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Liliana Alvarez
Researcher at University of Western Ontario
Publications - 43
Citations - 384
Liliana Alvarez is an academic researcher from University of Western Ontario. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Occupational therapy. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 39 publications receiving 259 citations. Previous affiliations of Liliana Alvarez include Western Michigan University & Del Rosario University.
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Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology.
Emma M. Smith,Rosemary Joan Gowran,Hasheem Mannan,Brian Donnelly,Liliana Alvarez,Diane Bell,Silvana Contepomi,Liezel Ennion,Evert Jan Hoogerwerf,Tracey E. Howe,Yih Kuen Jan,Jeanne Kagwiza,Natasha Layton,Ritchard Ledgerd,Malcolm MacLachlan,Giulia Oggero,Cecilia Pettersson,Thais Pousada,Elsje Scheffler,Sam Shi Xuan Wu +19 more
TL;DR: A competence framework with associated education and training program, coupled with the development and implementation of a certification framework for AT personnel needs, will promote quality in AT personnel training globally.
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Using virtual robot-mediated play activities to assess cognitive skills
TL;DR: The study shows that virtual robots are a viable alternative to the use of physical robots for assessing children’s cognitive skills, with the potential of overcoming limitations ofphysical robots such as cost, reliability and the need for on-site technical support.
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The development of occupational science outside the Anglophone sphere: Enacting global collaboration
Lilian Magalhães,Lisette Farias,Natalia Rivas-Quarneti,Liliana Alvarez,Ana Paula Serrata Malfitano +4 more
TL;DR: The emergence of occupational science in non-English speaking countries is frequently hampered by diverse barriers to global collaboration, knowledge dissemination, and inclusion in international d... as discussed by the authors, which is a common barrier to the development of occupational sciences.
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International Occupational Therapy Research Priorities: A Delphi Study
Lynette Mackenzie,Susan Coppola,Liliana Alvarez,Lolita Cibule,Sergey Maltsev,Siew Yim Loh,Tecla Mlambo,Moses N. Ikiugu,Zdenka Pihlar,Sarinya Sriphetcharawut,Sue Baptiste,Richard Ledgerd +11 more
TL;DR: A Delphi study to develop international research priorities to reflect global occupational therapy practice and found that despite attrition at Round 3, the final research priorities will help to focus research efforts in occupational therapy globally.
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The role of assisted manipulation in cognitive development.
TL;DR: Children with disabilities can use augmentative manipulation systems to independently explore and interact with their environment and use robots as tools providing them with opportunities to reveal and further develop their cognitive skills.