School of Rehabilitation Science · 2 | SRS ANNUAL REPORT2014-2015 MISSION The School of Rehabilitation Science aims to provide exemplary educational programs for students in occupational

School of Rehabilitation ScienceANNUAL REPORT JULY 2014 – DECEMBER 2015

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MISSIONThe School of Rehabilitation Science

aims to provide exemplary educational programs for students in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation science and health management. The School will contribute to the advancement of health care in general and rehabilitation science in particular through excellence in collaborative research and service initiatives.

VISIONThe School of Rehabilitation Science

aims to provide outstanding leadership in rehabilitation science at the national and international levels through continued expansion of innovation in education and research as well as increased commitment to service partnerships with clients and rehabilitation providers.

GOALS• Excellence in education through the

development, implementation, promotion and evaluation of: problem-based, self-directed life-long learning that is interdisciplinary and based on evidence.

• Research/scholarly activity in clinical and educational research, recognizing that there is a need to increase the research skills and productivity of faculty as well as consolidate the major research directions of the school.

• Service through the support of ongoing efforts of faculty and staff to serve the university, local community and provincial and national communities.

School of Rehabilitation SciencePROVIDING EXEMPLARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE

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CONTENTS 4 Introduction: Patty Solomon,

Associate Dean and Director, Rehabilitation Science

6 Physiotherapy Program

8 Occupational Therapy Program

10 Rehabilitation Science Program

12 Master of Health Management Program

14 Ensuring Optimal Aging for Canadians

16 Transforming School-Based Occupational Therapy Service

18 Advancing the Profession of OT and PT

20 International Influence of the SRS

22 SRS Alumni

24 SRS Faculty

26 Clinical Placement and Fieldwork Facilities

30 Clinical Faculty and Professional Associates

31 SRS Making Headlines

32 Faculty Publications

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Special thank you to all SRS Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni and Community Members who contributed to this report and helped make the publication possible.

CONTACT USwww.srs-mcmaster.ca

McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Room 403 1400 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 1C7

905.525.9140 Ext: 22867 Fax: 905.524.0069 [email protected]

Associate Dean (Health Sciences), Director, School of Rehabilitation Science: Dr. Patty Solomon

Assistant Dean, Occupational Therapy Program: Dr. Lori Letts

Assistant Dean, Physiotherapy Program: Dr. Vanina Dal Bello-Haas

Assistant Dean, Rehabilitation Science Graduate Programs: Dr. Norma MacIntyre


ExcellenceThe annual

report of the School of Rehabilitation Science (SRS) provides an opportunity to share the accom-plishments

and successes of the school with faculty, colleagues, alumni and community supporters. This report highlights the SRS’s achievements from July 2014 – December 2015. Much of what is highlighted in the report was achieved through the support of our community, who are acknowledged through the report. The partnerships and ties that the SRS has with community, both internal and external to McMaster, are an integral part of our education and research endeavours.

Over the past 18 months, the School has experienced change as we have welcomed new faces and said goodbye to some very familiar ones. The SRS welcomed Dr. Briano DiRezze and Dr. Wenonah Campbell to the SRS faculty in 2015. We also celebrated the retirement of Dr. Laurie Wishart, who served as the Physiotherapy Program Assistant Dean from 2003 – 2008 and has left a lasting impact. In addition, Dr. Joy MacDermid, a faculty member in the School since 2001, and Rehabilitation Science Program Assistant Dean from 2010 to 2014, has assumed an endowed Chair at Western University. While Dr. MacDermid continues

to be involved in the School we will miss her ongoing presence. Thank you to Laurie and Joy for their outstanding contributions throughout their time with the SRS.

The School held a number of prominent celebrations over the last year. We were honored to host Dr. Sandra Olney at the 15th annual Helen Saarinen lectureship in September 2014. Dr. Olney gave a compelling talk about ‘Remarkable Rehabilitation and the Roles of Leadership’. In October 2015, we hosted our second Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner, honouring distinguished alumni across our educational programs. A great evening was had by all in celebration of the accomplishments of the three noteworthy individuals; further details on these extraordinary alumni are provided later in the report.

Our educational programs have experienced many achievements over the last year. The Physiotherapy Program received full accreditation under the leadership of Assistant Dean, Dr. Vanina Dal Bello-Haas. The review team highlighted the many strengths and innovations of the

program and the accomplishments of the students and faculty. The Occupational Therapy Program launched “Steps and Pillars” a new conceptual framework for the Program and is preparing for accreditation in 2016. The Masters of Health Management Program celebrated its third graduating class in 2015 and our thesis based programs in Rehabilitation Science continue to attract many excellent students nationally and internationally.

The faculty within the SRS have continued to shine over the last 18 months. A study conducted by Joy MacDermid and published in Physiotherapy Canada, found that SRS faculty consistently ranked highest in Canada for faculty productivity and research impact. The data provides objective evidence of our research excellence and the impact of the School within the scientific community. This is compounded by the many research accomplishments over the last 18 months including projects funded by the Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative and McMaster President’s Forward with Integrity project. Further details of our research successes are described throughout the report.

I invite you to continue reading this annual report which provides additional details on the activities and accomplishments of the School of Rehabilitation Science.

Patty SolomonAssociate Dean & DirectorSchool of Rehabilitation Science

The partnerships and ties that the SRS has with community, both internal and external to McMaster, are an integral part of our education and research endeavours.


in education and research


Physiotherapy

Creating Autonomous Health Professionals

This 25-month, full-time Physiotherapy (PT) program introduces students to the world of Physiotherapy, where they gain the knowledge, attitudes and skills to become autonomous health professionals. The program is comprised of six Units of study and a variety of academic and clinical experiences, including five 6-week, full-time clinical placements, and prepares students to work in a variety of roles and practice environments.

Continuous RecognitionIn the past year and a half,

the PT program graduated 129 students. As of December 2015, 137 students were enrolled in the program. Student excellence was recognized by the PT Program through various admissions, in-course, and graduation awards. The PT program also recognized our alumni who continue to excel in the field through the Distinguished Rehabilitation Science Alumni Award in Physiotherapy, and our alumni and staff who contribute tirelessly to the program in various ways through the contributions to the school, Preceptor of the Year and Unsung Hero awards.

Successful AccreditationThe PT program has many

reasons to celebrate. On April 30, 2015, the McMaster Physiotherapy Program was deemed to have

successfully met the standards of Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC), and was awarded full accreditation for six years. The accreditation report outlined the many strengths of the Physiotherapy Program, including a very engaged and supportive clinical community, as well as an engaged student body and the outstanding accomplishments of the faculty. The School of Rehabilitation Science is proud of this recognition and would like to thank Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, Assistant Dean (Physiotherapy) for her leadership and all of the individuals involved in the achievement of this important milestone.

Innovative Curriculum RenewalNow that full accreditation

has been awarded, the Program is turning its full attention to curriculum renewal. An extensive internal and external environmental scan was undertaken to identify changes in education, at McMaster, in the physiotherapy profession, in health care, and in society locally and globally as a basis for our planning, and the program continues to consult with its stakeholders regarding the proposed changes. Through curriculum renewal, the McMaster Program will be at the forefront of physiotherapy education, educating students not only for today’s practice, but preparing students for the future of physiotherapy and health care.

Current Student Ratio

33 %

Male

67 % Female

Number of Graduates

64 Class of 2014

65 Class of 2015

$100,000$60,000 in Leadership Scholarships

$40,000 in Entrance Scholarships

Number of Research Evidence Based Projects

Number of students participating in Northern Studies Stream

1942

Number of Tutors (July 2014 - Dec 2015)

Number of Clinical Instructors (July 2014 - Dec 2015)

120343

NICK PERSADIE Physiotherapy Student, Class of 2016 Self-directed and problem-based learning is undoubtedly a challenging method of learning, but I truly believe this makes the program unique and enhances the overall learning process for the students. This style of learning enables us as future physiotherapists to develop the skills required to rely on evidence-based practice, which is a necessary component for providing optimal care to our future patients and clients.

