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We’re celebrating the impact of movement, science, and care this Physical Therapy Month.

At the Faculty of Health Sciences’ School of Physical Therapy, our students, researchers, and clinicians are advancing practice each day, and improving quality of life across our communities.

Join us in celebrating physiotherapists and the vital role they play in keeping our community healthy!

Marie Savundranayagam is using virtual reality to help caregivers better support people living with dementia. Through Be EPIC-VR, she's creating immersive training experiences that strengthen communication skills, deepen empathy and improve person-centred care.

#WesternU #TheImpactProject

Don’t be afraid to take that first step. 💜 #WesternU students Alanah, Claire, Parker and Salim share how connecting with professors, getting involved in research and joining clubs helped them find their place – and build skills along the way.

#AllinWesternU

It was in her community placement, in the final year of her health sciences degree, that everything clicked for Daisy Chan.

Working with Community Living London – an organization that supports people with developmental disabilities throughout the lifespan – Daisy was asked to solve a problem staff had been stuck on: how to make healthy eating easier for everyone living in group homes.

For Daisy, this challenge presented a bold opportunity to solve a far-reaching systemic health problem. She devised a new solution in the form of an app, called NourishWell.

Designed specifically for real group home environments, the app breaks down cooking into manageable, guided steps that gives users the autonomy and confidence to make healthy food choices. With proven success, NourishWell has the potential to support many more.

To learn more about Daisy’s journey, and the app she created, read on in bio 🔗

It was in her community placement, in the final year of her health sciences degree, that everything clicked for Daisy Chan.

Working with Community Living London – an organization that supports people with developmental disabilities throughout the lifespan – Daisy was asked to solve a problem staff had been stuck on: how to make healthy eating easier for everyone living in group homes.

For Daisy, this challenge presented a bold opportunity to solve a far-reaching systemic health problem. She devised a new solution in the form of an app, called NourishWell.

Designed specifically for real group home environments, the app breaks down cooking into manageable, guided steps that gives users the autonomy and confidence to make healthy food choices. With proven success, NourishWell has the potential to support many more.

To learn more about Daisy’s journey, and the app she created, read on in bio 🔗

It was in her community placement, in the final year of her health sciences degree, that everything clicked for Daisy Chan.

Working with Community Living London – an organization that supports people with developmental disabilities throughout the lifespan – Daisy was asked to solve a problem staff had been stuck on: how to make healthy eating easier for everyone living in group homes.

For Daisy, this challenge presented a bold opportunity to solve a far-reaching systemic health problem. She devised a new solution in the form of an app, called NourishWell.

Designed specifically for real group home environments, the app breaks down cooking into manageable, guided steps that gives users the autonomy and confidence to make healthy food choices. With proven success, NourishWell has the potential to support many more.

To learn more about Daisy’s journey, and the app she created, read on in bio 🔗

It was in her community placement, in the final year of her health sciences degree, that everything clicked for Daisy Chan.

Working with Community Living London – an organization that supports people with developmental disabilities throughout the lifespan – Daisy was asked to solve a problem staff had been stuck on: how to make healthy eating easier for everyone living in group homes.

For Daisy, this challenge presented a bold opportunity to solve a far-reaching systemic health problem. She devised a new solution in the form of an app, called NourishWell.

Designed specifically for real group home environments, the app breaks down cooking into manageable, guided steps that gives users the autonomy and confidence to make healthy food choices. With proven success, NourishWell has the potential to support many more.

To learn more about Daisy’s journey, and the app she created, read on in bio 🔗

It was in her community placement, in the final year of her health sciences degree, that everything clicked for Daisy Chan.

Working with Community Living London – an organization that supports people with developmental disabilities throughout the lifespan – Daisy was asked to solve a problem staff had been stuck on: how to make healthy eating easier for everyone living in group homes.

For Daisy, this challenge presented a bold opportunity to solve a far-reaching systemic health problem. She devised a new solution in the form of an app, called NourishWell.

