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International Nurses Day 2023

May 8, 2023
International Nurses Day - Praxis Clinical Team has been investing in the education of nurses and other healthcare professionals by delivering intensive…
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Praxis Staff Spotlight: Shannon Rockall

April 20, 2023
Meet Shannon Rockall, Regional Clinical Liaison, BC Interior at Praxis, who facilitates spinal cord injury knowledge translation workshops for clinicians in the…
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Grants & Funding

Praxis SCI Ideation Challenge 2022 Winners Team Specifix Tackle Urinary Tract Health

April 4, 2023
Congratulations to Team Specifix - Jessica Jenkins, Siobhan Wilson, Jaspreet Randhawa and Alex Bakfrom the University of Toronto - who won the…
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Publications

An International Survey of the Structure and Process of Care for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Acute and Rehabilitation Facilities: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Study

March 27, 2023
The publication describes the key findings and lessons learned from an international pilot study that surveyed spinal cord injury programs in acute…
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Publications

Technology Used in Activity Based Therapy for Individuals Living with Spinal Cord Injury Across Canada

March 27, 2023
The objective of this study was to describe the equipment used in activity-based therapy (ABT) programs for individuals with spinal cord injury…
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ProACTIVE Toolkit Guidelines Aid Physio Rehab and Peer Support

March 10, 2023
The ProACTIVE toolkit was developed with support from Praxis with input from more than 300 members of the SCI community in B.C.…
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Celebrating The Many Women Who Work With Praxis to Make an Impact in The SCI Community

March 3, 2023
In honour of International Women's Day (IWD), Praxis recognizes the significant contributions women make across the globe. Our admiration and gratitude goes…
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News

Accelerating Innovation for the Spinal Cord Injury Community

February 23, 2023
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is pleased to announce the three transformative technologies selected as the SCI Incubate program cohort for 2023. Three companies— Battelle, inContAlert, and Focal…
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Stories

Praxis Staff Spotlight: Amy Liu

February 1, 2023
Meet Amy Liu! She’s our Human Resources Manager here at Praxis, and manages all things to do with hiring, onboarding new employees,…
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Support for Indigenous Experience of Spinal Cord Injury in Canada

January 30, 2023
Indigenous Canadians experience greater challenges living with spinal cord injury (SCI) than the rest of the population. Since our unique Praxis model…
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Spinal Cord Stimulation Brings More Than Just the Ability to Walk Again

January 23, 2023
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute support and outreach for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) research across Canada is helping to raise awareness for this…
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Care, Outcomes Improve Through Best Practices Clinical Tool Praxis-funded online app guides clinical SCI care

January 17, 2023
Praxis BC interior BC outreach brings best practices for SCI care to remote and rural practitioners. Lived perspectives boost local SCI care.
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