VANINA Dal BELLO-HAAS Assistant Dean, Physiotherapy Program The relationship that our program has with the community is critical to our success and beneficial to everyone involved. We engage with our partners and keep them apprised of changes, and in turn our community partners help shape what we’re all about as a program and the type of graduate that we want to produce.

GILLIAN MANSON Practicum Clinical Instructor and Problem Based Tutorial Tutor I have always felt that assisting in the education of physiotherapy students is an important part of my role as a professional. I think students provide clinicians with an opportunity to challenge their clinical knowledge and practice. The McMaster approach to learning provides students with a strong foundation for lifelong learning and confidence in looking for solutions.Placements are often intense and fast paced, but provide an excellent opportunity for students to learn a variety of skills. Students are immersed in new learning in a supportive, multi-disciplinary environment.

STEPHEN PATTON Problem Based Tutorial Tutor I believe in giving back to the profession. Working with the students is my way of promoting ongoing success of the profession by sharing my experience. It is also a great way to stay current as the students bring the most up-to-date information to their tutorials to discuss. Practicing clinicians have so much to offer the students in PBT. I have found all the students to be very grateful of my contribution to their learning. Working with the students and the faculty is a great way to support the development of the future of physiotherapy.


contributions that lead to success


Occupational TherapyChampions of innovation, leadership and scholarship, promoting health and participation through occupation

The Occupational Therapy (OT) Program has been very productive over the span of this report. With 125 student occupational therapists engaged in learning in our two year, full time program, faculty and community-based educators are continually striving for excellence in their work to see the program’s vision brought to life.

“Steps and Pillars”: Refining Guiding Conceptual Frameworks

The OT program has implemented a new educational and professional conceptual framework. Although many of the framework components are not new to the OT program, it has integrated all the aspects into a single “Steps and Pillars model” which culminates in the outcome of competent entry-level Occupational Therapists. The pillars represent the main educational models, theories and concepts that are drawn upon in the courses – they represent how the program is delivered. The steps represent the main professional theories, models and concepts that are addressed in the program – these represent what is taught.

University-based and practica courses offered in the OT program draw on many of the principles and approaches of the pillars simultaneously. Lori Letts, Assistant Dean, Lorie Shimmell, Director of Clinical Education and Gioia DiVincenzo, Clinical Education Assistant visited 15 of our clinical partner sites from January – April, 2015 to share and discuss the framework and its application to fieldwork.

Logic Model DevelopmentThroughout much of 2015, a working

group of faculty, students and community members reviewed and made major modifications to the Program Logic Model. The logic model work resulted in a new vision statement, and clear articulation of the key activities that make up the program (admission, curriculum academic review, and outcome evaluation), and describes the changes that are expected to occur as a result. An evaluation plan based on the Program Logic Model is now being implemented.

A new legacy for McMaster Occupational Therapy Research

In partnership with the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation (COTF), the McMaster University Legacy Fund was initiated as a way to acknowledge the legacy of faculty members in Occupational Therapy. As faculty members retire, they encourage friends, family and colleagues wishing to make a gift donation to contribute to this fund. It represents a way for their legacy to continue after their retirement. The intent is that each cycle of the funding will be in honour of one or more retirees, and the research grants will be designed to specifically address the interests of that person. The inaugural McMaster University Legacy Fund was launched in February 2015, in honour of Penny Salvatori and Mary Edwards, both of whom retired in 2008. The focus of this award was on clinical education of student occupational therapists. The grant was awarded to Prof. Susanne Murphy and Dr. Catherine Donnelly, from Queen’s University, for a project entitled: Using Online Learning Communities to Foster Integration of Learning in Fieldwork Education.


21 %

Male

79 % Female

Number of Research Evidence Based Projects

Number of students participating in Northern Studies Stream

2740

Number of Tutors (July 2014 - Dec 2015)

Number of Clinical Instructors (July 2014 - Dec 2015)

108318

Number of Clinical Placements Completed

Four hundred


RACHEL CONWAY Occupational Therapy Student, Class of 2016 When I graduate from the OT program, I will graduate as a generalist; therefore I know I will face many situations where I don’t know the best or most appropriate answer for a specific client or population. The skills I developed through self-directed and problem-based learning will enable me to navigate through these situations.

LORI LETTS Assistant Dean, Occupational Therapy Program One of the strengths of the steps and pillars model is that it has helped us to be more explicit about not just problem based learning and self-directed learning, but also experiential learning, interprofessional education, and inquiry based learning as important pillars that make the program as a whole a more comprehensive approach to supporting the students’ learning.

JENNIFER MICHETTI Problem Based Tutorial TutorI decided to become a tutor in the OT program because I wanted to be a part of facilitating learning experiences for students, because you can see the learning happen on their faces and can see them making connections between classroom concepts and reality based scenarios.

KIM HEWITT Clinical Practicum Preceptor Student OTs from McMaster come ready to integrate with teams, handle themselves with a high level of professionalism and handle feedback with poise and reflection. I attribute these qualities to the value the school puts on embedding the development of these skills within tutorials and throughout the program.



Rehabilitation ScienceExcellence in Academics and Research

Rehabilitation Science (RS) Graduate Programs continue to offer two degrees, the thesis-based Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and the thesis-based or course-based Master of Science (MSc). The MSc course-based option is delivered primarily in an online format, although the Orthopaedic Manipulative-Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy (OMPT) field of specialization is a hybrid of distance and face-to-face learning. Research Rounds and the RS Skills Series continue to be key milestones for both Programs.

In the timeframe of this report, degrees were conferred to a total of forty students: 11 completed the PhD(RS), 19 completed the MSc(RS) course-based option, and 10 completed the MSc(RS) thesis-based option. This year, the RS Graduate Programs awarded Dr. Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez with the inaugural Excellence in Rehabilitation Science Research Award. This recognizes the graduating PhD student who embodies the doctoral-level guiding principles of scholarship, impact and emerging leadership in the field of rehabilitation science research while maintaining an excellent GPA and completing the degree milestones in a timely manner.

LeadershipWhereas the program offerings

have undergone minor changes, the leadership has changed substantially in the last year and a half. Dr. Joy MacDermid completed her term as the Assistant Dean (RS) in December 2014, culminating in an extremely positive Institutional Quality Assessment Process review. Dr. MacDermid relocated July 1,

2015 to become the inaugural James Roth Chair in Musculoskeletal Measurement and Knowledge Translation at the Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph's Health Centre, in London, ON. We wish Dr. MacDermid continued success, acknowledge her contributions to the tremendous growth of the RS Graduate Program and appreciate her ongoing support. Dr. Julie Richardson contributed important leadership as acting Assistant Dean (RS) from January to June 2015 and then Dr. Norma MacIntyre assumed the role. The RS Graduate Programs continue to benefit from the ongoing contributions of the RS faculty and beyond.

Program DevelopmentActivities this year continue

to focus on strategies to attract high quality applicants. The MSc(RS) OMPT field of study is undergoing review for accreditation by the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists thanks to the leadership of Ms. Anita Gross with the support of the RS Graduate Program. Curricula for clinician-scientist pathways (MD/PhD(RS), OT/PhD(RS), and PT/PhD(RS)) are under development. Also, PhD comprehensive examination criteria and processes are being reviewed at the departmental and FHS levels.

Students HonouredRS thesis-based students continue

to receive recognition through institutional, organizational, provincial and national awards and scholarships, including the CIHR Doctoral Research Award, Vanier Scholarship and SSHRC Graduate Scholarship.


