Research

Sunny Hill is an academic health facility affiliated with the University of British Columbia and the Centre for Community Child Health Research of the Child & Family Research Institute. Researchers are vigorously pursuing the development of new knowledge and technologies to enhance the healthy development of children with disabilities and their families. Currently we are working with a network of research partners in several areas.:

Evidence transfer

• The Perceived Usefulness of a Clinical Evidence Finder for Speech-Language Pathologists Presented as a poster at the Searching for Excellence: 2003 Biennial Search Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, June 5-6, 2003 and published in the proceedings.

Growth and motor performance

• North American Growth in Cerebral Palsy Study
• Sunny Hill Anthropometric Evaluation System
• Growth Charts for Assessing and Monitoring Growth in Canadian Infants and Children (Canadian collaborative 2004 statement and fact sheets for health professionals and parents)
• Postural control
  • Development of the Seated Postural Control Measure (SPCM)
  • Item Analysis of the Seated Postural Control Measure Presented as a poster at the International Conference on Cerebral Palsy in Quebec City, Canada, April 30, 2003 and published in the proceedings.
  • Effect of postural support on upper limb function Presented as a poster at the International Conference on Cerebral Palsy in Quebec City, Canada, April 30, 2003 and published in the proceedings.
  • Recovery of postural control following brain injury
• Acupuncture Study
• Barefoot vs. Orthosis: Is there an order effect on gait analysis? Presented as a poster at the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society in Wilmington, Delaware held on May 7-10, 2003 and published in the proceedings. Spasticity Management
• Development of a Nutrition Screening Checklist (Article | Checklist)
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Pediatrics: focus on Herbal Products and Nutritional

Rehabilitation technology

• Determining the Stability of Mobility Aids
• Seating Simulator for Remote Assessment
• Telehealth

Service delivery

• TeleCDR
• The British Columbia Tele-Child Development and Rehabilitation (TeleCDR) Network Presented as a poster at the Child Health 2003 Conference in Vancouver, Canada on March 3, 2003 and published in the proceedings.
• Delivery of Feeding Services Using the British Columbia Tele-Child Development and Rehabilitation (TeleCDR) Network. Presented as a poster at the International Conference on Cerebral Palsy in Quebec City, Canada, April 30th, 2003 and published in the proceedings.

Biobehavioural research

Prevention, Early Identification and Early Intervention

• Autism
• Substance exposure
• Visual impairment

Health services and health policy

Participation

• Kids-In-Action
• Caring for the Caregiver Study