Professor Carol Richards Lecture

Professor Carol Richards
Faculty of Medicine
Laval University

will be addressing the Vancouver Institute on October 19, 2002 at 8:15 p.m., Lecture Hall No. 2 in the Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, University of British Columbia.

Maximizing Walking Capacity After Stroke

Dr. Richards is one of the premier rehabilitation researchers in the world. Her studies have benefited the health and well-being of children with cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injury as well as adults who are recovering from stroke and those with Parkinson's disease. Dr. Richards has been invited to present her research in Australia, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States. Among her many awards and honours include an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa (2001), a Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation (2001), the Quebec Interprofessional Council Merit Prize (1997), the Lilian Pollard Visiting Professorship at the University of Toronto (1995), and the Dr. John Crawford Lectureship at the University of Toronto (1994).


Fall Program 2002
Sep 28, Oct 5, Oct 19, Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 23, Nov 30.