Professor Janice Eng, OC, is a University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of British Colombia Department of Physical Therapy. Janice is currently the co-director of the Centre for Aging SMART at Vancouver Coastal Health. Her work includes the GRASP upper limb program, the FAME fitness and mobility program, robotic exoskeleton research and her most recent Walk n’ Watch multi-site trial. Having published over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles, we discuss how her work is focussed on how to effectively and safely deliver high doses of therapy in complex healthcare environments, and make sure it is implemented widely in clinical practice.

4.43 Intro

5.30 sec Career Pathway 

8.05 Filling the neuro evidence gap

10.45 Control groups in clinical trials 

13.40 Capturing meaningful improvements with outcome measures 

18.55 Impact of sufficiently funded trials 

20.55 How Janice changed practice across the world 

25.12 Clinicians hesitant about high volume independent practice  

29.30 GRASP program 

31.30 FAME program 

34.53 Walk n’Watch 

37.29 Feedback on performance, do clinicians or patients benefit? 

41.08 Avoiding boredom doing reps 

43.50 Gender issues in rehab trials 

50.15 Matt & Erin's reflection

Links & Resources

Janice's Home Page | Neurorehabilitation Research Program

REACH scale Everyday Arm-use - REACH | Neurorehabilitation Research Program 

Rating of Everyday Arm-Use in the Community and Home (REACH) Scale for Capturing Affected Arm-Use after Stroke: Development, Reliability, and Validity - PMC 

Full article: A biomechanical analysis of the effectiveness of the Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP) for chronic stroke rehabilitation - Movement quality (speed, smoothness) improved in GRASP 

GRASP – GRASP | Neurorehabilitation Research Program 

FAME - FAME – Fitness and Mobility Exercise Program – A Group Exercise Program for People after Stroke 

Walk ‘n Watch Walk ‘n Watch | Neurorehabilitation Research Program 

Safety and effectiveness of the Walk ‘n Watch structured, progressive exercise protocol delivered by physical therapists for inpatient stroke rehabilitation in Canada: a phase 3, multisite, pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial - ScienceDirect

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