Monthly Archives: August 2016

LIH Olivia’s Place Occupational Therapist Presents in Kuala Lumpur

On May 29 – June 2, the tenth International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) Congress took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In accordance with the theme of “Embracing and Empowering Rehabilitation Medicine: from Knowledge to Practice,” innovative scientific sessions were presented by experts from the field to share their knowledge and experience. Passionate about community based […]

LIH Healthcare Hosts Pre-Conference Workshops at ISPRMDC

The International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine for Developing Countries (ISPRMDC) held its third annual conference from July 28 – 31 in Kunming, China. This year, the conference featured a special pre-conference workshop series hosted by LIH Healthcare, conference corporate sponsor. The workshop series was led by a group of internationally renowned rehabilitation experts, […]

LIH HealthCare Brings Train the Trainer Model to Chinese Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

“It exceeds far beyond my expectation; it is truly a training program that separates from most of the so called ‘training’ offered in the market these days.”                                                       – Mr. Qian, training participant   The first Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Theory and Clinical Procedure Training Program came to a close on 30 July 2016 in Beijing. Instructed […]

Olivia’s Foundation Focus: Bethel

Some of the most rewarding work we do is through the pro-bono efforts of Olivia’s Foundation. Olivia’s Foundation is the non-profit foundation arm of LIH Olivia’s Place. Our mission is to provide pro-bono and subsidized therapy for special needs children with financial challenges, provide training to caregivers and parents of children with special needs, and […]

SMA Patients Get a Boost in China

To honor Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month this August, the first China SMA conference was held successfully in Beijing on August 6, 2016. Organized by Beijing Meier Advocacy & Support Center for SMA, nearly 200 SMA patients and their families attended the conference to gain important knowledge about the condition as well as treatment […]

Clinician Profile: Zhang Yan (Irene Zhang), Occupational Therapist

Zhang Yan (Irene Zhang) Irene is a Hong Kong-registered occupational therapist. She has a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a diploma in Rehabilitation Science from West China Center of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University. She has worked with adults and children in rehabilitation center, hospital, and school settings. Her […]

Radio Show “Rehabilitation Classroom” Improves Awareness

The Rehabilitation Classroom, a public benefit broadcasting program co-created by Kunming LIH SkyCity Rehabilitation Hospital and Yunnan News Radio Station, has been broadcast over FM105.8 since 1 July 2016. The program has been well-received, with excellent audience ratings.   The first guest of Rehabilitation Classroom was Nelson Chow, CEO of LIH Healthcare. In telling the […]

LIH Olivia’s Place Moves to Digital Assessments

The Speech-Language and Psychology teams at LIH Olivia’s Place Shanghai have recently made the exciting transition to digital assessment administration for many formal assessments.  Since LIH Olivia’s Place opened in 2010, we have been committed to using leading industry standard assessments and to safeguarding the intellectual property of the assessment authors and publishers. This has […]

Keeping Our Own Team Healthy: Staff Physical Therapy Workshop

Physical therapists ZiLi Wang and Ilija Dimitrovski gave staff at LIH Olivia’s Place Shanghai a workshop on managing workplace postures, including short assessments for staff with work or sports related pain. The health of our clinicians and support staff is very important, as having a pain-free body allows us to perform at our best. Staff […]