UBC IDEA Lab at INCREASE BC 2025

We had a wonderful day presenting at the 2025 Interdisciplinary Conference in Rehabilitation Science of BC (INCREASE BC), held at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute! Patient and family partners, students, and trainees from the UBC IDEA Lab shared our work across several oral and poster presentations. A special congratulations to Yong Zhao (PhD student) for receiving two Viewer’s Choice Awards—for his 3-Minute Thesis on gamified cycling in hashtag#LongTermCare and his poster presentation on the “Facilitators and Barriers of Implementing VR in Dementia Care Training: A Scoping Review.” We’re proud to see our lab’s work and collaborative spirit celebrated. Thank you to the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences Student Executive Committee (RSEC) for organizing and amplifying the voices of patient and family partners in Rehabilitation Research.

UBC IDEA Lab at PATHS Conference 2025: Advancing Dementia Care Research

On March 1, 2025, the UBC IDEA Lab proudly participated in PATHS to a Cure 2025, an inspiring event dedicated to advancing neuroscience and dementia care. With keynote speaker Dr. Jim Mann and Dr. Lillian Hung serving as a competition judge, our team presented innovative research on telepresence robots, caregiving experiences, gamified cycling, VR storytelling, and dementia care transitions. A special congratulations to Jeffrey Wong, whose work on VR storytelling in acute care earned the Top Runner-Up Award! We are grateful for the opportunity to share insights, foster collaborations, and contribute to meaningful advancements in dementia research.