25 %

Male

75 % Female

Canadian to International Student Ratio

87% 13%

Number of Graduates by Degree

19 MSc(RS) Course-Based 10 MSc(RS) Thesis-Based11 PhD(RS)

Number of Doctoral Awards

Fifteen

11 Provinces10 Countries

Number of provinces and/or countries students come from


JOYCE TRYSSENAAR Associate Professor, Coordinator, MSc Course-Based Online program One of the benefits of the RS course-based program is that it is so interprofessional and interdisciplinary. The fact that there can be a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist, an athletic therapist, a prosthetist/orthotist and a chiropractor, for example, all in one learning group means that they learn a significant amount of what’s happening in other disciplines.

PAUL STRATFORD Professor I’ve seen the RS program grow substantially since its inception; this growth has been due to the outstanding leadership that the program has had.

NORMA MACINTYRE Assistant Dean, Rehabilitation Science Graduate Programs There are a variety of options in the RS graduate program that allow tailoring to align with the academic needs of each learner. There is flexibility to mix or switch between options if learning goals or career plans change. One might say that the RS Graduate Program is like a ‘one-stop shop’; distance education advances scientific knowledge, clinical reasoning, and applied clinical research skills, the on-site thesis-based options provide intensive clinically-relevant research training and a hybrid learning model is possible. The variety of options, and the diversity of learners attracted, adds a richness to this environment that is truly unique.

TIM ROGERS OMPT StudentThe OMPT specialization in the McMaster MSc Course-based Rehabilitation Science program has allowed me to combine my strong background in Orthopaedics and Manual Therapy with achieving a Master of Science degree to become a clinical researcher. The small group instruction by leaders in the orthopaedic field in Canada has provided me with leading edge knowledge and clinical skills.

ANDREA CROSS PhD Student My favourite part (of the program) is the interdisciplinary nature of the program. Situated within the Faculty of Health Sciences, I have had the opportunity to work and collaborate with people from a variety of fields. I believe that both research and teaching require team efforts and by working together we can learn from one another and make a stronger impact.



Providing, instilling and promoting continuous learning among health professionals

The Master of Health Management (MHM) program is a partnership between the DeGroote School of Business (DSB) and the School of Rehabilitation Science (SRS) at McMaster University. The MHM program is targeted to regulated healthcare professionals in Canada or internationally, and it prepares them to meet the demands of a career in health management. This part-time distance education program is delivered online, with two short, intensive, onsite residency periods. In September 2014, the program welcomed 48 new students to start their studies in the program. As of August 2015, there were another 48 students admitted to the MHM program. MHM is maintaining steady state, which is a testament to the ability of this innovative program to meet the needs of professionals.

Experts in academia, industry and government help students gain the skills necessary to solve complex healthcare problems

Over the past year, MHM had two successful residency periods, in October 2014 and May 2015. Since the program is offered online, these in-person events are vital in building community

among students, alumni, staff and faculty; developing competencies; and disseminating program information. In October, students had opportunities to build relationships, understand the McMaster library system, and hone their oral presentation skills. In May, the residency featured four leaders from a variety of healthcare organizations. These individuals led panel presentations on ethical leadership, which gave the MHM students new and real-world perspectives on topics that they were learning in class.

Celebrating our students’ accomplishments

The MHM Program is proud of its students’ accomplishments, and recognizes their excellence through the presentation of multiple awards at convocation. This year, the program presented the Award of Excellence, the Scholarly Paper Award, and the Community Contribution Award to deserving individuals. The program also acknowledges the fact that many students and graduates received the Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation. This is made possible due to an alliance between the Master of Health Management program and the Canadian College of Health Leaders. This year, several MHM students were awarded Faculty of

Health Sciences Research Plenary Outstanding Achievement Awards. Others were successful in publishing, presenting, and receiving funding for initiatives initially developed through assignments in their MHM courses.

We value you!With the program’s third cohort

graduated, MHM alumni has grown to 76 individuals, with 36 brand new alumni graduating in June 2015. Our alumni have graciously volunteered on the admissions committee, welcomed newcomers during the residency periods and provided profiles for our social media sites, LinkedIn and Facebook. We value their contributions to the program. One year after convocation, a survey is sent out to MHM graduates so that they can provide their feedback on the program. Ninety-four percent of the past graduating class rated their overall level of satisfaction with the MHM degree program as “satisfied” or “very satisfied”. One graduate stated, “I wouldn’t be in the position I have today had it not been for the MHM program.” This positive program evaluation reassures us that the program McMaster offers is extremely relevant to and desired by today’s healthcare professionals and their employers.

Master of Health Management


22 %

Male

78 % Female


8 Provinces2 Countries

Number of provinces and/or countries students represent

Number of professions students represent

Fifteen

RAYMOND KOA MHM Student The concepts learned in the program are directly applicable to the workplace. The program delivers on providing students with the confidence and foundation of knowledge required to migrate up the formal leadership ladder. My favourite part of the program is having the opportunity to engage with such a diverse group of students from different professions and geographical locations. This aspect of the program truly broadens the learning experience to within and beyond one’s profession and location of practice.

LYNNE GEDDES Member of MHM Executive Committee AND Course Coordinator in the program We have had students in the program from coast to coast in Canada and this year we enrolled our first international student from the United Arab Emirates. Different work experiences in different locations result in richness and diversity among the students, enhancing their learning.



Researchers at the School of Rehabilitation Sciences (SRS) are making huge strides in finding ways to maximize disability-free lifespan as we age. A dedication to community-based research, self-management and evidence-based knowledge guide the following exciting projects, some funded by the Labarge Optimal

Aging Initiative. But it is also the passion of SRS faculty that drive forth innovation in researching health outcomes for the inevitable, mobility-threatening condition we all face sooner or later: aging.

Ensuring Optimal Aging for Canadians


Finding the right exercise prescription for arthritis

Plenty of evidence confirms exercise reduces joint pain and improves mobility in people with arthritis. However, there is also evidence that too much exercise can damage joints. “Right now, there’s a real lack of data for the ideal type of exercise for people with arthritis. The trick is finding the sweet spot,” explains McMaster physiotherapist, professor and researcher Monica Maly. With that in mind, she is conducting a 12-week exercise intervention with arthritis sufferers, as well as pioneering research using a combination of MRI technology and bio-mechanical analyses to ascertain what kind of exercise is well-tolerated by cartilage. The long-term hope? That the research will result in specific guidelines that all of Canada — indeed, the world — will promote to ensure people with arthritis exercise safely.

Keeping older drivers on the road “Being able to drive into older

adulthood is critical to well-being,” says Brenda Vrkljan, lead investigator of the McMaster-Candrive team, a Canadian Institutes for Health Research-funded initiative. “When you take away people’s licenses, they stop moving around, medical conditions can worsen and they can end up in long-term care sooner.” Vrkljan’s work on the Candrive team (which involves six other Canadian centres as well as a site in Australia/New Zealand) paints the most comprehensive picture of seniors and driving yet. It scrutinizes health and analyzes driving patterns to evaluate how medical conditions, cognitive ability and crashes correspond. Just one of the findings bound to have policy implications that keep older drivers on the road longer, safely: “While health certainly plays a

role in collisions, poor driving habits can also impact safety. Training can mitigate that,” says Vrkljan.

Managing the transition from hospital to home

Often older adults with multiple chronic conditions are not ready to be on their own at home after being released from hospital. “They still have rehabilitation needs,” explains Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, associate professor. That is why she and co-researcher Sharon Kaasalainen are leading up a study of a one-of-a-kind Adult Day Service model in Ontario, set in Shalom Village. They are researching the impact of Goldies2Home, a community-based, slow-stream rehabilitation program, following participants over six months to see how the program affects them in the short and longer-term. “How we better manage that transition from hospital to home has major physical, psychological and emotional impacts, as well as economic and societal benefits,” explains Dal Bello-Haas.

