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A game like no other: Healing Spaces targets Alzheimer’s, dementia patients ⟩
August 23, 2018

Chan in the Media Community and Partners Faculty Health and Wellness Research Students Technology

The game — USC alum Gabriela Gomes’ MFA thesis project — is a multisensory experience created to help adults suffering from neurodegenerative diseases to relax and connect with their caregiver.

By Joanna Clay / USC News Multisensory video game Healing Spaces offers an immersive experience to help adults suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. (Screencap courtesy of Healing Spaces/Gabriela Gomes) Stein Duker pointed out that Healing Spaces is also unique in that it curates a whole…

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Delegation from PUHSC Visits Salt Lake City and Los Angeles | April 2018 ⟩
July 23, 2018

Associations and Bodies China Initiative Community and Partners Conferences Faculty International

Purpose In April, the USC Chan Division once again hosted a delegation from PUHSC at the annual conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, held in April 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to conference-related educational and social activities, the delegation visited the…

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USC Chan gives back ⟩
July 9, 2018

Chan in the Media Community and Partners Events Students

Student-led Occupational Therapy and Science Council organizes OT Month activities.

By Yoko Ellie Fukumura and Elissa S. Lee/Occupational Therapy Association of California Newsletter Lady Gaga joins USC Chan students at the 2018 March for Our Lives in Downtown Los Angeles In honor of OT Month, the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy chose to celebrate…

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Troy Camp celebrates 70 years of community outreach  ⟩
April 3, 2018

Chan in the Media Community and Partners Faculty

By Noah Peterson/Daily Trojan Photo courtesy of Lilian Aluri "Troy Camp also runs after-school programs every week at local elementary schools in the South Los Angeles area. The Student Mentoring and After School Help programs help students develop study skills to better understand concepts they may…

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China Initiative Visits Beijing and Kunming | March–April 2018 ⟩
February 15, 2018

China Initiative Community and Partners Conferences Faculty International Lectures and Talks Students

Purpose In March and April, members of the USC Chan China Initiative team traveled to Beijing and Kunming. In Beijing, they visited the PKU 6th Hospital (Peking Mental Health Institute), the Beijing Haidian District Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital and the Xueyuan Road Community Service…

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China Initiative Visits Hong Kong, Beijing, and Fuzhou | December 2017 ⟩
February 15, 2018

Associations and Bodies China Initiative Community and Partners Conferences Faculty International Lectures and Talks Students

Purpose In December, a USC Chan China Initiative delegation visited Hong Kong, Beijing and Fuzhou. In Hong Kong, members of the team visited and dined with Mrs. T.H. Chan and her family including USC Trustee Ronnie C. Chan MBA ’76. In Beijing, team members attended and delivered presentations at…

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APOTS in Taiwan ⟩
October 5, 2017

Associations and Bodies China Initiative Community and Partners Faculty International

Purpose The USC Chan China Initiative team attended the first-ever Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Symposium, hosted October 17-22 by the Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association, Chang Gung University's Department of Occupational Therapy and the Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Regional Group…

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Who are the people in your neighborhood? Meet Viviana Padilla ’16, MA ’19 ⟩
August 23, 2017

Academics and Courses Chan in the Media Community and Partners Events Students

The first-generation college student’s journey from a South Los Angeles elementary school to the 2017 White Coat Ceremony

By Mike McNulty Viviana Padilla ’16, MA ’19, whose latest Trojan affiliation is as a new USC Chan graduate student/Photo by Hong Le Most of the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy’s new grad students are adults when they first set foot on campus. Viviana Padilla…

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Leland earns record $4.7M to compare models for nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia ⟩
August 17, 2017

Associations and Bodies Awards Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Faculty Research

Five-year PCORI contract is largest single award in USC Chan Division history

By Mike McNulty / USC Today More than half of America’s 1.4 million nursing home residents have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. On any given day in any of the thousands of nursing homes across the country, medications need adjusting and activities require adapting as residents are monitored for…

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China Initiative Visits Beijing and Guiyang | June 2017 ⟩
June 27, 2017

China Initiative Community and Partners Conferences Faculty Lectures and Talks Students

Purpose To meet with China Initiative partners and attend the “3rd Annual Conference of Rehabilitation Medicine Society of China International Exchange and Promotion Association for Medicine and Healthcare” highlighted with a keynote address by China Initiative Director Julie McLaughlin Gray.…

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