Janice J Eng

Janice Jennifer Eng (born 1963) is a professor in the University of British Columbia's Department of Physical Therapy and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Neurological Rehabilitation.

Janice J. Eng
Born1963 (age 59–60)
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)University Killam Professor, the University of British Columbia, BC, Canada
Known forDevelopment of interventions to improve recovery after neurological injury and disease
Academic background
Education- BSc, Combined Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia
- MSc, Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
- PhD, Kinesiology, 1994, University of Waterloo
ThesisBiomechanical and neuromuscular strategies for a recovery from a trip during human walking. (1994)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia
Vancouver Coastal Health
Websitehttps://neurorehab.med.ubc.ca

Early life and education

Janice Eng was born in 1963. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC) with a combined degree in physical therapy and occupational therapy before moving to Ontario and enrolling at the University of Toronto for her MSc in Biomedical Engineering. Upon earning her Master's degree, she completed her doctorate in kinesiology at the University of Waterloo and returned to British Columbia for her post-doctoral training in Neurophysiology at Simon Fraser University.

Career

Upon completing her post-doctoral training, Eng accepted a professorship position in the University of British Columbia's Department of Physical Therapy. During her early tenure at the institution, Eng developed a rehabilitation research program to assist stroke and spinal cord injury survivors. She has now published over 300 peer-reviewed journal publication from this research.[1]

Her research has developed many new treatments to improve recovery after a stroke.  In 2005, she developed the Fitness and Mobility Exercise (FAME) evidence-based exercise program to assist people recovering from a stroke, Parkinson's disease, MS and frail older adults.[2] It has been shown to improve strength, balance, cardiovascular fitness, bone density and reduce falls in people working to regain mobility following neurological injury.[3]  FAME has also had excellent uptake and is delivered in hundreds of hospitals and community centres around the world, including sites in Canada, Australia and Brazil.

Her team devised the Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP) in 2009 which consisted of a set of exercises for the arm and hand that improved recovery of arm function in stroke patients.[4]  The original study operated over four sites in British Columbia. This Program is cited in the Canadian Best Practice Stroke Guidelines as providing evidence for the need of supplementary exercise to improve upper extremity outcomes after stroke.[5]  GRASP has had widespread uptake around the world and is used in over 8500 sites over 58 countries.  A published UK survey showed that 35% stroke therapists use GRASP.[6] She has since developed variations of GRASP for delivery over the phone,[7] as a group program,[8] as a virtual group program,[9] and as a program coupled with a wearable sensor to motivate practice.[10]

In 2015, Eng was the recipient of a prestigious and highly competitive 7-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation grant to fund her rehabilitative program research to aid stroke survivors.[11]

In 2019, Eng established the Exoskeleton for post-Stroke Recovery of Ambulation (ExStRA) study to use a robotic exoskeleton for early walking practice after a stroke. The study operated over three provinces (BC, AB, ON) and demonstrated the feasibility of integrating advanced wearable robots with standard of care physical therapy services in the hospital.[12] She also co-led a Canadian Institute for Health Research study which paired outpatients with coaches to prevent a second stroke. Within the first six months, patients were shown to have improved quality of life and reduced stroke risk factors.[13]

Dr. Eng co-directs the CanStroke Recovery Platform[14] which is an 8-site national clinical trials platform to test new Canadian approaches in stroke recovery. She is on the Board of Directors of the Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke.[15]

Her research in spinal cord injury has resulted in the Spinal Cord Injury Research Evidence (SCIRE) Project, a website operating since 2005.[16] SCIRE Professional is a free, accessible platform that provides clinically relevant content such as instructional videos and toolkits to help clinicians provide the best care to patients. SCIRE Community provides information for people with spinal cord injury and their families. SCIRE is accessed by more than a 1⁄4 million users annually. SCIRE has supported the development of clinical practice guidelines, including the Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Best Practice Guideline In 2020 and Guidelines from the Paralyzed Veterans of American since 2018.

Awards and honours
  • 2021 - The University of British Columbia, University Killam Professor[17] that is the highest honour conferred on a faculty
  • 2020 - Université Laval, Honorary Doctorate in Rehabilitation Sciences[18]
  • 2017 - Springfield College, Greene Lecturer in Physical Therapy[19]
  • 2016 - Awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair for being "recognized as a leader in rehabilitation research."[20]
  • 2015 - Distinguished Medical Lecturer Award in Clinical Sciences.[21]
  • 2012 - The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence
  • 2010 - The YWCA Vancouver, Women of Distinction Award in the category of Health and Active Living.[22]
  • 2010 - The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty
  • 2009 - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Inducted Fellow[23]
  • 2009 - March of Dimes Canada, Jonas Salk Award Award for lifetime achievements in reducing physical disability[24]
  • 2008 - Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Senior Scholar Award[25]
  • 2007 - The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Distinguished Accomplishment
  • 2006 - Killam Trust, Killam Research Prize[26]
  • 2003 to 2008 - Canadian Institute of Health Research, New Investigator Award
  • 2003 to 2008 - Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Scholar Award[27]

