Child and Youth Healthy Futures: A community-engaged health equity lab

Online virtual event

The Child and Youth Healthy Futures Lab at UBCO aims to enhance the health and wellbeing of children and youth. The lab conducts research to understand the structural and social determinants of health inequities, with a focus on underserved and equity-deserving young people. This webinar highlights some of the lab's recent projects on youth mental […]

The social experience of chronic pain

Online virtual event

Over 8 million Canadians live with chronic pain. Dr. Holtzman will review the latest research demonstrating a connection between social relationships and the experience of pain, as well as implications for the effective treatment of pain. Presenter Susan Holtzman, PhD, RPsych Associate Professor, Psychology Lead Investigator of the Connection, Health and Technology (CHaT) Lab Irving […]

May the imagined force be with you: Staying strong and steady through imagined practice

Online virtual event

Motor imagery is the imagined practice (or mental rehearsal) of a movement. In this presentation, we will discuss how we can use motor imagery to help us perform smooth and steady movements as we age, and after stroke. Presenters Sarah Kraeutner, PhD Assistant Professor and Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Department of Psychology, Irving […]

Bugs ‘r us: Healthy living and aging with our microbes

Online virtual event

This presentation will discuss what the microbiome is, and more importantly its impact on healthy aging.  This includes various ways to improve your microbiome such as diet, and its association with both health and disease. Presenter B. Brett Finlay, PhD, OBC, OC Michael Smith Laboratories Faculty of Science, Microbiology and Immunology University of British Columbia […]