ICORD

05/19/2026

Swinging in the atrium!

One of the best turnouts we've ever had! This was our west coast swing workshop.

05/06/2026

ICORD PI Dr. Andrei Krassioukov shares valuable insights in this CBC news story, stating that he often hears from patients with high-cervical SCI about high turnover among their home-support workers, workers missing appointments, or care hours being cut.

Read the full story here:

A 72-year-old man in Saanich, B.C., says his usual community health workers seem to have been replaced with workers who aren't trained to help facilitate his daily bowel routine.

05/04/2026

Read about Dr. Andrei Krassioukov's research on breastfeeding after spinal cord injury on the VCHRI website!

In this review, Dr. Krassioukov and team examine how SCI can impact breastfeeding, highlighting the lack of research into this topic at present.

Read the full article here:

In Canada, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months of a baby’s life, with continued breastfeeding encouraged into the toddler years. Yet, for women with spinal cord injury (SCI), this can present unique physiological and clinical challenges.

05/01/2026

ICORD PI Dr. Ben Mortenson is running the half marathon this Sunday to raise money for Spinal Cord Injury BC, which is a charity that supports people with spinal cord injury!

Help him reach his goal by donating through the link below!

Donate here: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/110324/2026-beneva-vancouver-half-marathon/pledge/participant/44158514

04/30/2026

Congratulations to Drs. Erika Escamilla and Raza Malik of Dr. Krassioukov's Lab for their poster presentation wins at the 2026 American Spinal Injury Association - ASIA annual conference in Texas! Both posters are related to the lab's work with spinal cord stimulation using SpineX devices and autonomic functions after SCI.

04/29/2026

Dr. Cheryl Wellington's Lab was featured in "Behind the Lab Doors," a Research Insider series that shares glimpses into the labs of health researchers across VCHRI. Read the full article here:

The brain is the most complex organ to understand, both in health and disease. Today, doctors rely on observable symptoms or use costly and sometimes inaccessible neuroimaging or invasive cerebrospinal fluid analysis to assess patients with brain disorders. Brain-derived biomarkers measured in the b...

04/28/2026

Check out our new ICORD-themed merch! We have hoodies, t-shirts, quarter-zips and crewnecks available for pre-order. Click the link below to see sizing and colour options, and place your order before May 7th! ✨

Link to purchase: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5sxP9tixDtecJAa

04/23/2026

Our partners at Spinal Cord Injury BC are hosting an accessible dance class!

Get Wild is a seated based exercise class run by Utah-based instructor Sutter. We dance for an hour building up intensity and speed of movements for a great cardiovascular workout. We modify all movements for each individual to challenge balance, strength and endurance in a way that protects the shoulder joint. Come join us on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays!

Check out more at: https://sci-bc.ca/event-dir/get-wild-dance-class/var/ri-58.l-L1/

04/22/2026

A new publication from Dr. Babak Shadgan's lab! "Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Used During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Instrumentation, Signal Metrics, Clinical Context, and Feasibility: A Scoping Review" was published in Sensors.

This systematic review focused on the use of Near-Infared Sprectrascopy (NIRS) during cardiopulmonary rescucitation (CPR), with the goal of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Findings show that rising cerebral oxygenation trajectories could consistently be linked to ROSC.

For the full open-access paper, please visit:
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/26/7/2136

Congratulations to first author Zahra Askari, a PhD trainee in the the Shadgan Lab!

04/13/2026

Congratulations to the Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) Guiding Principles Partnership team! 👏 Their publication "IKT Guiding Principles for Conducting and Disseminating Spinal Cord Injury Research in Partnership" has received the 2026 ACRM - American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Most Cited Original Research Award.

This partnership brought together researchers, community partners, and research users from across the SCI community. The team included many ICORD-affiliated researchers, alongside collaborators from organizations including Spinal Cord Injury BC, Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, Spinal Cord Injury Alberta, and Spinal Cord Injury Ontario. The award will be formally recognized at the ACRM 2026 conference this fall.

To read the full paper, visit: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0003-9993(20)31155-2

03/29/2026

Best wishes Stiftelsen Spinalis from your friends at ICORD in Vancouver!

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