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Traveling Safely While Seated in a Wheelchair

24 May 2022

For wheelchair users to be able to get around the community and participate in their daily activities, specialized wheelchair transportation vehicles and services are required.

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H.E.L.P. Clinical-education partnership wins teaching award

7 Apr 2022

The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is an evidence-based model of patient care designed to prevent the functional and cognitive decline of older adults during a hospital stay. Specific health...

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Searching for Calm in the Tsunami: Mindfulness in the Rehabilitation Professions

12 Jan 2022

The School of Physical & Occupational Therapy (SPOT) was honoured to host Elizabeth Anne Kinsella, BSc(OT), MAdEd, PhD, Director of McGill’s Institute of Health Sciences Education and Associate...

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McGill team’s index predicts coma recovery with 100% accuracy in a preliminary study

8 Dec 2021

A McGill-led team has developed a new index that predicts with 100% accuracy whether patients in a vegetative or coma state will recover consciousness within three months – which has crucial...

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Customized Clinical Supervision

16 Nov 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a tremendous challenge to clinical fieldwork. The McGill Occupational Therapy (OT) fieldwork coordinators needed to think outside of the box to figure out how to get...

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Physical & Occupational Therapy Homecoming 2021

27 Oct 2021

The School of Physical & Occupational Therapy (SPOT) at McGill hosted a virtual Homecoming Reception this year, to honour classes from the years ending in 1 and 6. Keeping with the Bicentennial...