| AGE-WELL Postdoctoral Award in Technology and AgingAGE-WELL Postdoctoral Award in Technology and Aging5.2 PRED-FALL | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-09-19 | Vicki Komisar |
| Development of a stick-on hip protector: a multiple methods study to improve hip protector design for older adults in the acute care environment5.2 PRED-FALL, AWCRP-2020-04 Simon Fraser University, University of Manitoba, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-12-05 | |
| Quantifying head impact severity in falls by older adults through recreations with a falling dummyOrigins of Balance Deficits and Falls (OBDAF) research cluster at the University of British Columbia. 5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-11-30 | |
| AGE-WELL Social Mixer, TorontoThis event is being hosted by the AGE-WELL HQP Advisory Committee and the Older Adult and Caregiver Advisory Committee in Ontario.
The purpose of this social is to learn from each other, share stories, tips, strategies, and strengthen relationships between Early Stage Researchers (HQPs - Highly Qualified Personnel) and Older Adults/Caregivers.5.2 PRED-FALL, CC4 TRAIN, AWCRP-2020-04, AWCRP-2020-14 Independent, Toronto Rehab Institute/University of Toronto, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, University of Toronto/Toronto Rehab Institute | Networking and Partnerships | 2019-03-27 | |
| Analysis of pelvis impact velocity during real-life sideways falls by older adultsPresented a project on the hip impact velocities of older adults living in long-term care homes who experienced sideways falls at an inter-departmental symposium.5.2 PRED-FALL, AWCRP-2020-04 Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2020-03-24 | |
| Investigating the nature, goals, sequence and perceived impact of strategies used to implement hip protectors in Fraser Health long-term care homes5.2 PRED-FALL, AWCRP-2020-04 University of Manitoba, Fraser Health, University of Waterloo, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2021-10-23 | |
| Promoting resident safety in long-term care: Insights on the cause and prevention of fall-related injuries5.2 PRED-FALL, AWCRP-2020-04 Simon Fraser University, University of Manitoba | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2021-10-23 | |
| The Falling Dummy: Understanding falls, head injury, and protective equipmentPoint of Care Health Technologies (PCHT) research forum presentation at the Brock House Society gathering on February 6th, 2019. end-of-year HQP report5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2019-02-06 | Karam Elabd |
| OBDAF Wearable Sensors for Balance and Movement Summer SchoolFrom August 12th to August 16th the OBDAF Cluster hosted our first summer school on Wearable Sensors for Balance and Movement. The event was organized by Drs. Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Michael Hunt, Laurent Bouyer and Mark Carpenter. With 40 students registered and 12 guest speakers from across Canada and various backgrounds, it was a week filled with exciting talks and learning opportunities. The goal of this weeklong summer school was to educate and train the students on how to use various types of wearable sensors such as including inertial measurement units (IMUs), motion capture, GPS, ultrasound, eye tracking and electromyography (EMG). We also had the pleasure of partnering with companies such as Plantiga, Headcheck, Delsys, Sparkun and Adafruit which kindly contributed to our event with interactive demonstrations and equipment for our group projects. We couldn’t have had such a successful summer school without these companies!
The format of our summer school was for the students to be educated and exposed to various topics related to wearable sensors in the morning through the form of seminars. On the first afternoon, we invited companies to come give interactive demonstrations on equipment such as ECG’s and recording insoles. Using the knowledge gained, in the following afternoons, the students were placed in groups of 6-8 students had to work together to design and implement a project involving wearable sensors on a variety of topics and applications. Topics ranged from sensor tracking of postural responses to validation of sensors with motion capture and more! The event concluded with groups presenting their findings and experiences in front a panel of speakers as well as their peers. Congratulations to our two group project winners- Most Innovative Award went to Dr. Jean- Sébastien Blouin’s group on “Open- field Tracking of Human Navigation” and Best Presentation Award went to Dr. Calvin Kuo’s group on “Sensor Tracking of High Impact Events During Daily Activities”.5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT, AWCRP-2020-04 | HQP Training | 2019-08-16 | Karam Elabd |
| Simon Fraser Univesrity Engineering Science Graduate Fellowship (ENSC-GF)The Graduate Fellowship (GF) is a one-term award normally valued at $6,500 (effective Fall 2015). Academic units, however, have the option of awarding partial GFs (.5) valued at $3,250 (effective Fall 2015). Applicants may be eligible to receive up to a maximum of two full GFs, or four partial GFs, during an academic year (September 1–August 31).5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT, AWCRP-2020-04 | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2019-09-13 | Karam Elabd |
| 2018 Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and AgingAGE-WELL Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and Aging provide partial funding to highly qualified master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral candidates and provide them with access to training and mentorship opportunities through the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence. AGE-WELL aims to provide a unique training environment that exposes trainees to multi-disciplinary research environments and to its industry and community partners. AGE-WELL is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining outstanding Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) in Canada.
