Physical Activity Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit
CPR, LEARN, & KNOW Laboratories at the University of British Columbia
We are extremely pleased to report that an article created by Drs. Warburton and Bredin (published in the prestigious Canadian Medical Association Journal) has now been cited over 7,400 times. This article is amongst the most cited papers in the history Read More …
We are delighted to report that an international initiative involving Drs. Bredin and Warburton has been warmly received including a formal publication in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. We are delighted that Dr. Mark Williams (Editor, JCRP) has Read More …
We are pleased to announce that the background systematic review papers for the new PAR-Q+ and ePARmed-X+ have been published in Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism. The entire series of articles have been published online, and are open access for Read More …
We were honoured to have Premier Christy Clark visit our laboratory, and make the formal announcement of a $3.5 million grant to support the MITACS program. We are particularly pleased that the Premier and MITACS chose to highlight the work Read More …
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jamie Burr has joined the Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit. Dr. Burr did his training at the internationally renowned laboratories of Dr. Norman Gledhill and Dr. Veronica Jamnik. He has already Read More …
It is with mixed emotions that we say goodbye to Dr. Shirley Ngai. Shirley will leave our program at the end of this month. We are happy that Shirley will be able to return to her family and friends shortly. Read More …
On behalf of the Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, we are honoured to announce that an article created by Dr. Darren Warburton, Crystal Whitney (research trainee) and Dr. Shannon Bredin (published in the prestigious Canadian Medical Association Journal) Read More …