriers using assistive technology here: www.vchri.ca/stories/2025...
@vchhealthcare.bsky.social
#research
A great day attending the INCREASE BC conference and supporting our PhD students, Raneem and Brittany, with their respective poster and presentation. Congratulations to Brittany for her 2nd-place award in the 3-Minute Thesis competition!
PhD student Brittany Pousett pictured smiling in a pink sweater to a sunny, leafy backdrop
@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
Want to contribute to research? OSOT faculty @ben-vanmortenson.bsky.social & @matterslab.bsky.social, the RAD Society, & colleagues are seeking participants for their study of adaptive devices for outdoor recreation
icord.org/studies/2024... #OT365 @agingsmart.bsky.social @vchhealthcare.bsky.social
We wish them the best of luck presenting the “Construction Reliability of a Locally Sourced Pressure-Reducing Wheelchair Cushion for Less-Resourced Settings.”
Congratulations to Emma Smith and Adit Dhariwal who have been nominated for the Best Paper and Poster Prize in the category “Greatest Contribution in Advancing Sustainability” at the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) 20th World Congress!
OSOT faculty @ben-vanmortenson.bsky.social & @matterslab.bsky.social have partnered with UBC Recreation, the School of Kinesiology, & the RAD Society to provide accessible outdoor equipment
osot.ubc.ca/2025/03/17/a... #OT365 @agingsmart.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @vchhealthcare.bsky.social
We are excited to share a paper investigating the epidemiology of lower limb amputees receiving inpatient rehabilitation in Canada. Check out the abstract published in the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#researchsky
#academicsky
#occupationaltherapy
Excited to share a paper published in the Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Journal. This paper explores the various obstacles faced by manual wheelchair users. Check it out here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39754707/
#researchsky
#occupationaltherapy
Meet Debbie Field, our March 2025 Alumni of the Month!
Debbie completed her PhD in 2016 focusing on how youth using wheeled mobility devices participate in everyday life & is now an OT educator
Full feature:
rehab.med.ubc.ca/2025/02/28/m...
#ubcrhsc @ubcosot.bsky.social @matterslab.bsky.social
An article by @ubcrhsc.bsky.social PhD student Pegah Derakhshan, OSOT faculty @matterslab.bsky.social and @ben-vanmortenson.bsky.social, et al. was featured in Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences' Research Topic for World Health Day
www.frontiersin.org/journals/reh... #OT365 @agingsmart.bsky.social