AGE-WELL is a pan-Canadian network of industry, non-profit organizations, government, care providers, caregivers, end-users, and academic partners working together to drive innovation and create technologies and services that benefit older adults and caregivers. Our vision is to harness and build upon the potential of emerging and advanced technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), e-health, information communication technologies (ICTs), and mobile technologies to stimulate technological, social, and policy innovation.
Eligibility In order to be considered for AGE-WELL Awards, funding applicants must:
1. Receive at least some financial support from additional sources: home department, supervisor research grants, and/or through government and agency scholarships or awards. 2. Participate full‐time in their respective program at a Canadian post-secondary institution. 3. Be engaged in academic study/research aligned with the mission and vision of AGEWELL. 4. Applicants for doctoral awards are restricted to those entering the first or second year of their program.5.2 PRED-FALL | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2020-03-12 | Karam Elabd |
| An educational video to promote multi-factorial approaches for fall and injury prevention in long-term care facilities5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, University of British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2014-05-01 | Laura B Dilley, Samantha M Gray, Aleksandra Zecevic, Gina Gaspard, Bobbi Symes, Fabio Feldman, Vicky Scott, Ryan Woolrych, Andrew Sixsmith, Heather McKay, Steve Robinovitch, Joanie Sims-Gould |
| Using Video Capture to Investigate the Causes of Falls in Long-Term Care5.2 PRED-FALL KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, University of British Columbia, Fraser Health, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2014-07-01 | |
| Falls Conference Advisory CommitteeMembers of National Fall Conference Advisory Committee5.2 PRED-FALL Fraser Health, Simon Fraser University | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-10-15 | |
| BC Falls and Injury Prevention Coalition (BCFIPC)The BC Falls and Injury Prevention Coalition (BCFIPC) is a multisectoral collaborative of individuals or organization members who have regional or provincial-level representation for an organization, academic institution, professional association and/or community agency whose work has the ability to influence the reduction falls and fall-related injuries among older persons in British Columbia.5.2 PRED-FALL Fraser Health, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-01-15 | |
| Video capture of the circumstances of falls in elderly people residing in long-term care: An observational study5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health, University of British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2012-10-01 | |
| Agreement Between Video Footage and Fall Incident Reports on the Circumstances of Falls in Long-Term Care5.2 PRED-FALL University of British Columbia, Fraser Health, New Vista Society, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2015-05-01 | |
| Accuracy of Incident Report in Describing Fall Characteristics in Long-Term Care5.2 PRED-FALL University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health, New Vista Society | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2014-05-01 | |
| Risk Factors for Head Impact during Falls in Older Adults Residing in Long-Term Care5.2 PRED-FALL University of British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2013-06-01 | Yijian Yang, Mackey D.C., Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Robinovitch S.N |
| Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Analyzing Real Falls Captured by Video in Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities5.2 PRED-FALL University of British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2012-06-01 | |
| Factors associated with risk for hip impact during real-life falls captured on video among older adults in long-term care5.2 PRED-FALL University of British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2012-06-01 | |
| Prevalence of and factors associated with head impact during falls in older adults in long-term care.5.2 PRED-FALL University of British Columbia, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2013-11-01 | |
| Development and validation of a questionnaire for analyzing real-life falls in long-term care captured on video.5.2 PRED-FALL University of British Columbia, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2013-01-01 | |
| Physics of Injuries5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2015-09-01 | |
| Best poster award (to trainee Alex Korall for her paper “The effectiveness of hip protectors to reduce risk of hip fracture in residents of 14 long-term care homes.”)Best poster award (to trainee Alex Korall for her paper “The effectiveness of hip protectors to reduce risk of hip fracture in residents of 14 long-term care homes.”), Doctoral and Post-Doctoral category, 2017 Annual Conference, Canadian Association of Gerontology (CAG)5.2 PRED-FALL University of Manitoba, Fraser Health, University of British Columbia, New Vista Society, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-10-19 | |
| Effectiveness of Hip Protectors to Reduce Risk for Hip Fracture from Falls in Long-Term Care5.2 PRED-FALL, AWCRP-2020-04 University of Manitoba, Fraser Health, University of British Columbia, New Vista Society, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-08-20 | |