References
  1. "Eng JJ". PubMed. Retrieved July 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "FAME - Fitness and Mobility Exercise Program". FAME - Fitness and Mobility Exercise Program. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  3. "FAME for NEUROFITNESS program at UBC clinic merges physical therapy and research". Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | DMCBH. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. "Dr. Janice Eng | Neurorehabilitation Research Program". neurorehab.med.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  5. "5.1 Management of the Upper Extremity Following Stroke". Canadian Stroke Best Practices. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  6. Stockley, Rachel; Peel, Rosemary; Jarvis, Kathryn; Connell, Louise (2019-09-09). "Current therapy for the upper limb after stroke: a cross-sectional survey of UK therapists". BMJ Open. 9 (9): e030262. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030262. ISSN 2044-6055. PMC 6797388. PMID 31575573.
  7. Simpson, Lisa A.; Eng, Janice J.; Chan, May (2016-03-26). "H-GRASP: the feasibility of an upper limb home exercise program monitored by phone for individuals post stroke". Disability and Rehabilitation. 39 (9): 874–882. doi:10.3109/09638288.2016.1162853. ISSN 0963-8288. PMC 5399812. PMID 27017890.
  8. Yang, Chieh-Ling; Bird, Marie-Louise; Eng, Janice J (2021-01-13). "Implementation and Evaluation of the Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP) for People With Stroke in a Real World Community Setting: Case Report". Physical Therapy. 101 (3). doi:10.1093/ptj/pzab008. ISSN 0031-9023. PMC 8005294. PMID 33444440.
  9. Yang, Chieh-ling; Waterson, Seonaid; Eng, Janice J (2021-03-04). "Implementation and Evaluation of the Virtual Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP) for Individuals With Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond". Physical Therapy. 101 (6). doi:10.1093/ptj/pzab083. ISSN 0031-9023. PMC 7989195. PMID 33682872.
  10. Simpson, Lisa A.; Barclay, Ruth; Bayley, Mark T.; Dukelow, Sean P.; MacIntosh, Bradley J.; MacKay-Lyons, Marilyn; Menon, Carlo; Mortenson, W. Ben; Peng, Tzu-Hsuan; Pollock, Courtney L.; Pooyania, Sepideh (2022-03-11). "Correction: Virtual Arm Boot Camp (V-ABC): study protocol for a mixed-methods study to increase upper limb recovery after stroke with an intensive program coupled with a grasp count device". Trials. 23 (1): 207. doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06134-x. ISSN 1745-6215. PMC 8915457. PMID 35277187. S2CID 247364431.
  11. "UBC health researchers receive more than $73M in CIHR funding". news.ubc.ca. July 13, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  12. Louie, Dennis R.; Mortenson, W. Ben; Durocher, Melanie; Schneeberg, Amy; Teasell, Robert; Yao, Jennifer; Eng, Janice J. (2021-10-10). "Efficacy of an exoskeleton-based physical therapy program for non-ambulatory patients during subacute stroke rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial". Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 18 (1): 149. doi:10.1186/s12984-021-00942-z. ISSN 1743-0003. PMC 8502504. PMID 34629104.
  13. Sakakibara, Brodie M; Lear, Scott A; Barr, Susan I; Goldsmith, Charlie H; Schneeberg, Amy; Silverberg, Noah D; Yao, Jennifer; Eng, Janice J (2021-05-27). "Telehealth coaching to improve self-management for secondary prevention after stroke: A randomized controlled trial of Stroke Coach". International Journal of Stroke. 17 (4): 455–464. doi:10.1177/17474930211017699. ISSN 1747-4930. PMID 33949270. S2CID 233742994.
  14. "Trials – CanStroke Recovery Trials".
  15. "About Us - Leadership". Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery.
  16. "SCIRE Team". SCIRE Professional. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  17. "UBC congratulates 2020/21 University Killam Professors".
  18. "Université Laval announces honorary doctorates to 11 exceptional personalities". Université Laval.
  19. "Springfield College Department of Physical Therapy hosted the 21st annual Greene Memorial Lecture". Springfield College.
  20. "Janice Eng awarded a Tier I Canada Research Chair". physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca. February 12, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  21. "Janice Eng and Shoukat Dedhar win 2015 Distinguished Medical Lecturer Awards". med.ubc.ca. January 5, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  22. "Dr. Janice Eng wins YWCA Women of Distinction Award". icord.org. April 15, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  23. "CAHS Fellows Directory". Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
  24. "Dr. Janice Eng wins 2009 Jonas Salk Award". icord.org. October 23, 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  25. "Awardees". Michael Smith Health Research BC.
  26. "Newsletter UBC Physical Therapy" (PDF).
  27. "Scholar Awardees".
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