Academic Exchange at the NTU Hospital, Taipei
Academic Exchange at the NTU Hospital, Taipei Dr. Lillian Hung and Lily, were invited by Dr. Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen, Director of the School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University (NTU), visited the NTU Hospital. They received a warm welcome and attended two presentations on using VR for staff training and a mobile app […]
Interdisciplinary Conference in Rehabilitation Science of BC (INCREASE BC) 2024
We’re excited to share the fruitful experiences of UBC IDEA Lab at this year’s Interdisciplinary Conference in Rehabilitation Science of BC (INCREASE BC) (April 2024). Dr. Lillian Hung shared a compelling keynote: “‘Empowering Care: Bridging Technology and Compassion in Transdisciplinary Collaboration,” discussing the transformative impact of technology and team-based collaboration on care of older people. […]
LOVOT Community Engagement Events
The LOVOT team recently embarked on a heartwarming journey that brought joy, connection, and innovation to our local communities. Our beloved social robots, Kiwi and Mango, made delightful visits to various community spaces, leaving an enchanting impact on everyone they met. From the cozy atmosphere of Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House to the vibrant halls of […]
Telerobot Research Site Visit
From January the 20th to February the 17th, the Telerobot Team visited one of their research sites to interview new residents and their families! They also took the time to hand out keychains to residents, staff members supporting the telerobot implementation, and the staff champions.
Virtual Reality Team’s Staff Huddle
IDEA Lab’s Virtual Reality Team visited a long-term care site on February 16th for a brief team huddle and training session with the resident care assistants. Here’s a photo of the staff working with our VR team!
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:
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 […]
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 […]
IDEA Lab Monthly Newsletter: March 2022
Our second monthly newsletter for March 2022 🙂
IDEA Lab Monthly Newsletter: February 2022
Our February 2022 newsletter 🙂
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 […]