October 12, 2021 | Digest No. 272

UBC MPT Info Session Oct 13 &14

The Department of Physical Therapy is offering a series of info sessions for the Master of Physical Therapy program. Department representatives will discuss the physical therapy profession and admission requirements to the MPT program followed by a Q&A session. Please register to receive a Zoom link and info session details. We encourage our participants to read the MPT Application Guide before the info sessions.

• MPT Vancouver Info session (Vancouver) – October 13, 5:30pm-7:00pm
  • Register here
  • Facebook event (to share on your social media)  https://fb.me/e/1H2z2Tkfx
  • MPT Events page
• MPT North Info Session (Prince George) – October 14, 5:30pm-7:00pm
  • Register here
  • Facebook event (to share on your social media)  https://fb.me/e/1MMkDCjXi
  • MPT Events page

BPK 343 and BPK 482 Enrolment Information

SFU is required by law to ensure that every student registered in a practicum that involves working with children or vulnerable adults undergoes a CRRA Criminal Record Check. The University must submit consent forms with payment to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. SFU is prohibited by law to permit students to work with children or vulnerable adults without a CRRA Criminal Record Check. List of BPK Courses requiring a CRRA Criminal Record Check is as follows:

• BPK 343 – Active Health: Assessment & Programming
• BPK 445 – Advanced Cardiac Rehabilitation
• BPK 482 - Ergonomics and Rehabilitation

The Criminal Record Check is coded as a prerequisite for the above courses and cannot be waived by law.

Please refer to the process for Criminal Records Check on SFU Student Service website here: https://www.sfu.ca/students/criminalrecords.html

By law, SFU cannot accept CRC's done through other agencies including the RCMP. Students with criminal record checks conducted through agencies other than the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General are still expected to fulfill this requirement. Further, the process for a Criminal Record Check must be undertaken by SFU only.

Since the document is valid for 5 years, it would be a good idea to get it done far in advance of your enrollment for any of the listed courses as the processing time can vary.

Academic Resource Links

*  Exchange Students Covid-19
refer here for more information.

* Remote Study & Work
https://www.sfu.ca/itservices/remote-study-work-resources.html

* Comprehensive Student Support
http://www.sfu.ca/students/support.html (Grades, Withdrawals, Advising, student services, International Students, Available Resources, Financial, Co-op and more)

Student Learning Commons - Workshops

The Student Learning Commons offers a suite of workshops under the following categories; Learning, Writing, and English as an Additional Language (EAL). Workshops range from 60 to 90 minutes and provide valuable information in engaging formats. Each semester we present a slightly different collection of workshops. You can also search by date in our workshops calendar.

Most Student Learning Commons workshops, including workshop recordings viewed online, are eligible for inclusion on your Co-Curricular Record. To receive Co-Curricular credits, fill out the CCR Reflection Form.

Note: Students cannot receive Co-Curricular (CCR) credits for a workshop if the workshop is already being used to receive academic credit in a course.

Respite Caregiver - Beatrix

Do you have some experience and/or training to work with developmental disabilities, and have a few hours of availability each week to work in the City of Vancouver? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Developmental Disabilities Association is seeking Respite Caregivers to work with a child or adult with intellectual disabilities once or twice per week (mostly after school or on weekends, for 3-5 hour sessions).

Requirements are: valid First Aid with CPR, clear criminal record, 2 work references, some training or experience in a field related to developmental disabilities. Wages are $16/hour or $18/hr for individuals with higher support needs.

Full details here

Canada Soccer - Performance Analysis

Jasmine Mander, Performance Analyst of Canada's Women's National Team is seeking to create an analysis network of 1-3 individuals to work either remotely or travel with the team in camp to support in the analysis space. Compensation will depend on level of experience and expected responsibilities of the analyst. Experience with Hudl Sportscode is beneficial, but not required. Candidates will gain experience using various scouting, telestration and coding softwares. Passion projects and areas of interest for the team's development may be investigated between camps by the analysis team.  Please contact jmander@canadasoccer.com for more information.

Opportunity for RA/graduate student

Message from Dr. Chris Napier, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC:

I am working with a local footwear company (new to the market) that is developing a female-specific running shoe. They have engaged my team to complete a series of research projects to help inform development of the shoe. We have two projects that we are hoping to start as soon as possible and I am recruiting two students/research assistants to help out with these projects. Each would take a lead role with one of the projects and assist on the other one. Both projects would be supervised by me, with input from Dr Max Donelan (SFU) and Dr Allison Ezzat (Latrobe University). I’ve outlined each project briefly below:

1) Qualitative Study on Female-specific Footwear Design

• Focus group design, involving recreational/elite female runners across the lifespan
• Primary question: what do women value in a shoe; including structure, performance, materials, colour, etc.
• Co-led by Dr. Allison Ezzat (Latrobe University), an experienced researcher in qualitative designs

2) White Paper on Performance Running Shoe Design

• A thorough literature review on the current process of developing performance running shoes
• To include aspects such as optimal midsole thickness, carbon plate stiffness, overall shoe mass, etc.
• To consider the effects and opportunities of the above in the development of a female-specific performance running shoe

Ideally, the research assistant could commit 0.4-0.5 FTE (though 1.0 FTE is also an option) for now with the potential to transition to a graduate degree program (Masters or PhD) in January 2022. There is an option to start this position remotely, with an in-person move to Vancouver by January 2022. Both the research assistant and graduate degree would be fully funded commensurate with experience and university compensation levels. Graduate student enrolment at either SFU or UBC is possible.

Dr. Chris Napier  PT, PhD (He, Him, His)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
212 - 2177 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z3 Canada
Phone 604 682 7788 | Cell 604 721 1310 | Fax 604 677 5424
chris.napier@ubc.ca | @runnerphysio
http://www.ubcrunclinic.ca

Undergraduate Volunteers

Dr. Julian Guttman, a cellular microbiologist in the Department of Biological Sciences is looking for undergraduate student volunteers. Volunteering duties include stocking the lab, autoclaving, cleaning dishes, etc…  The volunteers have to be available for a minimum of 1 hour per week. YOU MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 TO ENTER THE LAB AND MUST ALSO WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES.

If you are interested in these volunteer positions please contact Dr. Guttman’s volunteer coordinator, Kaitlin Bruzzini, at kaitlin_bruzzini@sfu.ca