Medias

Radio-Canada, Les années lumière* Reporter Gino Harel is presenting a series of 5 radio interviews on rehabilitation research at CRIR; the first will be on telerehabilitation, featuring Dahlia Kairy and Claudine Auger. Sunday, April 11: Les jeux vidéo au service de la téléréadaptation Listen…
Read more about Radio interviews #1 on rehabilitation research at CRIR – April 11, 2021 | Dahlia Kairy et Claudine Auger

Working alongside people with disabilities to develop assistive technology Understanding the contexts and realities of living with a disability is key to effective clinical practice when caring for patients with disabilities, so she developed Design of Assistive Technology: Principles and Praxis,…
Read more about Stefanie Blain-Moraes – ”Faculty Teaching Innovation Award” | McGill University

Aliki Thomas, erg., Ph.D., Researcher and Site Director at CRIR–Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital of the CISSS de Laval and Associate Professor at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy of McGill University has received the CAME Certificate of Merit Award. The…
Read more about Aliki Thomas – Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) 2021 Certificate of Merit Award

This award, presented to Tiiu Poldma, in conjunction with Christine Reux of the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, recognizes their commitment and contribution to interior design in Québec and its influence. For the past four years, they have been collaborating in the development…
Read more about Tiiu Poldma – Recipient of the ”Prix Compagnon de l’APDIQ – Implication sociale”

Press release We are excited to announce that Dr. Walter Wittich @WalterWittich, Associate Professor at the University of Montreal @uMontreal_news in the School of Optometry, and CRIR site representative and resident researcher at the Centre de réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay du CIUSSS…
Read more about Walter Wittich – Recipient of the 10th Annual Joyce Thompson (JT) Award

Sincere congratulations to Matthew Hunt, PT, PhD who has been awarded the Rosemary Wedderburn Brown Prize! This prize recognizes individuals with outstanding scholarly potential and demonstrated research excellence in the early stages of their career. Find out more

It is the exceptional career of Ms. Sylvie Nadeau, physiotherapist, that the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ) would like to highlight this year by awarding her the Carol-L.-Richards 2020 Prize. The OPPQ offers its sincere congratulations to Ms. Nadeau,…
Read more about Sylvie Nadeau — OPPQ’s Carol-L.-Richards 2020 Award Recipient

In a recent article in La Presse, journalist Philippe Mercure met the team of Dr Cyril Duclos who is exploring the possibilities of virtual reality in an attempt to act on the level of pain perception. Thanks to the collaboration…
Read more about Virtual Reality to trick Pain – Dr Cyril Duclos Pilot Project

On July 5, Hélène Lefebvre , Honorary Member at the CRIR – Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, has been appointed to the rank of…
Read more about Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques – Hélène Lefebvre

On December 11, Claire Croteau, researcher at the CRIR – Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Lindsay Pavilion of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal and professor at the School of Speech-Language Therapy and Audiology, Université de…
Read more about Social Engagement Award – Teaching Staff – Claire Croteau