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JACQUELINE HEBERT, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Medicine Division
Medical Lead, Adult Amputation Rehabilitation Program, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital - Edmonton, Canada
Director, Bionic Limbs for Improved Natural Control (BLINC) Lab
University of Alberta
ABSTRACT
New approaches for upper-limb amputation aim to improve acceptance and use of advanced prosthesis technology. However, the ability to evaluate the impact of new systems is limited by a lack of understanding of the essential features of human-prosthesis behavior. Specifically, movement quality and visual attention to the prosthesis are emerging as key features that may affect acceptance of the prosthesis. Our work on establishing a baseline understanding of normative and prosthesis user visuomotor behavior during challenging functional tasks opens a new door to how we assess prosthetic success.
BIO
Dr. Jacqueline Hebert MD, FRCPC (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) is Professor at the University of Alberta and the Medical Lead for the Adult Amputation Rehabilitation program at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton, Canada. She leads the Bionic Limbs for Improved Natural Control (BLINC) Lab at the University of Alberta, an inter-disciplinary lab exploring sensory-motor integration for advanced prosthesis systems. She also focuses on the use of technology for training and for outcome measurement. She introduced the first clinical program in Canada for targeted reinnervation surgery for upper limb amputation, and recently a new limb osseointegration program. She has been recognized for her innovative research and clinical programs with the Major Sir Frederick Banting Award for Military Health Research in 2012, a 2017 University of Alberta Excellence in Leadership Award, and a 2019 Tier I Clinical Science Award for Excellence in Mentoring.