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Since 2015, the University of Alberta has responded to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action with an emphasis on capacity building and foundational change.
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Physical Therapy
Physical therapists (or physiotherapists) keep people of all ages moving and active in their daily lives.
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Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists help people get back to meaningful everyday activities.
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Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-language pathologists work with language, speech, voice, fluency, cognitive and other disorders.
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Rehabilitation Science
Rehabilitation scientists conduct research designed to help people engage fully in their lives.
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Rehabilitation Medicine News
Rehab Impact 2024
In this year’s issue of Rehab Impact, we celebrate as always the incredible dedication of members of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine in education, scholarship and research, and service.
Can you really collaborate with a robot? This PhD grad is working on it
22 November 2024
Adam Parker uses AI to teach a prosthetic device to give real-time feedback to its user as human and machine learn tasks together.
U of A collaborates in new initiative that remotely connects rural seniors with medical specialists
25 October 2024
Martin Ferguson-Pell and The Evergreens Foundation collaborated to create a telerehabilitation project called the standing balance initiative. Ferguson-Pell says “This really helps people who are in supported living, and it's not easy for them to travel or for them to be able to get the help of their family members to go to appointments as far away as Edmonton and Calgary.”
OT Placement Student Spotlight: Roger Crowley
24 October 2024
Master of science in occupational therapy student gains insight into the importance of human connection with his clients.
OT Placement Student Spotlight: Maxine Oco
22 October 2024
Second-year occupational therapy student is passionate about helping people regain their independence.
OT Placement Student Spotlight: Tara Kapoor
21 October 2024
Rural placement gives a glimpse into a rewarding career helping others while maintaining self-care and a work-life balance.
Intersections in Rehabilitation
Virtual Speaker Series
This Virtual Speaker Series will bring perspectives stemming from Critical Race Theory to inform clinical practice, teaching and research in rehabilitation sciences. Specifically, the Speaker Series will provide Critical Theoretical frames and research to understand racism, equity, and social-justice in the context of rehabilitation sciences in Canada. Critical perspectives are needed to transform and reframe our understanding of health outcomes for all Canadians.
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Research Areas of Excellence
Brain and Mind
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing diseases and disorders of the brain and nervous system.
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Living Well
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing long-term impacts related to chronic health conditions.
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Early Years
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and promoting health and wellness in children and their families.
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Research Chairs
Our research chairs are on the leading edge of rehabilitation research in musculoskeletal recovery, spinal cord injury, stuttering, and the neuroscience of literacy.
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