Removing barriers to post-stroke exercise

Exercise after stroke is critical for lowering the risk of recurrence, however post-stroke impairment can limit activity. SRS faculty and researchers Jocelyn Harris and Ada Tang (and colleague Marco Pang in Hong Kong) are leading the largest-ever study to examine types of preferred activities and activity barriers people with stroke experience. Preliminary findings are revelatory: “Environmental barriers, not person factors, are the greatest barrier to activity. We weren’t expecting that, and it means that interventions can be tailored to address this,” explains Harris.

Ada Tang is also working with SRS faculty member and researcher Julie Richardson on a major community-

based project targeting individuals post-stroke called Fit For Function. The partnership between the YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford, YMCA of Niagara, Hamilton Health Sciences, Niagara Health Systems and Brant Community Healthcare System, and McMaster University is reviewing the effect of a stroke exercise and wellness program in the community. “Our hope is that this innovative model will spread into other communities as a long-term sustainable program for the population,” says Tang.

Preventing functional decline before the onset of disability

In an ideal scenario, we address the earliest signs of disability using self-monitoring approaches to manage function and prevent or delay decline. ‘Preclinical disability‘ — which is the subtle modifications we make such as slowing down as we step onto an escalator or leaning against the shower wall as we stand on one leg to maintain our balance — is central to the research project being undertaken at the Stonechurch Family Health Centre, being led by Julie Richardson, and Lori Letts, SRS faculty members and researchers.

“This is important because it is an easier stage for a physiotherapist or occupational therapist to intervene and restore a previous function level for the person,” explains Richardson. The self-management component of the project also uses technology to document assessments, monitor physical function through self-reporting and in delivery of recommended activities to mitigate pre-clinical disabilities, explains Letts. “We want to help prevent functional decline for as long as possible for everyone, and the technology allows people to engage in self-management virtually,” adds Letts.

Five outstanding examples of the School’s groundbreaking research in the field of aging


Transforming school-based occupational therapy service

When McMaster School of Rehabilitation Science Professor Cheryl Missiuna set out to find a way to support children with Development Coordination Disorder (DCD) in schools, she did not anticipate how her teams’ efforts would snowball into a practice-changing research and service delivery model driven by the support of an extensive network of community partners.

“Our goal was to shift the focus away from intensive one-on-one treatment with long wait times,” says Missiuna, who holds the John and Margaret Lillie Chair in Childhood Disability Research. “Instead, we put the focus on changing the environment so that educators, school staff and parents can better support children with coordination difficulties that impede their participation, learning and development.”

The nearly six percent of school-aged children who have DCD find everyday tasks like writing, using scissors, dressing or riding a bike to be very challenging, says Missiuna, who is also a scientist with CanChild, a research centre housed in the SRS that focuses on generating and translating knowledge relevant to children with disabilities and their families. DCD, a chronic health condition

A team of McMaster investigators is demonstrating how participatory action research can change practice


that persists into adulthood, can result in secondary health risks such as depression and obesity if children do not receive adequate support. The innovative service delivery model, called Partnering for Change (P4C), eliminates treatment wait times, provides a more holistic intervention, and facilitates earlier access to services.

In the P4C model, Occupational Therapists (OTs) deliver services and collaborate with educators in context, which means that they work in all the spaces and places in a school where children learn and play. A unique aspect of this model is its focus on capacity building and knowledge translation: OTs problem solve with educators and model techniques for supporting children. In addition, they connect with parents to share strategies that will help at home. Three major studies completed over eight years have shown the novel research and service delivery approach to be hugely successful.

In the most recent study involving forty schools and three school boards, not only were wait lists eliminated in P4C schools, 8172 individual accommodation suggestions were shared with educators and families, while 806 children with special needs — no longer limited to DCD students — have been given equal access to services. Educators reported an increase in knowledge and skills, while parents indicated they were better equipped to adapt tasks and the environment for their children. “The participating OTs report a strong sense of professional growth, recognizing the contribution they can make to schools beyond serving individual children,” adds Missiuna.

This is attributable to the community-based support received early on, points out Dr. Wenonah Campbell, SRS Assistant Professor

and one of P4C’s many McMaster co- investigators, which also includes Nancy Pollock and Debra Stewart. “All of the stakeholders, local health agencies, [government] ministries, school boards, identified this as an issue of importance. It’s an incredible example of participatory action research,” she explains.

The project’s success hinged on this collaboration between researchers and knowledge users because switching from direct one-on-one care to a classroom-based service model required a paradigm shift in the way OTs deliver occupational therapy services. “Our health care partners had to change their own reporting systems internally from a fee-for-service to a workload approach to allow this model to unfold,”

explains Campbell. “This is hugely transformative as to how rehabilitation services are delivered in the classroom.” P4C doesn’t just represent a groundbreaking shift in how OT is practiced, she adds, but ensures that the services delivered reach far more children and are, therefore, more equitable.

P4C is being recognized as a transformational model by other researchers in the broader community who are seeking examples of how to use participatory research approaches, knowledge translation, and implementation science. “Researching how to preserve the core of the intervention while implementing it in the community and sustaining its effectiveness is quite novel,” points out Campbell. There is optimism that P4C could inform the work of local and provincial groups who are currently developing services for the Ontario Special Needs Strategy.

“The real success story here,” adds Missiuna, bringing us back to the heart of the matter, “is that so many partners could agree to put the children first in order to wrap services around them to enhance function and participation.”

Learn more about P4C at www.partneringforchange.com

The innovative service delivery model, called

Partnering for Change (P4C), eliminates treatment wait

times, provides a more holistic intervention, and facilitates earlier access

to services.


One of Jaclyn Falotico’s most empowering student experiences during her Master of Science (MSc) Physiotherapy (PT) program was a unique 2014 placement at The Dr. Bob Kemp Centre for Hospice Palliative Care. “It was unusual because there isn’t typically funding for physiotherapy in a palliative care setting. Organizations would rather pay for nursing staff or what is seen as more essential services,” she says. Over six weeks’ time at Bob Kemp, Falotico and her clinical instructor observed and assessed clients, and ran a group-based, 15- to 20-minute exercise program for people with chronic and terminal illness.

“Our post-assessments showed a decrease in pain symptoms, and positive improvements in Timed Up and Go (TUG) scores. It also showed us there is real need for PTs in settings like these.” Moreover, Falotico points out how much experience she gained taking charge, developing a program from scratch and conducting research, which she presented at this year’s Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress in Halifax. “It was a lot of work but it showed me how to be a physiotherapist in my own right. It opened up so many doors for me,” she adds.

Giving students hands-on experience in innovative settings is not the only benefit of the School of Rehabilitation Science’s expanding array of role-emerging placements. Sarah Wojkowski, Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education for the MSc PT Program, says, “We’ve observed that often times

what students experience in clinical placements can shape the direction of their post-graduate work.”

Obviously, supporting PT and Occupational Therapy (OT) student paths into non-traditional opportunities has the potential to expand both professions. But that’s not all—the efforts of Wojkowski and her faculty counterpart in the OT program, Lorie Shimmell, to develop increasing role-emerging placements also improves community access to both professions. “We’re always looking for areas where individuals might have barriers to accessing our services so we can address unmet need,” adds Wojkowski.

In the case of OT, role-emerging placements also pave the way for future paid positions by allowing organizations to test the benefits, explains Shimmell. “As a profession, we are trying to articulate and clarify our role to the general public. By operating with a team of staff and working with clients on individual issues in a placement, everyone can see what needs to be done.”

A terrific example of this occurred when Shimmell arranged for SRS students to participate in a country-wide placement pilot project with the Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation. Participating students identified gaps, and assisted with modifying environments and activities so clients with HIV were able to safely and functionally return to engagement in their occupations, personal care and leisure. “What we found was that OT is absolutely a piece of the puzzle

with these clients,” says Shimmell. The student occupational therapists and Shimmell are also preparing a journal manuscript and presented their findings at the 2015 Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference in Winnipeg.

