The Building Trades of Alberta Courage Centre (BTACC) ) is one of Canada's most technologically advanced rehabilitation and research centres.
The Centre has significantly changed the landscape of rehabilitation research by allowing investigators and clinicians to share new knowledge, treatments, and interventional technologies to improve and enhance lives that have been affected by disability and age.
As the first centre of its kind in western Canada, it contains state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment. The centre alsoserves as a learning environment for advanced research and supports innovation in rehabilitative care and treatment.
The Centre’s goal is to develop and support the clinical use of innovative therapies to decrease health care costs and shorten lengths of stay while assisting clients to improve their functional mobility, increase their activity, and enhance participation in the community.
The BTACC provides researchers and clinicians with the tools they need to find practical solutions to everyday, real-world challenges.
The BTACC is divided into three main domains that are the hub of rehabilitation research and the clinical implementation of technology.:
