Reg Urbanowski, University of Manitoba

Research

Artificial Intelligence Community Health Workers Digital Health Health Equity Health Systems And Services Indigenous Health Public Health Systems Rural And Remote Health

Latest papers

A Rapid Review of Ethical and Equity Dimensions in Telerehabilitation for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
A rapid review protocol of physiotherapy and occupational therapy telerehabilitation to inform ethical and equity concerns.
Digital health · 2024
Digital Health Technology to Support Health Care Professionals and Family Caregivers Caring for Patients With Cognitive Impairment: Scoping Review.
JMIR mental health · 2023

All 3 publications

Latest funding

AI-Enabled Stroke Prevention for Indigenous Community Health Workers in Rural/Remote Manitoba and Saskatchewan
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$258,832
Rehabilitation as Social Infrastructure: Building a National Agenda for Equity and Access
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$124,021
Avoiding pitfalls in virtual care: paving the road for more ethical and equitable policies and practices in rehabilitation
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator

All 4 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

A Rapid Review of Ethical and Equity Dimensions in Telerehabilitation for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.

Veras M, Sigouin J, Auger LP, Auger C, Ahmed S, Boychuck Z, Cavallo S, Lévesque M, Lovo S, Miller WC, Nelson M, Norouzi-Gheidari N, O'Neil J, Perreault K, Urbanowski R, Sheehy L, Singh H, Vincent C, Wang RH, Zidarov D, Hudon A, Kairy D

International journal of environmental research and public health2025

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22071091 PMID: 40724158

02

A rapid review protocol of physiotherapy and occupational therapy telerehabilitation to inform ethical and equity concerns.

Veras M, Sigouin J, Auger C, Auger LP, Ahmed S, Boychuck Z, Cavallo S, Lévesque M, Lovo S, Miller WC, Nelson M, Norouzi-Gheidari N, O'Neil J, Perreault K, Urbanowski R, Sheehy L, Singh H, Vincent C, Wang R, Zidarov D, Hudon A, Kairy D

Digital health2024

DOI: 10.1177/20552076241260367 PMID: 39229467

03

Digital Health Technology to Support Health Care Professionals and Family Caregivers Caring for Patients With Cognitive Impairment: Scoping Review.

Choukou MA, Olatoye F, Urbanowski R, Caon M, Monnin C

JMIR mental health2023

DOI: 10.2196/40330 PMID: 36630174

AI-Enabled Stroke Prevention for Indigenous Community Health Workers in Rural/Remote Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: STEPS - Indigenous Communities for Cardiovascular Health

Principal investigators: Veras, Mirella M; Andkhoie, Mustafa; Birkham, Joelle; Bourgeault, Ivy L; Foulds, Heather; Jull, Janet E; Lovo, Stacey; Makar, Nadia M; Mansoor, Hamid; McKinney, Veronica; Nelson, Michelle L; O'Neil, Jennifer; Pratt, Evelyn; Sanchez Ramirez, Diana C; Singh, Nishita; Urbanowski, Reg

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Community Health Workers; Digital Health; Health Equity; Health Systems And Services; Indigenous Health; Public Health Systems; Rural And Remote Health; Social Justice; Stroke

$258,832

Rehabilitation as Social Infrastructure: Building a National Agenda for Equity and Access

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - General Pool

Principal investigators: Thomas, Aliki; Holdsworth, Sandra; Lattas, Mary; Maybee, Alies; Ahmed, Sara; Bussières, André

Keywords: Access; Equity; Inclusion; Innovation; Intersectroal; Partnership; Policy; Reform; Rehabilitation; Transformation

$124,021

Avoiding pitfalls in virtual care: paving the road for more ethical and equitable policies and practices in rehabilitation

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: CMA Foundation - Virtual Care

Principal investigators: Kairy, Dahlia; Hudon, Anne

Keywords: Accessibility; Bioethic; Clinical Guidelines; Disability; Equity; Information Technology; Rehabilitation; Virtual Care

Avoiding pitfalls in virtual care: paving the road for more ethical and equitable policies and practices in rehabilitation

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kairy, Dahlia; Hudon, Anne

Keywords: Accessibility; Bioethic; Clinical Guidelines; Disability; Equity; Information Technology; Rehabilitation; Virtual Care

$367,200

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Physical Therapy
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Rehabilitation Sciences
Clinical Public Health Division
Indigenous Studies
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2026

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Artificial Intelligence Dear Professor Urbanowski, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A Rapid Review of Ethical and Equity Dimensions in Telerehabilitation for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "AI-Enabled Stroke Prevention for Indigenous Community Health Workers in Rural/Remote Manitoba and Saskatchewan" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]