Designed specifically for real group home environments, the app breaks down cooking into manageable, guided steps that gives users the autonomy and confidence to make healthy food choices. With proven success, NourishWell has the potential to support many more.

To learn more about Daisy’s journey, and the app she created, read on in bio 🔗

It was in her community placement, in the final year of her health sciences degree, that everything clicked for Daisy Chan.

Working with Community Living London – an organization that supports people with developmental disabilities throughout the lifespan – Daisy was asked to solve a problem staff had been stuck on: how to make healthy eating easier for everyone living in group homes.

For Daisy, this challenge presented a bold opportunity to solve a far-reaching systemic health problem. She devised a new solution in the form of an app, called NourishWell.

Designed specifically for real group home environments, the app breaks down cooking into manageable, guided steps that gives users the autonomy and confidence to make healthy food choices. With proven success, NourishWell has the potential to support many more.

To learn more about Daisy’s journey, and the app she created, read on in bio 🔗

Adam Purdy is on a mission to make sport more inclusive for athletes with disabilities. As a coach, researcher and advocate, he builds pathways for participation, ensuring young athletes can see themselves represented and supported from the start.
#WesternU #TheImpactProject

It's finally spring at @westernuniversity 🌱

It's finally spring at @westernuniversity 🌱

It's finally spring at @westernuniversity 🌱

It's finally spring at @westernuniversity 🌱

It's finally spring at @westernuniversity 🌱

It's finally spring at @westernuniversity 🌱

It's finally spring at @westernuniversity 🌱

In this edition of Campus Conversations, Parker, Salim, Claire and Alanah reflect on the importance of empathy in their research, whether they’re connecting face-to-face with patients or designing solutions that improve health and quality of life.

#WesternU #AllinWesternU

The number of Canadians with high blood pressure has reached an all-time high of more than 8.2 million, having risen every year since 2000.

Western kinesiology students are helping to bring those numbers down.

Through a student-led initiative coordinated by the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, students have now screened over 400 Londoners for high blood pressure across various community centres, even bringing preventative care directly into fitness classes.

To learn more about how this opportunity is bridging experiential learning with hands-on impact, read on through the link in bio 🔗

The number of Canadians with high blood pressure has reached an all-time high of more than 8.2 million, having risen every year since 2000.

Western kinesiology students are helping to bring those numbers down.

Through a student-led initiative coordinated by the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, students have now screened over 400 Londoners for high blood pressure across various community centres, even bringing preventative care directly into fitness classes.

To learn more about how this opportunity is bridging experiential learning with hands-on impact, read on through the link in bio 🔗

Sachindri Wijekoon is working directly with older adults to rethink how aging is studied and understood. Through community-based participatory research, she helps ensure those most affected by marginalization are not just participants — but partners — in creating meaningful change.

#WesternU #TheImpactProject

From the lab to shaping the future of care. 🔬🌍 #WesternU students Salim Kanji, Alanah Chopra, Claire Cheung and Parker Kempton discuss how research goes beyond theory, giving them the chance to solve problems, support health-care innovation and contribute to meaningful change, both locally and globally.

Stay tuned for more of their conversation with President Alan Shepard.

#AllinWesternU

The Faculty of Health Sciences is helping nurses build the skills they need to support patients in primary care settings, expanding its programs in response to Canada’s growing primary care gap.

The Primary Health Care Registered Nurse Certificate Program comes just as Western’s Nurse Practitioner (NP) program, a master’s degree that prepares RNs to deliver primary health-care services, is set to grow, equipping nurses with advanced-level education.

To learn more, visit the link in bio 🔗

Earn a Master of Clinical Science and advance your health care practice through this one-year Sport and Exercise Medicine program.

Designed for physiotherapists and physicians alike, this program will teach you the pillars of delivering clinical care in sport injury and exercise medicine environments.

Build your profile as leader, communicator, collaborator, health advocate, scholar and professional.

Learn more and apply now for the upcoming September cohort through the link in bio🔗