Selected Conference abstracts and poster presentations (peer-reviewed proceedings)
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2026. Oliveira, E. N., Alves, P., Pereira, P., Almeida, P., Veras, M., & Silva, V. F. da. (2026, July 8–10). Me gritaram negra! Percepção de discriminação durante a assistência pré-natal [Conference presentation]. 13º Congresso Internacional em Saúde—CISaúde 2026, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.
2026. Peng, K., Moussavi, Z., Veras, M., Nguyen, D. K., & Lesage, F. (2026, June 1–2). Combining virtual reality and fNIRS for brain monitoring in immersive environments [Workshop presentation]. fNIRS Québec Workshop, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada.
2026. Sigouin, J., Hudon, A., Veras, M., & Kairy, D. (2026, June 25–26). What do clinicians tell us about their use of telerehabilitation and associated ethical and equity-related considerations? Findings from a national rehabilitation clinician survey in Canada [Conference presentation]. World Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation 2026, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
2026. Genyk, J., & Veras, M. (2026). Artificial intelligence literacy among Manitoba clinicians: A focus on health equity [Poster presentation]. 2026 CoRS MSc/PhD Research Day, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
2026. Igbokwe, T., Peng, K., Singh, N., Macedo, L., Sanchez-Ramirez, D., & Veras, M. (2026). Feasibility of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for assessing cortical correlates of post-stroke shoulder pain at rest and during movement [Poster presentation]. 2026 CoRS MSc/PhD Research Day, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
2026. Thille, P., Wittmeier, K., Osunlusi, M., Harvey, L., MacLeod Schroeder, N. J., & Veras, M. (2026, May 28–30). Disrupting weight stigma in physiotherapy practice & education: An open access educational resources collection [Poster presentation]. The Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress 2026, Halifax Convention Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada.
2026. Genyk, J., Lovo, S., Beach Ducharme, D., Diffey, L., Urbanowski, R., Ripat, J., Igbokwe, T., Sanchez-Ramirez, D. C., Choukou, M.-A., Gray, S., Kairy, D., Monkman, M., Pratt, E., Hockman, L., & Veras, M. (2026). First Nations-led priorities for ethical artificial intelligence in digital health: Findings from a First Nations disability gathering in Manitoba, Canada [Conference oral presentation]. Beyond Boundaries: Telerehabilitation and the Virtual Care Revolution, University of Saskatchewan, University of Alberta, and University of Manitoba.
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2025. Veras, M., Szturm, T., Peng, K., Pooyania, S., Sanchez-Ramirez, D., Gray, S., Mehta, K., Hin, C. K.-F., & Sepehri, N. (2025, June 23–26). Home-based stroke rehabilitation using game-based assistive mechatronics AI systems targeting manual dexterity: Study protocol [Conference presentation]. Workshop on Designing and Implementing AI in Healthcare: Experiences with Sociotechnical Approaches, AIME 2025 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Conference, Pavia, Italy.
2025. Asma Seraj Pour Shooshtari, Mirella Veras, Ali Kassab, Daniel Alejandro Galindo Lazo, Frédéric Lesage, Dang Khoa Nguyen, Zahra Moussavi, and Ke Peng, Employing fNIRS for Real-Time Assessment of Brain Functions During Immersive VR: Harnessing Potential for Neurorehabilitation. The Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Immersive Virtual Reality (AIVR2025), Valencia, Spain, April 6-10, 2025.
2025. Veras, M., Shooshtari, A. S. P., Moussavi, Z., & Peng, K. (2025). Extended reality (XR) vs. virtual reality (VR) for AI-driven balance improvement in older adults. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Immersive Virtual Reality (AIVR 2025), April 6–10, 2025, Valencia, Spain.
2025. Shannon, H., Shooshtari, A. S. P., Young, L., Rolle, M., O’Neil, J., Tatmatsu-Rocha, J. C., Kairy, D., Theou, O., Moussavi, Z., Peng, K., & Veras, M. Acceptability of an AI-powered wearable ring sensor for upper body mobility in individuals with cognitive impairment: A pilot study. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Immersive Virtual Reality (AIVR 2025), April 6–10, 2025, Valencia, Spain. Oral presentation.
2024. Veras, M, Hudon, Anne, Segouin, Jennifer; Auger, Louis-Pierre; Auger, Claudine, Ahmed, Sara; Boychuck, Zachary; Cavallo, Sabrina; Lévesque, M; Stacey Lovo, Stacey; Miller, Bill; Nelson, Michelle; Norouzi-Gheidarii, Nahid; O'Neil, Jennifer; Perreaultk, Kadija; Urbanowskil, Reg; Sheehym, Lisa; Singhn, Hardeep; Vincent, Claude; Wang, Rosali; Zidarov, Diana and Kairy, Dahlia. A Rapid Review of Telerehabilitation in Physiotherapy: Addressing Ethical and Equity Aspects. Congress 2024. Canadian Physiotherapy Conference, Vancouver 25-27 April. (Poster presentation)
2024. Caitlin McArthur, Michael Kalu, Parisa Ghanouni, Steve Iduye, Kathleen, Norman, Luke Turcotte, Linda Verlinden, Andra Iaboni, John Hirdes, Elaine Moody, Samuel Searle, Olga Theou, Mirella Veras, Lori Weeks. Developing a resident-centred data-informed planning improvement intervention in long-term care. 2024 Maritime Health Research Summit. October 24, Dartmouth, Nova scotia. (Oral presentation)
2024. Holly Shannon (Presenter), Mirella Veras (PI), Joseph-Omer Dyer, Bryce Bogie, Derek Rutherford, Morgan Rooney, Dahlia Kairy.Assessing Health Science Students' Perceptions, Experiences, and Usability of ChatGPT. InspirED 2024: CU Teaching Innovation Symposium. Carleton University, Ottawa, ON. April 24 (Oral presentation)
2024 Dyer JO., Bogie B., Shannon H., Rutherford D., Rooney M., Kairy D., Veras M., Perceptions, expériences et utilisabilité de l'IA générative ChatGPT chez les étudiants en sciences de la santé : une étude randomisée contrôlée croisée à méthodes mixtes. Colloque 555 - Synergie IA-Santé-Éducation : repenser la formation et le développement professionnel continu en santé à l'ère du numérique. 91è Congrès de l’ACFAS, Ottawa, 13-17 mai. (Oral presentation)
2024. Dyer JO., Veras M., Kairy D. Comparaison de trois approches réflexives pour favoriser l’apprentissage du raisonnement clinique avec un chatbot utilisant une IA générative : une étude randomisée pilote. Colloque 555 - Synergie IA-Santé-Éducation : repenser la formation et le développement professionnel continu en santé à l'ère du numérique. 91è Congrès de l’ACFAS, Ottawa, 13-17 mai. (Oral presentation)