Incorporating Low-Cost Visual Art Strategies in Stroke Neurorehabilitation: Impact on Patient Communication, Therapy, and Neuroplasticity

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT

Location: 213 & 214

Ideal Audience:Physicians, Researchers, Residents/Fellows, Medical Students

Speaker(s)

Lexia Bao, n/a

Medical Student
University of British Columbia

Course Director(s)

Rajiv Reebye, MD FRCP

Clinical Professor
University of British Columbia

Speaker(s)

ASMAA MAHMOUD a. MOUSTAFA, PhD

PRM specialist
ASU, Egypt; TVU, Italy, Santo stefano Rehab
Cadyn Leung, n/a

Research Assistant
University of British Columbia

Brief Session Description : This interactive, hands-on workshop will explore how visual art—an accessible, low-cost, and patient-centered approach—can be effectively incorporated into stroke neurorehabilitation. The session will combine evidence-based lectures, live demonstrations, and small-group creative exercises designed to translate theory into clinical practice.

Session Objectives:

Design individualized, patient-centered art-based therapy sessions using accessible materials and structured interaction.
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