CRIR-CRLLM International Conference – June 12, 2025 | Yingzi Xiong : Embrace the Complexity: Assess Spatial Functions in Individuals with Visual Impairments in Common Everyday Tasks
When: 12 June 2025 12:00 to 12 June 2025
Where:
Lunch conference presented in English in a hybrid format.
In person: Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, MAB-Mackay site, Room A314 | 7000 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H4B 1R3
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International conference presented by the
CRIR-Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (LLMRC), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
Presentations by researchers or postdoctoral fellows on the findings of their research projects.
Embrace the Complexity: Assess Spatial Functions in Individuals with Visual Impairments in Common Everyday Tasks
June 12, 2025, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
- Lunch conference presented in English in a hybrid format
- In person: Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, MAB-Mackay site, Room A314 | 7000 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H4B 1R3
SPEAKER:
Yingzi Xiong
Bio
Yingzi Xiong is an Assistant Professor at the Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Xiong’s research is motivated by the questions of how the human brain learns new knowledge, adapts to changes, and rehabilitates after impairments occur. She seeks the answers to these questions in human vision and hearing, from both basic and translational science points of view. Her ongoing projects investigate the interaction of senses in real life activities to develop effective training methods, establish tools for clinical and self-assessment, and increase the accessibility of digital devices and environments. | Laboratory website : http://xyzsensorylab.com
CONFerence details
Orientation & Mobility (O&M) training aims at helping people with visual impairments travel more safely and independently. The patient-centered emphasis and training in real-environment give O&M unparalleled opportunities to understand the impact of visual impairment in everyday context. At the same time, because O&M specialists work with their students/clients in complex everyday environments, unique challenges occur in systematically quantifying the student/client’s progress throughout the training process. In this presentation, I will present our ongoing work in collaboration with vision therapists and O&M specialists, that endeavors to systematically evaluate an individuals’ spatial functions and quantify environmental complexity in common everyday tasks.
See the conference webpage on the CRLLM website by following this link: https://savoirs-readaptation.ca/fr/accepter-la-complexite/
For further inquiries, please contact Chantal Robillard, Clinical Research Coordinator: chantal.robillard.mab@ssss.gouv.qc.c