| Authors' reply5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2013-01-01 | |
| The nature and use of surveillance technologies in residential care2.1 INToCARE, 2.2 MovIT-PLUS, 5.2 PRED-FALL, 8.1 AT-SELECT, 2.4 ATforCC Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2013-06-01 | |
| External hand forces exerted by long-term care staff to push floor-based lifts: Effects of flooring system and resident weight5.2 PRED-FALL St. Michael's Hospital, University of Manitoba, Fraser Health, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2016-04-01 | |
| Will a "Stick-on" Hip Protector Improve Patient Compliance in Wearing Protectors in the Hospital EnvironmentOral presentation at the Harnessing Technology for Aging-in-Place, 24th annual John K. Friesen Conference in the Panel 3 discussion on Technologies for Managing Your Home and Making It/You Safer. 5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2015-05-15 | |
| Will Stick-on Hip Protectors Improve Patient Compliance?Oral presentation at the Canadian Association on Gerontology 2015 Conference, From Possibility to Practice in Aging: Shaping a Future for All, in the seminar series on Falls, Frailty and Functional Ability.5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2015-10-24 | |
| Soliciting Stakeholder Opinions Through a Feedback Fair on the Design of a New Hip ProtectorInvited speaker for the Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Symposium at the Canadian Association on Gerontology 2015 Conference, From Possibility to Practice in Aging: Shaping a Future for All5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2015-10-25 | |
| The Development and Testing of an Adhesive Hip ProtectorPresenter: Emily O'Hearn5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2015-04-17 | |
| Development of an Adhesive Hip ProtectorPresenter: Emily O'Hearn5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2014-04-04 | |
| Development and Testing of an Adhesive Hip Protector in an Acute Care EnvironmentPresenter: Emily O'Hearn5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2013-10-30 | |
| Technology for Injury Prevention in Seniors: A CIHR Strategic Team in Applied Injury Research5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2011-11-01 | |
| The effect of window size and lead time on pre-impact fall detection accuracy using support vector machine analysis of waist mounted inertial sensor data5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2014-08-01 | |
| Predictors of Serious Consequences of Falls in Residential Aged Care: Analysis of More Than 70,000 Falls From Residents of Bavarian Nursing Homes.5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2014-08-01 | |
| Distinguishing the causes of falls in humans using an array of wearable tri-axial accelerometers.5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2014-01-01 | |
| Classifying walking, transferring and sedentary activities in humans using an array of wearable inertial sensors: a machine learning approach5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2016-06-03 | |
| Validation of accuracy of SVM-based fall detection system using real-world fall and non-fall datasetsAziz O, Klenk J, Schwickert L, Chiari L, Becker C, Park EJ, Mori G, Robinovitch SN:
Validation of accuracy of SVM-based fall detection system using real-world fall and non-fall
datasets. PLoS One. 12(7): e0180318 (11 pages), 20175.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-05 | |
| Validation and psychometric properties of the Commitment to Hip Protectors (C-HiP) Index in long-term care providers of British Columbia, Canada: A cross-sectional surveyKorall ABM, Godin J, Feldman F, Cameron ID, Leung PM, Sims-Gould J, Robinovitch SN: Validation and psychometric properties of the Commitment to Hip Protectors (C-HiP) Index in long-term care providers of British Columbia, Canada: A cross-sectional survey. BMC Geriatrics. 17:103 (13 pages), 20175.2 PRED-FALL University of Manitoba, Fraser Health, New Vista Society, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-01-01 | |
| Association Between Sedentary Behaviour and Physical, Cognitive and Psychosocial Status Among Older Adults in Assisted LivingLeung PM, Ejupi A, van Schooten KS, Aziz O, Feldman F, Mackey DC, Ashe MC,
Robinovitch SN: Association between Sedentary Behaviour and Physical, Cognitive, and
Psychosocial Status among Older Adults in Assisted Living. BioMed Research International
2017: 9160504 (7 pages), 20175.2 PRED-FALL New Vista Society, Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-03-03 | |
| The role of the arms in transferring: a comparison of relative loading of the arms between young and older adults Introduction
Being able to transfer from sitting to standing is essential for everyday mobility and becomes increasingly difficult with ageing. As people age, leg muscles used in transferring decrease dramatically in strength generative capacity. In order to still generate sufficient strength and power to propel the trunk forwards and upwards, older adults may need to rely on their arms. Surprisingly, few studies investigated the role of the arms during transferring. The aim of this study is to identify how the use of the arms affects kinematics and kinetics during transferring, and to test the hypothesis that older adults will transfer with a higher loading of the armrests compared to young adults, especially at higher transfer speeds.
