Thomas Iverson stands at a podium delivering an oral presentation titled “Engaging Volunteers in Community Health” at the 2025 INCREASE BC conference. A large screen behind him displays the title slide of the rapid systematic review.
Thomas presented our rapid review on the role of volunteers in diabetes self-management and social prescribing at #INCREASEBC today! Greatful to be a co-author on this work.
Undergraduate research assistant Julia Banco smiling and standing in front of her poster presentation titled “Student Reflections and Lessons Learned in Deploying an AI-Enabled Service Robot Within Long-Term Care.”
PhD student Lily Haopu Ren and family partner Lily Wong present at a podium during their oral presentation, “Co-Creating a Virtual Reality in Hospital With Patient and Family Partners and Staff for Older Adults With Dementia,” at INCREASE BC 2025.
Four members of the UBC IDEA Lab—Lily Haopu Ren, Rachel Xia, Julia Bianco, and Albin Soni—stand smiling in front of a research poster titled “Student Reflections and Lessons Learned in Deploying an AI-Enabled Service Robot Within Long-Term Care.”
Group photo of 11 UBC IDEA Lab members and partners standing and kneeling in front of a wall with the words “The Mighty” at BC Children’s Hospital. Everyone is smiling and wearing conference name tags.
Had a wonderful day presenting at #INCREASEBC 2025, held at @bcchresearch.bsky.social!
Our students, trainees, and patient & family partners shared posters and oral presentations on our #PatientOrientedReseaech on VR, AI, dementia care, and more.
Sunaina point at her poster behind her that is tacked on a grey poster board at a conference. Sunaina is wear a N95 mask, short sleeve green sweater and black dress pants.
Outside the building of the Chan Centre entrance at the Research Institute and Foundation at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC
Presented my PhD framework at #INCREASEBC 2025! ✨
Shared how vital community partnerships are in research, using my project as an example with Carrier Sekani Family Services and First Nations communities.
Grateful for the connections. See you next year! ❤️
#AcademicSky #PhysicalActivity #RehabScience
Jinelle Panton provided an inspiring talk about EDI in CIHR proposals, and how to support researchers. #INCREASEBC
#INCREASEBC Jamila Huseynova from my lab starts of the conference with a great talk on barriers and facilitators to spirometry access in BC.
