5th Annual BRI Symposium - 2010

The BRI showcases Holland Bloorview's talented scientist and students through a full day of posters and presentations.

THEME: Inclusion and Participation
Jessica Brian, Isabel Smith, Theresa McCormick, Erin Dowds, Wendy Roberts, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Susan Bryson, et al.	Enhancing Positive Emotion Sharing in Toddlers at High Risk for Autism: Findings from the Social ABCs Parent-Mediated Intervention
Devra Rich, Virginia Wright, Patty Rigby	Shifting the Spotlight: Parental Experiences with the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)
Nancy Thomas-Stonell, Bernadette Robertson, Bruce Oddson, Joan Walker, Jamie Young, Peter Rosenbaum	Evaluating the Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the FOCUS (Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six)
Navneet Binepal, Lauren Switzer, Darcy Fehlings	Identifying Potential Causes of Pain in Children and Youth with Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Clemence Tsang, Karl Zabjek, Lauren Dade	The Impact of Divided Attention on Mobility in Children Who Have Suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury
Unni G. Narayanan, Laurie d’Oliveira, David Nicholas, Shannon Weir, Beverley Antle	Phenomenology of Parental Priorities for Severe Childhood Disability: Concerns, Needs and Expectations of Parents of Children with Severe Non-Ambulant CP
Virginia Wright, Darcy Fehlings	Development and Pilot-Testing of a New Advanced Motor Skills Measure for Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Lindsay Stephens, Henna Aslam, Patricia McKeever, Sue Ruddick	‘Fitting in’ at School: Disabled Kids’ Perspectives on Adaptations Made at School
Barbara E. Gibson, Gail Teachman, Virginia Wright, Darcy Fehlings, Nancy Young, Patricia McKeever	Children’s and Parents’ Beliefs Regarding the Value of Walking: Implications for Rehabilitation With Children With Cerebral Palsy
Stefanie Blain, Shauna Kingsnorth, Lindsay Stephens, Patricia McKeever	Measuring the Effects of Arts-Based Interventions on Nurses: A Case Study of Therapeutic Clowning
Sally Lindsay, Carolyn Mcdougall, Robyn Sanford, Tracey Adams	Youth@Work: Exploring the First Work Experiences of Youth with Disabilities
Sally Lindsay, Amy McPherson	Stopping the Silence about Bullying and Exclusion: Hearing the Vices of Youth with Disabilities
Amy C McPherson, Miriam L Gofine	An Evaluation of Online Information for Children about Chronic Conditions
Amy C McPherson, Sally Lindsay	It Might Taste Good, but It’s Bad For You. How Do Children with Disabilities View ‘Healthy Living’?
Oana Craciunoiu, Dana Baxter, Patty Rigby	A Critical Review of Assessments of Environmental Factors Influencing Activity and Participation
Suzanne Robinson, Sally Lindsay, Carolyn Mcdougall, Robyn Sanford, Tracey Adams	Improving Inclusion and Employment Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities
Shauna Kingsnorth, Sally Lindsay, Joanne Maxwell, Irina Tsybina, Hannah Seo, Colin Macarthur, Mark Bayley	Longitudinal Evaluation of Transition Services: Process Evaluation from Staff Perspectives
THEME: Innovation and Development
Alex Andrews, Azadeh Kushki, Tom Chau	Classification of States of Emotional Arousal in Youth with CCC and AAC Needs Using Physiological Signals
Jan Andrysek, Susan Klejman, Ricardo Torres-Moreno, Bryan Steinnagel, Shane Glasford, Karl Zabjek, Nancy Salbach, Kim Moody	To Wii or Not to Wii? That is the Question - A Study of Children and Youth with Lower Limb Amputation
Elaine Biddiss, Elizabeth Han	Detecting Anxiety Through Song: Mapping Physiological Indicators to Music
Hayley Faulkner, Tom Chau	Detection of Self-Controlled Cerebral Perfusion Using Transcranial Doppler
Amanda Fleury, Tom Chau, Evdokia Anagnostou	Fractal Dynamics of Circle Drawing in Children with ASD
Delbert Hung, Elaine Biddiss, Tom Chau	Ecological Factors of Emotion Recognition Using Physiological Signals
Azadeh Kushki, Tom Chau, Evdokia Anagnostou	Handwriting Difficulties in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders – A Scoping Survey
Brian Leung, Tom Chau	Reducing False Positive Rate of Single-Switch Scanning via Patterns in Physiological and Physical Signals?
Céleste Mérey, Ervin Sejdić, Tom Chau	Quantitative Classification of Swallowing through Accelerometry
Saba Moghimi, Azadeh Kushki, Anne Marie Guerguerian, Tom Chau	EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces as Access Pathways for Individuals with Severe Disabilities: A Literature Review
Leslie Mumford, Tom Chau	Identification and Development of Individualized Access Pathways Based on Response Efficiency Theory
Andrew Myrden, Tom Chau	Detecting and Classifying Cognitive Activity Based on Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity
Michele Pla, Azadeh Kushki, Tom Chau, Evdokia Anagnostou	Quantification of Anxiety Levels in Children with Autism Based on Changes in Physiological Signals
Alex Posatskiy, Tom Chau	Sensor Design for Physiological Low-Frequency Vibration Measurement: A Study of Sensor Parameters, Signal Amplification, and Fixation Methods in Measuring Mechanomyography (MMG) in Clinical Environments
Sarah Power, Azadeh Kushki, Tom Chau	Investigating the Feasibility of a Cognitive Task-Based NIRS-BCI That Supports the “No-Control” State
Alfred Renaud, Fraser Shein, Vivian Tsang	Grammaticality Judgement in a Word Completion Task
Casey Eisenberg, Stephanie Horner, Anne Marie Renzoni, Stephen Ryan	Reliability of the Family Impact of Assistive Technology Scale for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems (FIATS-AAC)
Danielle D’Alessandro, Ava-Lee Kotler,Mary-Beth Sophianopoulos, Marla Bigel, Stephen Ryan	Responsiveness of a Writing Performance Measure for Students with Writing Impairments
Heidi Schwellnus, Cynthia Tam, Tom Chau	How Similar is a Child’s Handwriting with an Instrumented Pen on a Computer Tablet Compared to a Regular Pencil and Paper?

5th Annual Bloorview Research Institute Symposium

The theme of the 5th Annual BRI Symposium was Evaluation of Care

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