UBC IDEAlab

During the recent Spring Break, our team hosted two high school students, Diane and Emma, as part of ’s Research Exploration Opportunity. The students spent a week at our lab learning about our projects through interactive and hands on experiences. This included working with industry and patient partners to design new assistive technologies for older adults, as well as clinical site visits for our Indigenous VR & Digital Companion projects!

We are excited to be part of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG) 15th World Conference as one of the collaborating institutions for in Vancouver.

From March 26-29 at SFU Harbour Centre, members of the will be sharing 12 presentations across oral sessions, posters, and a site visit to our lab in the UBC Gateway Health Building. Our team is looking forward to contributing to conversations on dementia care, aging, co-design, virtual reality, social robots, sleep, and person-centred innovation in health care.

Swipe through to see the full list of presentations from our team and come say hi if you’re at the conference!

Team Member Spotlight ✨
Gloria Loi! 🫶
We want to share another Team Member this Wednesday with you. 🥰Gloria is a registered nurse and research and modern technologies to facilitate aging. Thank you for being part of IDEA