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With over 15 years Research Management experience Bobbi works closely with Dr. Robinovitch and the Co-Investigators overseeing the day to day operations of the Injury Prevention and Mobility Lab at SFU. Bobbi has an MA in Integrated Studies, with a specialization in Educational Studies and Adult Education. Her master's work looked at the theories of interdisciplinary studies with a focus on building and developing interdisciplinary teams. AGE-WELL Funded ProjectsOutputs
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| 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 | | 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 | | | 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 | | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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 | |
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