9:20 à 9:30 — Welcome and opening remarks :
Zoom & in person | JRH – Room D-1004 :
Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital Research Day 2026 – April 27, 2026
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When: 27 April 2026 to 27 April 2026 16:00
Where:
Event in-person and virtual (for certain activities)
Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital : 3205 Place Alton-Goldbloom, Laval, QC H7V 1R2
Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital Research Day 2026
April 27, 2026 – 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The research team at the Feil & Oberfeld CRIR- Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (JRH) research center of the CISSS de Laval warmly invite you to join us for our Research day on April 27, 2026.
This day is open to all who are interested in rehabilitation research and celebrates the collaborative work in this field by clinicians, researchers, students and partners.
The Scientific Co‑Directors,
Eva Kehayia and Marc Roig
REGISTRATION AND EVENT LOCATION:
📍Registration required – to participate online or in person: please complete the registration form usign this link.
📍Location: Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (JRH) and online, on Zoom
The day’s activities will take place on Zoom and in person,
in the cafeteria atrium and room D-1004 of the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (JRH)
Address: 3205 Alton-Goldboom Place, Laval, QC, H7V 1R2
Schedule for the day – april 27, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Eva Kehayia & Marc Roig, Co-Directors of the Feil & Oberfeld/CRIR–JRH Research Centre, CISSS Laval direction générale et Caroline Delisle, Directrice DSMSSSRE
9:30 à 10:20 — Student presentations
Zoom & in person | JRH – Room D-1004 :
- Madhura Lotlikar (The Memory-Lab) : Coping with sleep loss through exercising, napping and identifying implementation barriers in rehabilitation settings
- Azba Shaikh (Virtual Reality and Mobility Lab): Altered collision avoidance in moderate-to-severe TBI: evidence from community navigation
- Dolev Yissar (Sensorymotor Control and Rehabilitation Lab): Corticospinal Control of Bilateral Intermuscular Wrist Coordination – Health vs. Chronic Stroke
- Chioke Swann (Neuromechanics and Robotics Control Lab (NeuRoC Lab): High-Density Needle EMG Profiling of Ankle Dorsiflexion in Healthy Adults: Building Baseline Data for Next-Generation Powered Orthoses in Foot Drop
- Sofia Lytvyn-Male (Laboratory on Advanced Technology in Rehabilitation): Validation of a haptic device during reach & grasp movements in real, virtual and augmented environments
10:25 à – 11:25 — Laboratory visits | In person, JRH
- Marc Roig (The Memory-Lab) – In person | HJR – ROOM D-1102
- Mindy Levin (Sensorymotor Control and Rehabilitation Lab) – In person | HJR – ROOM D-0113
- Guillaume Durandeau (Neuromechanics and Robotics Control Lab (NeuRoC Lab)) – In person | HJR – ROOM A-0210
- Anouk Lamontagne (Virtual Reality and Mobility Lab) – In person | HJR – ROOM D-0111
- Jadranka Spahija (Cardiorespiratory Assessment and Training Research Lab) – In person | HJR – ROOM B-0032
11:30 à 13:00 — Roundtable : discussion to promote collaboration between clinicians and researchers
Zoom & en personne | HJR – salle D-1004 :
- Introduction: Isabelle Simard, Directrice adjointe par intérim, DSMSSSRE
- Moderator: Marc Roig
- Panelists:
- Nathalie Medlej, Orthophoniste, clinique professionnelle, Programme Trauma-spécialisés
- Geneviève Nadon, Professional Advisor, Pediatric Services Coordination, DI-TSA-DP Programs Division
- Kimberley Singerman, Head of Stroke/Neuro/SINT Program, DI-TSA-DP Programs Directorate
- Adele Vizcaino, Head of Physical Health Program, DI-TSA-DP Programs Directorate
13:00 à 14:00 — Poster session and crir interactive traveling exhibition “Together for an inclusive future”
- In person | JRH ATRIUM – next to room D-1004
14:05 à 14:55 — Laboratory visits | In person, JRH
- Marie-Hélène Boudrias (Brain Research and Imaging for Neurorehabilitation (BRAIN) Lab)) – In person | HJR – ROOM B-0022
- Tatiana Ogourtsova (Pediatric Research Laboratory RESI-ALLIANT KID) – In person | HJR – ROOM B-0024
- Eva Kehayia (Language and Communication Laboratory) – In person | HJR – ROOM B-0032
- Joyce Fung (Sensory Motor Control for Balance and Locomotor Rehabilitation Lab) – In person | HJR – ROOM B-0025
- Philippe Archambault (Laboratory on Advanced Technology in Rehabilitation) – In person | HJR – ROOM B-0002A
15:00 à 16:00 — Student presentations
Zoom & in person | JRH – Room D-1004 :
- Louis-Pierre Auger (Knowledge Exchange and Education in the Health Professions (K.E.E.P.) Lab): La sexualité après l’AVC – co-développement et implantation des connaissances scientifiques avec les milieux cliniques.
- Mae Sanford (Pediatric Research Lab RESI-ALLIANT KID): TelereHUB CHILD+: Advancing Pediatric Rehabilitation through Training and Innovation
- Petroula Segounis (Language and Communication Lab): Virtual Reality Locomotor Training in stroke: From research to patient experience
- Guofeng Ye (Brain Research and Imaging for Neurorehabilitation (BRAIN) Lab)): Effects of brain stimulation on movement-related patterns in young and older adults
- Thiago Vidal Pereira (Sensory Motor Control for Balance and Locomotor Rehabilitation Lab): From Validation to Practice: Affordable Markerless Motion Capture in Clinical Contexts
16:00 à 16:05 — Closing remarks:
Zoom & in person | JRH – Room D-1004 :
- Eva Kehayia & Marc Roig, Co-Directors of the Feil & Oberfeld/CRIR–JRH Research Centre.
pOSTER EVENT
Download the poster and share it within your networks – JPEG format:
Contact : Nancy Azevedo, Coordinator, Feil & Oberfeld CRIR-HJR Research Center | nancy.azevedo.cissslav@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
CRIR | February 13, 2026 – Revision: February 26, 2026 – Date updated: March 18, 2026