“While not every role-emerging placement will carve out future paying roles for rehabilitation science students, there’s still the benefit of showing students how important it is be involved and give back their knowledge and skill to the community,” adds Shimmell. “Plus, the student OTs are working with other health-care professionals to build their capacity.”

This particular benefit is mutual: Brittany Nolan, a second year student in the MSc Occupational Therapy program, recently completed a role-emerging placement in which she developed a policy to make trails more accessible for the Hamilton Burlington Trails Council. “I worked with different health-care professionals who did not have the lens of OT, so I had to learn how to communicate with them. I gained a lot of interprofessional skills that will really benefit me down the road,” she adds.

The OT and PT programs’ commitment and relentless quest for role-emerging placements is a win-win for the SRS and the community. Not only do the role emerging placements facilitate learning while giving back knowledge and skill, they also benefit clients who might not otherwise enjoy the benefits associated with OT and PT.

Advancing the profession of OT and PTSRS’s increasing array of diverse role-emerging placements is preparing students for new, vital rehabilitation frontiers


The OT and PT programs’ commitment and relentless

quest for role-emerging placements is a win-win for the SRS and the community.

Not only do the role emerging placements facilitate learning while giving back knowledge

and skill, they also benefit clients who might not

otherwise enjoy the benefits associated with OT and PT.

Ireland

Mexico


Internationalinfluence of the SRS

Dr. BETO LOYOLA-SANCHEZ RS PhD Student, Class of 2015RS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RESEARCH: Completing my PhD work in an underserved rural Mayan community in Mexico was really rewarding. This experience opened my eyes to the importance of expanding the field of Rehabilitation to the community level. In addition, it helped me understand the strong relationship between poverty and disability and

how essential is to consider the concept of functioning at the center of health services in socially marginalized communities. Involving the Rehabilitation Sciences with the Global Health Research movement is essential to accomplish social justice in relation to population health.

KAYLA NG MSc(PT) Student, Class of 2015 PHYSIOTHERAPY INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT: I completed my final clinical placement in the Physiotherapy program at the Mayo General Hospital in Ireland. There is a lot to learn and gain from a placement experience outside of Canada – global education, cultural diversity, acquiring unique clinical skills, developing a professional network. I had a great opportunity to understand the west coast lifestyle in Ireland and meet patients who were farmers working in the bog, learn about the academic and professional physiotherapy system in Ireland, use different gait aids and equipment, and see some injuries from the beautiful and intense sport of Gaelic football. My international experience challenged me to work outside of my comfort zone and gave me a small taste of the Irish life!

Global research and clinical placement opportunities allow the SRS to extend its reach worldwide and encourage education in varied, real-world contexts

Bhutan

India

Korea

Singapore


Dr. CHUN YI LIM RS PhD Student, Class of 2015RS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RESEARCH: My research involved cultural adaptation

and validation of the Young Children’s Participation and Environment Measure (YC-PEM) in Singapore for children with and without developmental needs. The YC-PEM is originally developed from North America and this doctoral process offered me the opportunity to adapt a useful instrument to be used in Singapore.

Dr. MICHELLE KHO Assistant ProfessorWORLD PHYSICAL THERAPY CONGRESS: I led a focused symposium entitled, “Physiotherapy in the ICU: current evidence and practical applications” at the 2015 Congress

of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy in Singapore. Together with colleagues Jennifer Zanni, PT, DScPT (Johns Hopkins University, USA), Bronwen Connolly, PT, PhD (Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK), and Selina Parry, PT, PhD (The University of Melbourne, Australia), the team presented a comprehensive session on the rationale for PT, best evidence, use of outcome measures, and clinical decision-making with critically ill patients.

BETH WIDEMAN MSc(OT) Student, Class of 2015 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT: Through my international experience, I gained a greater appreciation for the influence of culture,

religion and spirituality on one’s beliefs around illness, disease and disability. Additionally, Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness offered a fresh and unique perspective on what is needed for true happiness.

Dr. YUNWHA JEONG RS PhD Student, Class of 2015 RS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RESEARCH: The focus of my research was to develop and test the Korean version of a participation measure for Korean children with disabilities. Doing my research in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University was a great opportunity (1) to increase the awareness of importance of measuring participation of children with disabilities among Korean health care providers, and (2) to give them a chance to appropriately measure participation of children with disabilities using a cross-culturally and psychometrically sound Korean participation measure.

RAMJIT GARCHA MSc(OT) Student, Class of 2015 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT: The international experience taught me how to come up with creative solutions to problems, as I often did not have items that would be easily attainable in Canada. I also learned a lot about how rehabilitation is practiced in rural settings. Since I did not speak Tamil, I communicated a lot using non-verbal communication techniques and learned a lot about the Tamil culture.


The School of Rehabilitation Science (SRS), over its lifetime, has graduated 1000s of students from our four educational programs. The SRS has alumni represented around the globe and over the last 18 months has had the opportunity to reconnect with many to celebrate their accomplishments as representatives of the School.

Alumni

In May 2015, the SRS hosted a Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Science Soiree at the Canadian Physiotherapy Association conference in Halifax. The event brought together alumni from the PT and RS programs, along with current students and faculty members. The opportunity to connect

with alumni from many generations of the PT and RS programs was a standout success.

In October 2015, the SRS had the honour of celebrating three Distinguished Alumni at the Distinguished Alumni awards reception and dinner. This year’s recipients were: (1) Derek Debassige,

MSc(PT) Class of 2000, (2) Nadine Graham, BSc(PT) Class of 1992 and MSc(RS) Class of 2008, and (3) Nancy Rushford, MSc(OT) Class of 2003. The celebration included a dinner and an awards ceremony, where the School recognized the accomplishments of these well deserving alumni.

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PT ALUMNIAnik Sarkar MSc(PT), Class of 2014 The Physiotherapy program at McMaster offered me a realistic

way of learning and adapting to new knowledge and situations. Problem-based learning allowed for an environment that was team-focused, valued individual effort, and provided a realistic depiction of life after graduate school.

Sara Quiring MSc(PT), Class of 2009 Through the innovative learning style of the McMaster

physiotherapy program, the effective faculty, and my unique background, I was able to explore my strengths, weaknesses, and true passions on a daily basis.

Anastasia NewmanMSc(PT), Class of 2006McMaster graduates stand out from the crowd – they don’t

continually ask for the answers to questions, they simply research it themselves! This makes for independent, self-reliant and knowledgeable physiotherapists.

OT ALUMNINicholas Morrison MSc(OT), Class of 2013McMaster’s problem-based and self-directed nature provided me

with the skills I need for independent practice. I’ve frequently come across new conditions and traumas in my field and I’m now able to methodically research what assessment and treatment plans I need to find to provide my patients with the best standard of care.

Sarah Shallwani MSc(OT), Class of 2012 The program helped me in achieving my career goals by

allowing me to grow into a confident clinician. Clinical placements as well as classroom discussions have enabled me to clinically reason through challenging scenarios and defend my position when needed.

Lesley StephensonBHSc(OT), Class of 1983 Being self-directed enables new graduates (and practicing

clinicians) to seek out information/create strategies to facilitate their own professional development over time. The program has the potential to create lifelong learners who not only grow individually as professionals, but also influence the growth of the profession.

RS ALUMNISaurabh Mehta PhD (Rehabilitation Science), Class of 2012 The various aspects of program

such as the focused and relevant coursework, productive comprehensive exam experience, and emphasis on high scientific productivity prepared me to be a successful academic researcher. The internal scholarship support at the SRS allowed me to travel to national and international conferences and share my work with fellow researchers as well as become familiar with new advances in rehabilitation science.

