Welcome!
We are iSMART, a groundbreaking institute where innovation meets collaboration.
Here, researchers from engineering, medicine, rehabilitation, computer science, neuroscience, and social sciences unite to revolutionize the understanding and treatment of neural injuries and diseases. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to improve patient outcomes and quality of life while reducing costs. Join us at iSMART, where innovation thrives, and the future of healthcare is being reshaped.
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The Vision
What Drives Us
We envision a future where individuals with neural injuries and diseases experience enhanced abilities and enriched lives. Through interdisciplinary collaboration across research, healthcare, and industry, we develop innovative rehabilitation interventions and intelligent medical devices that improve quality of care, functional outcomes, and overall quality of life.
Our Vision
A future with improved abilities and life experiences for people with neural injuries and diseases.
Our Mission
To develop innovative rehabilitation interventions and intelligent medical devices for improving quality of care, functional outcomes and quality of life through interdisciplinary collaborations covering the full spectrum of research, healthcare and industry.
The Mission
Operating Principles
Facilitate research activities to enhance the well-being of persons with diverse abilities.
Build capacity to catalyze excellence in research, innovation, and product development to prevent injury, enhance quality of care, and improve people’s functional, psychosocial and quality of life outcomes.
Advocate for equity and inclusion of people with diverse abilities. This is achieved through health research programs and policies to improve the well-being of persons with diverse abilities in Alberta, across Canada and beyond.
Communicate research outcomes that are impactful for all stakeholders including patients, clinical professionals, communities, industry and government.
Train the next generation of researchers and support the professional growth of clinical professionals actively practicing in this field.
Translate knowledge to support evidence-informed practice and policy
Sustain operations through effective accountability reporting and stakeholder engagement.
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