Expertise at Chang Gung System

Wu, Ching-Yi ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Professor and chair
Department: College of Medicine, Department of Occupational Therapy
Address: No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Kwei-shan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan.
Tel: +886-3-211-8800 ext. 5761
E-mail: cywu@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Rehabilitation
  • Others : Occupational Therapy, Stroke Neurorehabilitation, Neural Behavior and Motor Rehabilitation, Motor Control and Motor Learning, Brain Imaging and Analysis, Psychometric Testing of Clinical Assessment

Fulltime Employment:
  • Professor, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Department of Occupational Therapy
  • Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy & Graduate Institute of Clinical Behavioral Science
  • Associate Professor, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Department of Occupational Therapy
  • Assistant Professor, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Department of Occupational Therapy
  • Staff occupational therapist, Department of Rehabilitation, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Education:
  • Boston University, ScD
  • Boston University, MS
  • National Taiwan University, BS

Honors and Awards:
  • The Anne Henderson Scholarship, Boston University Department of Occupational Therapy, 1996
  • Research Award (甲種研究獎勵), National Science Council, 1997-1999.
  • Moderator (1999): The application of occupational science in occupational therapy, Pre-Congress Workshop at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Moderator (2001): Research on Degenerative Diseases, the Occupational Therapy Association of ROC Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Alternative Delegate of Taiwan (2004): Council meeting, World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Moderator (2004): the Occupational Therapy Association of ROC Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Chair of Academic Committee Board, the 1st Occupational Therapist Union ROC Conference 2006
  • Chair of Academic Committee Board, the 2nd Occupational Therapist Union ROC Conference 2007
  • Chair of Academic Committee Board, the 3rd Occupational Therapist Union ROC Conference 2008
  • Moderator (2007), Brain and Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation, Continuing Education Program, the Occupational Therapist Union ROC.
  • Moderator (2007), Neurorehabilitation and Medical Engineering for Movement disorders, Continuing Education Program, the Occupational Therapist Union ROC.
  • Moderator (2007): 3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Biomechanics & Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Biomechanics IV, Tokyo, Japan
  • The Research Grant, National Science Council, The Executive Yuan of the central government, 1997-2011
  • The Research Grant, National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan, 2001-2005, 2008-2010
  • Included in the 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 2008, 2009/2010
  • Listed in the Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Listed in the International Health Professional of the Year 2008, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
  • Listed in the International Professional of the Year 2008, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
  • Listed in the Leading Educator of the World 2008, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
  • Listed in the IBC Foremost Educators of the World 2008, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
  • Listed in the 21st Century Award for Achievement, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 2008, 2009
  • Listed by Who’s Who in Medicine & Healthcare 2009-2010
  • Nominated by Great Minds of the 21st Century (4th ed.) 2009, the American Biographical Institute (ABI)
  • Invited to be Deputy Director General of the International Biographical Centre for Asia 2009
  • Included in the Dictionary of International Biography 2009, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Lin, K-C., Wu, Y-F., Chen, I-C., Tsai, P-I., Wu, C-Y.*, Chen, C-L. (2015). Hand dexterity performance under dual-task performance is associated with the performance in daily living skills in patients with schizophrenia: a pilot study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. (in press)
  2. Lin, K-C., Chen, Y-T., Huang, P-C., Wu, C-Y.*, Huang. W-L., Yang, H-W., Lai, H-T., & Lu, H-J. (2014). Effect of mirror therapy combined with somatosensory stimulation on motor recovery and daily function in stroke patients: A pilot study. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 113(7), 422-428.
  3. Hsieh, Y-W., Lin, K-C., Horng, Y-S., Wu, C-Y.*, Wu, D-J., & Ku, F-L. (2014).  Sequential combination of robot-assisted therapy and constraint-induced therapy in stroke rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Neurology, 261(5), 1037-1045.
  4. Hsieh, Y-W., Lin, K-C., Korivi, M., Lee, T-H., Wu, C-Y.*, & Wu, K-Y. (2014). The reliability and predictive ability of a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage on functional outcomes after stroke rehabilitation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15(4), 6504-6516
  5. Chen, C-L., Lin, K-C., Kang, L-J., Wu, C-Y.*, Chen, H-C., & Hsieh, Y-W. (2014). Potential predictors of functional outcomes after home-based constraint-induced therapy for children with cerebral palsy. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(2), 159-166.

 

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Board Certification:
  • Registered Member of Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association
  • Registered Member of American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
  • Registered Member of World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)
  • Registered Member of Occupational Therapists Union, ROC (OTUROC)
  • US national Occupational Therapy Registered (OTR)
  • License of Occupational Therapist by state of Massachusetts (MA)
  • License of Occupational Therapist in Taiwan