Samantha Lam-BellissimoMSc (Rehabilitation Science), Class of 2012I feel that I am a better

leader for having completed the MSc Course-based program in Rehabilitation Science. I mentor, encourage and champion evidence-based practice, cultural competency and inclusive decision making practices in my workplace team.

Deborah Kennedy MSc (Clinical Health Sciences-Rehabilitation Science), Class of 2003

The skills I learned through the problem-based approach to learning have served me well in my various management positions. In addition, I have been able to share the incredible mentoring I received with some of my staff so that they too have returned to obtain graduate degrees. The program also enabled me to establish a network of colleagues for research collaborations.

MHM ALUMNIRichard FerronMHM, Class of 2015The aspect of the MHM program that I appreciated most was the

opportunity to collaborate with a talented group of professionals from various health care settings and disciplines. This provided not only opportunities for networking, but for shared perspectives and a broader understanding of the health care system.

Jennifer MacKendrick-Webber MHM, Class of 2014The sense of community and collaboration amongst the

class and faculty exceeded what I thought possible online. The learning from the varied professions and experiences across health sectors, public and private, was invaluable.

Stefanie Ralph MHM, Class of 2012 The program has helped me look at issues and opportunities

from a broader systems perspective. Classmates from across the country had different viewpoints and opinions that made our online discussions richer.


Faculty

Sue BaptisteProfessor Professor Baptiste’s research interests focus on faculty development and roles in

problem-based, learner-centred curricula, as well as acculturation of internationally educated health professionals into Canada professional practice.

Jackie BoschAssociate Professor Dr. Bosch’s area of research is post-stroke rehabilitation, causes of functional deficit,

and clinical trial methodology.

Wenonah CampbellAssistant Professor Dr. Campbell’s research focuses on evaluating and implementing school-based

models of collaborative service delivery. She has a particular interest in exploring how health professionals and educators can use an educational framework called “Universal Design for Learning” to support the inclusion and participation of children with disabilities at school.

Liliana Coman Assistant ProfessorDr. Coman’s research interests include strategies for enhancing teaching and learning in higher

education settings, the role of physiotherapy in primary care and physiotherapy models of practice.

Vanina Dal Bello-HaasAssociate Professor, Assistant Dean, PhysiotherapyDr. Dal Bello-Haas’s research interests include older adults

and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases, maximizing function and quality of life along the aging and disease continuum and innovations in teaching and learning.

Carol DeMatteo Associate Professor Professor DeMatteo’s area of research is in mild traumatic brain injury/concussion in

children and pediatric obstetrical brachial plexus injuries.

Shaminder Dhillon Assistant ProfessorProfessor Dhillon’s current research interests focus on students with disabilities in

post-secondary professional programs. In the past, she has also examined advocacy, disability and professional issues for occupational therapy.

Briano Di RezzeAssistant Professor Dr. Di Rezze’s research aims at developing measures to improve the rigour of rehabilitation

intervention research. His work also engages families and other community stakeholders in community-based research approaches to address issues related to youth and young adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities transitioning into adulthood.

Vickie Galea Associate Professor The main focus on Dr. Galea’s research is the study of motor behavior

using neurophysiological assessments as a window into typical and altered motor control of the upper limb.

Rebecca Gewurtz Assistant Professor Dr. Gewurtz has been involved in research exploring work disability policy, employment

and community participation among people with disabilities, and the impact of social policy on service delivery.

Jocelyn Harris Assistant Professor Dr. Harris is interested in developing treatment interventions that will maintain

and promote recovery for individuals after stroke and traumatic brain injury when living in the community.

Bonny Jung Associate Professor Dr. Jung’s research focuses on interprofessional education, inclusive education, clinical

education and curriculum development (i.e., problem-based learning, university-community partnerships).

Michelle Kho Assistant ProfessorDr. Kho’s research focuses on novel early rehabilitation strategies to reduce weakness

in critically ill patients, clinical trials in critically ill patients, knowledge translation, research methodology (systematic reviews, practice guidelines), and health services and outcome research. She is currently leading CYCLE, a multi-centre, pilot randomized trial of early in-bed cycling with mechanically ventilated patients.

Lori Letts Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, Occupational TherapyDr. Lett’s current research

focuses on adults and older adults with chronic illnesses and helping them to manage their conditions in the context of the community. This involves work in primary care and other community settings.

Joy MacDermid Professor Dr. MacDermid’s research projects focus on developing, and transferring into practice,

the best evidence for prevention, assessment, and management of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders.


Norma MacIntyre Associate ProfessorAssistant Dean, Rehabilitation Science Graduate ProgramsThe goal of Dr. MacIntyre’s

research program is to maximize functional independence in people with or at risk for bone and joint problems. She investigates mechanisms and interventions that promote musculoskeletal health. She also evaluates measurement properties of imaging-based and clinical tools used to assess people for bone and joint problems.

Monica Maly Associate Professor Dr. Maly’s research program focuses on developing biomechanically-sound physical

activity guidelines for adults with the most common forms of arthritis that are associated with aging.

Cheryl Missiuna Professor Dr. Missiuna’s area of research is in children and youth with disabilities, developmental

coordination disorder (DCD), applied health services research and knowledge translation.

Sandra Moll Assistant Professor Dr. Moll’s research interests relate to mental health/mental illness along the continuum

from mental health promotion to illness intervention. Her primary program of research focuses on workplace mental health in healthcare organizations, and for young workers engaged in temporary employment. She is also interested in health promotion from an occupational perspective, and in qualitative, participatory methods.

Michael Pierrynowski Associate Professor Dr. Pierrynowski’s research program focuses on evaluating innovative modeling and statistical

tools to understand the motion of the ankle, knee, spine, and neck, as well as examining how the application of these models allows health care professionals to better treat their patients.

Nancy Pollock Associate Professor Professor Pollock’s research interests include: evaluation of interventions and service

delivery models, goal setting with children, school-based occupational therapy practice, and family-centered practice.

Julie Richardson Professor Dr. Richardson’s research interests include measurement and intervention issues to

promote mobility and lower-extremity functioning in older adults, as well as risk factor assessment for decline of mobility and functioning with aging and the health transitions that older persons undergo in the process of disablement.

Lorie Shimmell Assistant Professor, Director, Clinical Education, OTProfessor Shimmell’s research interests are centered in

educational research including reflective journaling in the development of OT competencies, preparation with student occupational therapists for international placement experiences, and capacity building in clinical education.

Patty Solomon Professor, Associate Dean (Health Sciences) ,Director, SRS

Dr. Solomon’s area of research is in HIV, disability and rehabilitation, and educational innovation as relates to problem-based learning and interprofessional education.

Debra Stewart Associate ProfessorProfessor Stewart’s area of research is in transition to adulthood for youth with

disabilities, as well as qualitative research methods.

Paul Stratford Professor Professor Stratford’s research interests are in the field of clinical measurement.

Ada Tang Assistant Professor Dr. Tang’s area of research is in exercise and cardiovascular health among people with stroke

and other neurological conditions, particularly as these relate to cardiovascular risk factors and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Joyce Tryssenaar Associate Professor, Coordinator, MSc(RS) Course-based OptionDr. Tryssenaar’s field of

research includes curriculum development and evaluation, rural and remote education and practice, and interprofessional experience in online learning.

Brenda Vrkljan Associate Professor Dr. Vrkljan is the lead investigator of the McMaster-Candrive team, a Canadian

Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)-funded initiative. Brenda’s area of research is in driver rehabilitation and community mobility across the lifespan, as well as technology use and participation in older adulthood.

Christopher Winn Assistant Professor,Physiotherapy Coordinator, Northern Studies StreamProfessor Winn’s research

interests include orthopedics, primary care and human resource strategies to underserviced areas.

Sarah Wojkowski Assistant Professor,Director, Clinical Education, PTProfessor Wojkowski’s research specialty is in primary health

care, chronic disease self-management and emerging roles for rehabilitation.


McMASTER CATCHMENTArm More Therapy Beamsville OntarioBayshore Therapy and Rehab Mississauga OntarioBethesda St. Catharines OntarioBrain Injury Services of Hamilton Hamilton OntarioBrant Community Healthcare System - Brantford General Hospital Brantford OntarioCanadian Association of Occupational Therapy (CAOT) Hamilton OntarioCanadian Mental Health Assocation, Peel Brampton OntarioCanadian Mental Health Association Guelph OntarioCanoe Therapy Burlington OntarioCBI Health Centre Hamilton OntarioCBI Home Health Hamilton OntarioCBI Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre Barrie OntarioCBI Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre Brantford OntarioCBI Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre Burlington OntarioCentral West Developmental Services Oakville OntarioCity of Hamilton - Ontario Works Addictions Services Initiative Hamilton OntarioClosing the Gap Healthcare Group Barrie OntarioDavid Braley Athletic Centre McMaster Athletics & Recreation Sports Fitness Camp and Mini University Camp Hamilton OntarioEntwistle Power Occupational Therapy Ancaster OntarioErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development Brampton OntarioErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development Mississauga OntarioFunctional Rehabilitation Inc. Dundas OntarioHalton Health Care - Oakville Trafalgar Hospital Oakville OntarioHalton Healthcare Services - Georgetown Hospital Georgetown OntarioHalton Region Children’s Developmental Services Milton OntarioHalton Seniors Mental Health Outreach Program - St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Burlington OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - Chedoke Hospital Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - Hamilton General Hospital Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - Juravinski Hospital Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - McMaster Children’s Hospital Hamilton Ontario

Hamilton Health Sciences - Regional Rehabilitation Centre Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - St. Peter’s Hospital Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Grimsby OntarioHomewood Health Guelph OntarioHotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre St. Catharines OntarioJ. Fisher & Associates Burlington OntarioJoseph Brant Hospital Burlington OntarioKindree OT Services Hamilton OntarioLansdowne Children’s Centre Brantford OntarioLesya Dyk Occupational Therapy Services Inc. Hamilton OntarioLyndsey Stevenato Children’s Therapy Services Barrie OntarioMacH2ope Hamilton OntarioMcMaster Family Health Team Hamilton OntarioMohawk College Apps for Health Hamilton OntarioNiagara Health System - Greater Niagara General Hospital Niagara Falls OntarioNiagara Health System - St. Catharines General Hospital St. Catharines OntarioNiagara Health System - Welland General Hospital Welland OntarioParticipation House Brantford OntarioPositive Living Niagara St. Catharines OntarioReach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK) Milton OntarioRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre Barrie OntarioSaint Elizabeth Rehab St. Catharines OntarioSix Nations Health Services Ohsweken OntarioSt. Joseph’s Health Care Brantford OntarioSt. Joseph’s Health Care Centre Guelph OntarioSt. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton OntarioStonechurch Family Health Center Hamilton OntarioStonehenge Therapeutic Community Guelph OntarioThe AIDS Network Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand, Norfolk and Brant Hamilton OntarioUniversity Health Network - Altum Health Cambridge Cambridge OntarioWilliam Osler Health System - Brampton Civic Hospital Brampton OntarioWilliam Osler Health System - Etobicoke General Hospital Etobicoke Ontario

Clinical Placement FacilitiesOT


NORTHERN STUDIES STREAMAtikokan General Hospital Atikokan OntarioBrain Injury Services of Northwestern Ontario Thunder Bay OntarioCanadian Mental Health Association Timmins OntarioCanadore College North Bay OntarioDryden Regional Health Centre Dryden OntarioFirefly Kenora OntarioGeorge Jeffrey Children’s Centre Thunder Bay OntarioHealth Sciences North Sudbury OntarioLake of the Woods District Hospital Kenora OntarioMeno Ya Win Health Centre Sioux Lookout Ontario

North Bay Regional Health Centre North Bay OntarioNorth East Community Care Access Centre Sudbury OntarioNorth East Community Care Access Centre Sault Ste. Marie OntarioPartners in Rehab Thunder Bay OntarioShelter House Thunder Bay OntarioSt. Joseph’s Care Group Thunder Bay OntarioSudbury Mental Health & Addictions Centre Sudbury OntarioSudbury Outpatient Centre Sudbury OntarioSuperior Therapy Services Nipigon OntarioThunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Thunder Bay Ontario

OUT OF CATCHMENTAcquired Brain Injury (ABI) Outreach Team Regina SaskatchewanBaycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Toronto OntarioBridgepoint Health Toronto OntarioCamp Winston Kilworthy OntarioCanadian Forces Health Services Group London OntarioChatham-Kent Health Alliance Chatham OntarioCVE Inc. Ottawa OntarioFife House Toronto OntarioFraser Health Surrey Memorial Hospital Surrey British ColumbiaHolland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Toronto OntarioKawartha Therapy Services Inc. Peterborough OntarioKelowna General Hospital Kelowna British ColumbiaNova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre Halifax Nova ScotiaOrionHealth Vancouver British ColumbiaProvidence Healthcare Toronto OntarioQueen Square Family Health Team Brampton OntarioRegina Qu’Appelle Health Region Regina SaskatchewanRestigouche Hospital Center Campbellton New Brunswick

Riverview Health Centre Winnipeg ManitobaSaint Elizabeth Health Care Markham OntarioSeven Oaks General Hospital Winnipeg ManitobaSouthlake Regional Health Centre Newmarket OntarioSt. Joseph’s Healthcare London London OntarioSt. Joseph’s Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care St. Thomas OntarioSt. Thomas Elgin General Hospital St. Thomas OntarioStan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation Fredericton New BrunswickThames Valley Children’s Centre London OntarioThe Dance Ability Movement Toronto OntarioThe Ottawa Hospital Ottawa OntarioThe Royal Mental Health - Care & Research Ottawa OntarioTrillium Health Partners Infant and Child Development Services Peel Mississauga OntarioUniversity Health Network Toronto OntarioVancouver Coastal Health Vancouver British ColumbiaWorkSafeNB Saint John New Brunswick

INTERNATIONALAmar Seva Sangam Tamil Nadu IndiaDisabled Persons Association of Bhutan Thimphun BhutanGisborne Hospital Gisborne New ZealandTherapy Works Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago

Total Rehabilitation San Juan Trinidad and TobagoWindreach Warwick Bermuda


McMASTER CATCHMENTAbsolute Physiotherapy & Wellness Burlington OntarioAbsolute Rehabilitation & Wellness Stoney Creek OntarioActiv8 Wellness Studio Hamilton OntarioAIM Health Group Hamilton OntarioAlton Physiotherapy and Sports Clinic Burlington OntarioAthlete’s Care Hamilton OntarioAvenue Physiotherapy Brantford OntarioBe in Motion Physiotherapy Oakville OntarioBeamsville Physiotherapy Beamsville OntarioBrant Community Healthcare System - Brantford General Site Brantford OntarioCBI Home Health Guelph OntarioCBI Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre Burlington OntarioCobblestone Medicine and Rehab Paris OntarioDavid Braley Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre Hamilton OntarioDr. Bob Kemp Hospice Hamilton OntarioDSD Management - Dundas Community Physiotherapy Dundas OntarioDSD Management - Fairview Rehabilitation Center Burlington OntarioDSD Management - Mobility Orthopaedic Rehab Centre Brantford OntarioDSD Management - Performance Physiotherapy Stoney Creek OntarioDSD Management - The Arthritis and Sports Medicine Centre Ancaster OntarioDSD Management - Upper James Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine Hamilton OntarioDSD Management - West End Physiotherapy Hamilton OntarioEramosa Physiotherapy Associates (EPA) - Acton Halton Hills OntarioEramosa Physiotherapy Associates (EPA) - Elora Elora OntarioEramosa Physiotherapy Associates (EPA) - Georgetown Georgetown OntarioEramosa Physiotherapy Associates (EPA) - Guelph Guelph OntarioEramosa Physiotherapy Associates (EPA) - Health and Performance Centre Guelph OntarioEramosa Physiotherapy Associates (EPA) - Orangeville Orangeville OntarioErinoakKids Brampton OntarioErinoakKids Burlington OntarioErinoakKids Mississauga OntarioEscarpment Sports Medicine Centre Milton Ontario