Methods
We plan to measure 10 older adults at an assisted living facility, and 10 young adults in the lab. Participants will wear inertial sensors on their trunk, arms and legs. They will transfer from an instrumented chair to determine moment of seat off and forces and moments on the armrests and under the feet. Young adults will additionally wear motion capture markers for validation of sensor-derived measures, such as trunk angle and transfer duration, against our Qualisys Miqus system. Participants will be asked to transfer 3 times per condition, without instruction and -in randomized order- at normal or fast speed and with or without the use of the armrests.
Results
Our preliminary results reveal that young adults load about 35% of their body weight on the armrests. Moreover, we observed that when the arms are used, the transfer duration decreases and the peak angle and rate of trunk flexion increase.
Potential implications
An improved understanding of the role of the arms during transferring may reveal targets for improving transfer ability in older adults, such as the inclusion of upper extremity exercise in interventions.
5.2 PRED-FALL Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-03-31 | |
| Determinants of Staff Commitment to Hip Protectors in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Sectional SurveyKorall AMB, Loughin TM, Feldman F, Cameron ID, Leung PM, Sims-Gould J, Godin J, Robinovitch SN. Determinants of staff commitment to hip protectors in long-term care: A cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 82:139-148, 20185.2 PRED-FALL University of Manitoba, Fraser Health, New Vista Society, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-06-01 | |
| CSA Express Document on Hip Protectors (EXP08-17)Wearable hip protectors are used to reduce the risk of hip fracture in the event of a fall. This Express Document addresses the need for a method to measure the protective value of hip protectors in the laboratory setting. We review practical issues related to the use of hip protectors and describe a method for measuring the reduction in force applied to the bone provided by hip protectors during a simulated fall.5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2017-04-17 | |
| How to fall to your death and live to tell the taleMosaic is a magazine dedicated to exploring the science of life, published by the UK-based Wellcome Trust. This article, written by Neil Steinberg, interviewed Dr. Robinovitch and other experts on the physics of falls and injuries.5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT Simon Fraser University | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2017-06-06 | |
| If you fall, reading this story might help ensure you’ll get upThis newspaper article in the Chicago Sun-Times interviewed Steve Robinovitch and other other experts on the cause and prevention of falls and injuries in older adults. 5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT Simon Fraser University | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2017-09-19 | |
| Predicting falls before they happenThis story on the website of the Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada (http://www.nce-rce.gc.ca/Research-Recherche/Stories-Articles/2016/PredictingFalls-PredireChutes_eng.asp) profiled the research of WP5.2 leads Steve Robinovitch and Fabio Feldman on their AGE-WELL supported research on the cause and prevention of falls and injuries from falls in older adults.5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT Simon Fraser University, Fraser Health | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2017-05-01 | |
| Visting Scholar, Tel Aviv UniversityVisting Scholar, Tel Aviv University, Sourasky Medical Centre5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT Simon Fraser University | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-02-01 | |
| Visiting Scholar, New York UniversityVisiting Scholar, New York University5.2 PRED-FALL, PCHT Simon Fraser University | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-10-15 | |
| Hand forces exerted by long-term care staff when pushing wheelchairs on compliant and non-compliant flooringLachance CC, Korall AMB, Russell CM, Feldman F, Robinovitch SN, Mackey DC: Hand forces exerted by long-term care staff when pushing wheelchairs on compliant and non-compliant flooring. Applied Ergonomics. 71:95-101, 20185.2 PRED-FALL St. Michael's Hospital, University of Manitoba, Fraser Health, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2018-09-01 | |
| ISPGR 2019/Symposium: "Data analytics in the wild: Translating emerging wearable inertial and camera methods to fall prevention intervention strategies"https://ispgr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ISPGR-Abstract-Book.pdf University of Waterloo, Simon Fraser University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-07-02 | |
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