Astrid De Souza
MSc, BSc
Affiliate Investigator and Clinical Exercise Physiologist, BC Children's Hospital
Transplant Research Foundation of BC Venture Grant and CDTRP Venture Grant (2022) - Virtual Reality and Gameplay as a Model for Exercise Rehabilitation in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Patients. A Patient and Family Led Initiative
Digital Health Research (DHR) Accelerator Grant (2021) - Using clinical digital messaging to improve pediatric congenital heart disease patient care, health outcomes, patient satisfaction, facilitators, and barriers to implementation
Transplant Research Foundation of BC Venture Grant (2020) - VEXT: An 8-week virtual exercise and texting program for pediatric solid organ transplant patients
Transplant Research Foundation of BC Venture Grant (2018) - Let’s Text: Engaging Adolescent Solid Organ Transplant Patients in Managing their Health
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