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Partnership with King Saud University
ICORD Investigators Drs. Tania Lam and Andrei Krassioukov have received funding from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia for a collaborative research project. The title of the joint research project is Pharmacological interventions and rehabilitation for spinal cord injury. The project will involve both faculty exchanges and graduate student training. Dr. Lam expects that the [...]
2010 Award Winner, Scientific Achievement
Congratulations to Dr. Krassioukov for receiving the 2010 Vancouver Acute Medical/Dental & Allied Staff Award for Scientific Achievement. See below for the official announcement:
“Dr. Andrei Krassioukov is an outstanding clinician-scholar in the field of autonomic dysfunction following spinal cord injury. Dr. Krassioukov, or “Dr. K” as [...]
Dr. Gillian Simonett wins the S. Stewart Murray Prize from UBC
Dr. Gillian Simonet has been awarded the S. Stewart Murray Prize Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine for work on he Master’s thesis. The prize was endowed by donations from the Health Officers of British Columbia in honour of Dr S Stewart Murray who contributed greatly to the development of public health services in [...]
Dr, Krassioukov and team recognized by IPC for work during 2010 Winter Paralympics
May 12, 2010. Dr. Andrei Krassioukov and his team were presented with honorary medals from the International Paralympic Committee.
Read more about Dr. Krassioukov’s work here: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/03/04/the-danger-of-paralympic-boosting/
Photos of the awards being presented at GF Strong on May 12, 2010.
Paralympic Cardiovascular Research Team with their honorary medals and awards from the IPC.
Left to Right: Dr. Andrei Krassioukov, [...]
Sexual Device Manual Available
Under the direction of Dr. Andrei Krassioukov and Dr. Stacey Elliot, Edith MacHattie and Kate Naphtali have finished their manual entitled “Sexual Device Manual for Persons with Disabilities”. The manual was released back in September of 2009 and was fund through the DHRN. The manual has been featured in the fall 2009 issue of the [...]
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov and student, Dr. Patricia Mills interviewed by DHRN
Dr. Krassioukov’s Interview
Dr. Mills’ Interview
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov wins inaugural Alan T. Brown Foundation Award
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov has won the 2009 Alan T. Brown Foundation Award for research in Spinal Cord Injury, presented by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA). This is the first year the Alan T. Brown Foundation SCI Research Award has been awarded. It is presented to a researcher, clinician, or group which has demonstrated excellence [...]
Cardiovascular Health Clinic for 2010 Paralympic Athletes
Paralympian athletes are exposed to tremendous physical and emotional stress during training and competition, and athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI) have unique disadvantages during competition. One of these disadvantages is unstable blood pressure control. On a daily basis, individuals with SCI deal with either extremely low resting blood pressure, and/or uncontrolled episodes of high [...]
