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| The Lab's scope of research extends from gerontology to engineering, and from field studies to laboratory simulation to medical and assistive device development. The unifying objective is to assist elderly, disabled persons and health care workers to perform assorted daily living and work activities safely and independently. |
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The laboratory is dedicated to the following research areas: |
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- Measuring and Maximizing Person-Environment fit
- Evaluation of Prototype or Existing Consumer, Medical or Assistive Devices
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Home Automation
- Usability Testing to Improve the Accessibiltiy of Products or Devices for Persons with Disabilities and/or Older Adults
- Task simulation, evaluation and/or analysis to reduce or prevent occupational injury
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- Feasibility studies
- Market and focus group research
- Product design and prototype fabrication
- Product/devices testing and evaluation with target users, including clinical trials
- Assistance in seeking funding for Living Lab research
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Recent Projects |
- Project:
Evaluation
of Portable Patient Transfer Devices
Funded by: Worker's Compensation Board of B.C. - Finding
Solutions 1998
Contact: N. Paris
- Project:
Development
and Evaluation of a Mechanical Residential Ceiling Lift Device
Funded
by: Worker's Compensation Board of B.C.
Contact: N. Paris
- Project:
Evaluation
of Point-of Sale Device Accessibility
Funded
by: Canadian Bankers Association
Contact: J.
Watzke
- Project: Hip
Biomechanics - Femoral
Offset Evaluation for FDA
Funded
by: ASD Gmbh (Germany)
Contact: S.
Raschke
- Project: Development
of an Innovative pill crusher
Funded
by: Occupational Health & Safety Agency (OHSAH)
Contact: B.
Keane
- Project: Design
and Evaluation of a Hospital Medication Cart
Funded by:
Occupational Health & Safety Agency (OHSAH)
Contact:
B.
Keane
- Project: Evaluation
of an Adapted Palm PC Prototype
Funded by: BC Neurotrauma Fund
Contact: J. Watzke
- Project: Design
for Aging - Process for User-Friendly Product Assessment
Funded
by: Canadian Standards Association / Health Canada
Contact:
J. Watzke
- Project: Is
There a Cane in Your Closet? - A Public Service Announcement to
encourage positive use of assistive devices
Funded by: Health Canada/Veterans Affairs Canada Contact:
J. Watzke
- Project:
Evaluation of Best Practices for Alleviating and Preventing Cumulative
Trauma Disorders Amongst Laboratory Technologists Involved in
Pipetting Work
Funded by: Occupational Health and Safety Association for
Healthcare in BC (OHSAH)
Contact: Y. Jones
- Project:
The effects
of knee bracing on the mobility of older adults with osteoarthritis
during common
walking tasks: Clinical testing of the Ortho Active knee brace
Funded
by: National
Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
Contact: A. Mihailidis
- Project:
Development of a Method for Quantifying Biomechanical Risk Factors
Associated with Manual & Mechanically Assisted Patient Handling
Funded by: Workers' Compensation Board of BC
Contact: Y. Jones
- Project:
The EASY Project: A Usability Study of Wireless Technology
for Seniors' Daily Living Services
Funded by:Faculty of Art & Design, University of Lapland,
Finland
Contact: J. Watzke
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| Current
Projects |
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- Project:
Aging Employees with Mobility Impairments: Changing Behaviours
to Solve Workplace Accommodation Challenges
Funded by: Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
Contact:
J.
Watzke
- Project: New
Technologies & People with Disabilities: A National Research
Alliance under the Initiative on the New Economy (INE)
Funded
by: Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Contact: J.
Watzke
- Project: The
Behavioural and Physiological Effects of Selective Information
Processing by Older Adults
Funded
by: Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Contact: N.
O'Rourke
- Project: Cognitive
Adaptation and the Mental and Physical Well-Being of Older Adults
Funded
by: Canadian
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Contact: N.
O'Rourke
- Project: Towards
More Elder Friendly Acute Hospital Environments
Funded
by: Fraser
Health Authority
Contact: G.
Gutman
Project
Synopsis
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