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Praxis SCI Accelerate 2024 Cohort

October 11, 2024
We are excited to announce the 2024 cohort of Praxis SCI Accelerate, a 12 week in residence accelerator program focused on advancing…
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Indigenous Engagement Statement

September 27, 2024
Praxis acknowledges that Indigenous people with SCI experience many unique issues and barriers, from diagnosis and medical care to support within the…
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Grants & Funding

Request for Application (RFA): Translate Research into Neurorestorative Treatments

September 24, 2024
Request for Application (RFA): Translate Research into Neurorestorative Treatments
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Grants & Funding

Request for Application (RFA): Supporting Networks to Translate and Implement Evidence-Based Care

September 24, 2024
Request for Application (RFA) for Supporting Networks to Translate and Implement Evidence-Based Care.
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Stories

Celebrating Two Decades of Excellence: RHSCIR 20th Anniversary

August 28, 2024
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry (RHSCIR), which has made remarkable progress and accomplishments…
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Smart Ear Buds for Hands-free Control

August 6, 2024
The neural earbuds are equipped with powerful sensors that pick up facial micro-gestures, changes in air pressure, and head position. Described by Naqi's inventor Dave…
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Best Practices Resource Helps Deliver Right Care at Right Time

August 6, 2024
Implementing evidence-based best practices in SCI clinical care ensures maximum functionality and cord recovery with fewer secondary complications following the injury. This…
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Publications

Implementing Lived Experience Workshops in Regional Areas of British Columbia to Enhance Clinicians’ Confidence in Spinal Cord Injury Care: An Evaluation

August 2, 2024
In British Columbia (BC), there are challenges accessing specialized spinal cord injury care and resources. This paper evaluated the impact of spinal…
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Publications

Epidemiology, Evidence-Based Care, and Outcomes in Spinal Cord Injury

June 17, 2024
We are pleased to share this edition published by Frontiers in Neurology. The publication is dedicated to sharing progress in the epidemiology,…
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Pressure Research Delivers Life Changing Tech and Clinical Best Practices

June 5, 2024
Maintaining adequate spinal cord perfusion pressure (SCPP), for the circulation of blood to the spinal cord at the time of injury and…
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Innovation

In conversation with Praxis SCI Incubate Cohort Member, Focal Lines

May 29, 2024
Focal Lines Technologies, is a Vancouver, BC based company pioneering in the field of smart material development and its integration in remote…
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In conversation with Praxis SCI Incubate Cohort Member, inContAlert

May 29, 2024
inContAlert is a Germany-based start-up that developed a wearable technology that scans the bladder unobtrusively throughout the day. The wearable is worn…
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