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Summer Picnic
Summer Picnic We hope you have enjoyed this beautiful weekend like we did! It was time to get together and enjoy the sunny vibes with a picnic at Cooper’s Park. We are happy that we got together and enjoyed Downtown area. There was lots of food, nice talks and good vibes. We would like to […]
Congrats to Margaret Lin being the Alumni Stars of UBC Applied Science 2022
We are proud to have Margaret in our Team at UBC IDEA Lab. Click on the picture below to read the full interview. Margaret definitely deserves to be the Alumni Stars of UBC Applied Science 2022.
BSG Conference
BSG Conference Using telepresence robots to support virtual family visits during the lockdown in Long-Term Care Abstract Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted older adults living with dementia in LTC. Social isolation and loss of connections with families among residents have been detrimental and severely impacted quality of life. Method: This project aims to enhance […]
GPA Workshop
GPA Workshop Today (06/30/22) Dr. Lillian Hung held a Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) workshop at Vancouver General Hospital. What is GPA? GPA is an innovative dementia care education curriculum based on a person-centred care approach. Designed for interdisciplinary point of care staff across healthcare sectors, GPA is delivered as four modules over a 7.5-hour day. GPA […]
IDEA Lab Monthly Newsletter: June 2022
We proudly present our Newsletter of this month. June edition is just released with some interesting news! You can either scroll down to read or click on the image at the bottom of the page to download the pdf version! Click on the image in order to download the pdf:
Telerobot Project Newsletter
Telerobot Project Newsletter We hope you are enjoying this summer so far. Here is our monthly Newsletter with updates about our telerobots. It has been quite a roller coaster since more families started using them but stay tuned for highlights of our progress! Klick on the image below to download our June Newsletter!
Father’s Day 2022
Father’s Day 2022 We wish everyone a happy Sunday and want to tell you that we are celebrating Father’s Day with you. That is why we created some personal cards and little presents to show our acknowledgment, appreciation and to say thank you! Here are some pictures of Father’s Day 2022. We hope you will […]
ADI Conference 2022
ADI Conference 2022 “We are pleased to announce that the 35th Global Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International will be hosted online and in-person in London, UK at The Kia Oval on 9th-11th June 2022. The theme for the conference, New horizons in dementia: Building on hope, continues the momentum gained during our 2020 conference. The 2022 […]
Team Event: Hiking Day at Lynn Canyon
Team Event: Hiking Day at Lynn Canyon Here are some pictures of our hike at Lynn Canyon last month! We care not only about our patients, Patient Partner’s but also about our team – that’s why we want to feel like a team and work together as a team. Afterwards we went for a group […]
Outstanding Awards 2022
Outstanding Awards 2022 As an annual recognition of their dedicated work and effort our Lab Members are daily presenting, we want to announce that we are creating a survey where you can vote for your Lab Member that should get rewarded. Our members work consistently and with high effort and we want to say: thank […]
Using Telepresence Robots to Enable Long-Term Care Research with Patient Partners
Using Telepresence Robots to Enable Long-Term Care Research with Patient Partners Here is our poster submission to IAGG on behalf of Dr. Lillian Hung for the poster: “Using Telepresence Robots to Enable Long-Term Care Research with Patient Partners”
22nd IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatric
22nd IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatric The Argentine Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (SAGG) and the Argentine Gerontological Association (AGA) have made a joint effort to chair the 22nd World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, which will take place in virtual format from June 12 to 16, 2022. This is a unique opportunity […]