【Session I】
Speaker: Prof. Roy CHEUNG, PT PhD, Head of Discipline – Physiotherapy, Western Sydney University, Australia
Topic: Identify and Modify the Fingerprint of Gait for Better Health
Date: July 16, 2021 (Fri.) 10:30 am ~ 12:00 pm (Taiwan local time)

Important achievement of the speaker:
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
• International Editorial Review Board, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
• Council Member, Council of Physiotherapy Deans Australia & New Zealand
• Board member, International Assessment Board, Irish Research Council
• Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Fellow and Commission Member, Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science

Education and experience:
Professor Roy Cheung received his physiotherapy undergraduate and PhD degrees from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Spaulding National Running Center, Harvard Medical School. Professor Cheung specialized in human gait biomechanics and retraining research, in particular biomechanical factors of musculoskeletal conditions, neural control of gait, and development of wearable sensors for gait retraining. He has supervised a number of Master and PhD students with a diverse background (e.g., physical therapists, physicians, and engineers). His research work has been continuously supported by major competitive grants, and his research deliverables include US patents and international invention awards.

Topic content:
In this webinar, Professor Cheung is going to share his past and ongoing research related to human gait and movement analysis using traditional laboratory-based motion capturing as well as more functional approaches such as wearable sensors. This topic across the disciplines in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and biomechanics.

【Session II】
Speaker: Prof. Amir H. Pakpour, Professor in Clinical Science Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping, Sweden
Topic: Behavior Change Theories and Methods
Date: July 20, 2021 (Tue.) 16:00 ~ 17:30 pm (Taiwan local time)

Important achievement of the speaker:
• Distinguished Researcher Award in Qazvin Province
• Top Iranian researcher in Health sciences in Razi festival
• Top Young Investigator Award: Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
• Top One Percent on ESI researchers in 2021

Education and experience:
PhD, Health education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
• Assistant professor, Department of Public Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran 2011~2015
• Vice dean for research, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran 2014~2016
• Visiting researcher, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Sweden 2016~2017
• Affiliated researcher, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Sweden 2017~ongoing
• Associate professor, Department of Public Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran 2015~2020

Editorial board member:
1- Plos One Academic editor 2018~2020
2- Frontiers in Neuroscience (Guest Editor: A Good Sleep: The Role of Factors in Psychosocial Health)
3- Asian Journal of Medical Sciences (Associated Editor)
4- International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research
5- Health Behavior and Policy Review (Associated Editor)
6- American Journal of Health Behavior
7- Editor in chief: The Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior
8- BMC Public Health

Topic content:
With the use of different behavioral theories and statistical methods, one may efficiently and effectively change the behaviors. In this Webinar, Prof. Pakpour is going to share his past and ongoing research regarding how theories and methods can be used for behavior research.
This topic across the disciplines in nursing, occupational therapy, and psychology.

Enrollment: https://forms.gle/KDQqre7ZCTTpGAMV7

7/16 Link: https://bit.ly/3drWqvk (password: MgECUiyY253)

7/20 Link: https://bit.ly/3qHu6dB (password: asWpvTvk723)