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  • IDEA Lab Monthly Newsletter: April 2022

    IDEA Lab Monthly Newsletter: April 2022 Read More

  • PHAC: Dementia-Friendly Environment Project 

    Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada, this project aims to improve how people living with dementia, and their care partners, access their communities. DemSCAPE (Dementia-inclusive Streets and Community Access, Participation and Engagement) is a three-phase project. Read More

  • Virtual Reality Program in Long Term Care

    Virtual Reality Program in Long Term Care With over 500,000 people living with dementia in Canada, this disease has significant impacts on residents living in long-term care (LTC) settings. Many residents experience anxiety, social isolation, and loneliness, and these experiences are further exacerbated with confinement and restrictions on family visitations due to COVID-19. Virtual Reality […] Read More

  • TV Study: TV programs Tailored to People Living with Dementia

    TV Study: TV programs Tailored to People Living with Dementia This project explores the use of a TV program that consists of videos tailored to people living with dementia’s needs and interests. This project investigates how this program may be used as a resource improving the quality of life and psychosocial well-being of residents living […] Read More

  • The What Matters Apps

    We are developing a field-tested, person-centered, digital intervention – a mobile app called “WhatMatters.” This digital solution will allow family members to upload personalized content such as photos, videos, music, and audio recordings that staff can then use to engage with patients and residents in hospitals and long term care homes. Read More

At IDEA lab, we connect health system planners, researchers, patients, and students to create innovative solutions:

We improve patient outcomes through
patient-oriented research

We apply innovative technology for the betterment of healthcare

Project Highlights

  • Virtual Reality Program in Long Term Care
    Virtual Reality Program in Long Term Care With over 500,000 people living with dementia in Canada, this disease has significant impacts on residents living in long-term care (LTC) settings. Many residents experience anxiety, social isolation, and loneliness, and these experiences are further exacerbated with confinement and restrictions on family visitations due to COVID-19. Virtual Reality […]
  • TV Study: TV programs Tailored to People Living with Dementia
    TV Study: TV programs Tailored to People Living with Dementia This project explores the use of a TV program that consists of videos tailored to people living with dementia’s needs and interests. This project investigates how this program may be used as a resource improving the quality of life and psychosocial well-being of residents living […]
  • Paro: A Social Robot
    Interaction with PARO, a robotic pet seal, can have positive psychological, physiological, and social effects on users. Our research aims to investigate how PARO can be used meaningfully and effectively in hospitals for patients with dementia and delirium.

Events

  • Exploring ethical risks of using a telepresence robot in Canadian long-term care homes
    Exploring ethical risks of using a telepresence robot in Canadian long-term care homes Joey Wong We are pleased to participate and share our work at the HRI2022 conference. This workshop calls for positions and discussions to irritate two major, limiting boundaries within human-robot interaction (HRI): […]
  • Dr. Hung, Canada Research Chair
    Dr. Hung, Canada Research Chair We are excited to congratulate that Dr. Lilian Hung the founder of UBC IDEA Lab had been announced as Tier II Canada Research Chair in Senior Care on January 12, 2022 The Canada Research Chair in Senior Care aims to […]
  • West Coast Conference on Aging
    West Coast Conference on Aging The Voices for Action: Rebuilding Trust in Elder Care theme includes discussion on issues that matter to geriatric services, gerontology, community, and residential care. Conference themes encompass the latest research in care for persons with dementia, advances in best practices, […]

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