Impact

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Trainees and Staff

• Jena Shank, MSc, Research Assistant
• Eva Wang, High School Student (Alberta Innovates High School Youth Research Program)

Funders

• VPR Catalyst Grant, University of Calgary
• Canadian Academy of Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Grant

Media Interviews

1. MacGillivary K. Interactive app helps prevent injury from incorrect use of walking aids. UCalgary News, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, January 4, 2022.

Podium Presentations

1. Manocha RHK. First aid for gait aids: how to use walking aids safely. Wood Forum on Sport Injury Prevention, Calgary, Alberta, November 6, 2021.
2. Wang E, Shank J, Manocha RHK. Development of a walking aid skills training app. Alberta Innovates High School Youth Research Poster Symposium (Virtual), Calgary, Alberta, August 12, 2021.

Poster Presentations

1. Wang E, Shank J, Manocha RHK. Development of a walking aid skills training app. Alberta Innovates High School Youth Research Poster Symposium (Virtual), Calgary, Alberta, August 12, 2021.