Fairview Rehabilitation Center Burlington OntarioFit For Life Physiotherapy Burlington OntarioFlamborough Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Waterdown OntarioGrand River Physiotherapy Fergus OntarioGuelph General Hospital Guelph OntarioHaldimand Physiotherapy Centre Caledonia OntarioHamilton Council of Aging Hamilton OntarioHamilton Family Health Team Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - CDRP Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - Hamilton General Site Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - Juravinski Hospital Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - McMaster Children’s Hospital Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - McMaster University Medical Centre Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - Regional Rehabilitation Centre Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - St. Peter’s Hospital Hamilton OntarioHamilton Health Sciences - West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Grimsby OntarioHeadwaters Health Care Centre Orangeville OntarioHeadwaters Physiotherapy Orangeville OntarioHealth First Rehabilitation & Consultants Dundas OntarioHotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre St.Catharines OntarioInFocus Rehabilitation Centre Georgetown OntarioISM Rehab Burlington OntarioJoseph Brant Memorial Hospital Burlington OntarioKinetic Physiotherapy Burlington OntarioLansdowne Children’s Centre Brantford OntarioLifemark - ProActive Therapeutics Oakville OntarioLifeMark Health - The Centre for Pelvic Health Cambridge OntarioLifeMark Physiotherapy - Mohawk Road East Hamilton OntarioMAC H2OPE Clinic Hamilton OntarioMcMaster University - Physical Activity Centre of Excellence Hamilton OntarioMeadowlands Physiotherapy Ancaster OntarioMotion Physio Ancaster OntarioNiagara Children’s Centre St.Catharines OntarioNiagara Health System - Greater Niagara General Site Niagara Falls Ontario

Clinical Placement FacilitiesPT


Niagara Health System - Port Colborne General Site Port Colborne OntarioNiagara Health System - St. Catharines General Hospital Site St.Catharines OntarioNiagara Health System - Welland County Hospital Site Welland OntarioNiagara Orthopaedic Institute Niagara Falls OntarioNiagara Peninsula Children’s Centre St. Catharines OntarioNorth Hamilton Community Health Care Centre Hamilton OntarioNorwich Rehab Norwich OntarioNovo Healthnet - Niagara Falls Niagara Falls OntarioPeak Performance Stoney Creek OntarioPhysio-Care Services Hamilton OntarioPT Health - Fairview Physio and Wellness Centre Brantford OntarioPT Health - Harvester Road Physiotherapy Burlington OntarioPT Health - Limeridge Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Centre Hamilton OntarioPT Health - Mountain Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Hamilton OntarioPT Health - Queenston Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Centres Stoney Creek OntarioPT Health - Trafalgar Physiotherapy Oakville OntarioRehab Link Physiotherapy Burlington OntarioRehabilit8 Physiotherapy Clinic Hamilton OntarioReinhold Rehabilitation Services Hamilton OntarioRoss Rehabilitation Hamilton Ontario

Scott Physiotherapy Clinic Brantford OntarioShalom Village Hamilton OntarioSimcoe Physiotherapy Centre/ North Shore Physiotherapy Simcoe OntarioSix Nations Health Services Ohsweken OntarioSouth City Physiotherapy Guelph OntarioSpeed River Physiotherapy Guelph OntarioSt. Catherines Physiotherapy Centre St.Catharines OntarioSt. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph Guelph OntarioSt. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton - St. Joseph’s Hospital Hamilton OntarioSt. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton - West 5th Campus Hamilton OntarioStoney Creek Physiotherapy Stoney Creek OntarioThe Physiotherapy Edge Grimsby OntarioThrive Physiotherapy Hamilton OntarioTotal Health Physio Ancaster OntarioTri-City Physiotherapy Cambridge OntarioUpper Ottawa Physiotherapy Hamilton OntarioWaterdown Physiotherapy Waterdown OntarioWellington Ortho and Rehab Associates Guelph OntarioWest Lincoln Memorial Hospital Grimsby OntarioWestmount Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Hamilton OntarioWilliam Osler Health Centre - Brampton Civic Hospital Brampton OntarioWork-Fit Total Therapy Centre Oakville Ontario

NORTHERN STUDIES STREAMAtikokan General Hospital Atikokan OntarioFirefly Kenora OntarioGeorge Jeffrey Children’s Treatment Centre Thunder Bay OntarioKenora Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre Kenora OntarioLake of the Woods District Hospital Kenora OntarioLakehead Sports Medicine Clinic Thunder Bay OntarioNipigon District Memorial Hospital Nipigon OntarioNorthern Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic Thunder Bay Ontario

Partners in Rehab Thunder Bay OntarioRed Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital Red Lake OntarioRiverside Health Care Facilities Inc Fort Frances OntarioSt Joseph’s Hospital Thunder Bay Thunder Bay OntarioSt. Joseph’s Care Group (Thunder Bay) Thunder Bay OntarioThunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Thunder Bay OntarioWilson Memorial General Hospital Marathon Ontario

OUT OF CATCHMENTBaycrest Toronto OntarioCambridge Memorial Hospital Cambridge OntarioCBI Health Group - Richmond Hil Richmond Hill OntarioCollege of Physiotherapists of Ontario Toronto OntarioCooper Physiotherapy Clinic Osgoode OntarioHaley Rehab Ottawa OntarioHanover Physiotherapy & Sports Rehabilitation Hanover OntarioInterprofessional University Clinic in Primary Care - University of Ottawa Ottawa OntarioLeamington District Memorial Hospital Leamington Ontario

Maximum Potential Physiotherapy Calgary AlbertaOttawa Hospital - Rehabilitation Centre Ottawa OntarioPhysiotherapy on Wheels Mississauga OntarioQueensway Carleton Hospital Nepean OntarioRestore Physiotherapy Clinic Oakville OntarioRoyal Columbian Hospital New British Westminster ColumbiaRoyal University Hospital Saskatoon SaskatchewanThe Cambridge Centre for Health & Wellness Cambridge OntarioThe Physio Centre Trenton OntarioToronto Rehab Institute - Lyndhurst Centre Toronto Ontario

INTERNATIONALMayo General Hospital Castlebar Co., Mayo, Ireland


Clinical Faculty & Professional AssociatesLecturers (Adjunct)Banks, AntheaCammarata, MichaelFerguson, EricFonstad, PatriciaGarner, FrancesLee, JenniferMacLeod, RebeccaMangoff, StephenMcMahon, PatriciaMedeiros, PatriciaMercier, DeanaMillar, Paulette Morrison, NicholasMurphy-Turliuk, AnneSimpson, GailSmith, AnneStewart, KellyWestbrook, ElizabethWeusten-Smith, DeborahYee, Silvana

Clinical LecturersBailey, AnnetteBauer, MarthaCase, PatriciaFisher, JanetFraser-MacDougall, VickiGambarotto, CindyMorrison, AndreaNewman, AnnePeace, DeborahReid, JulieStazyk, KathrynToal, Coleen

Clinical ProfessorGeddes, Lynne

Associate Clinical ProfessorsDilworth, PeterEdwards, MaryGross, AnitaJecker, JustineKing, GillianLineker, SydneyMichlovitz, SusanMiller, PatriciaMoreland, JulieO’Brien, Mary AnnPalisano, RobertParkinson, BillRussell, DianneSpadoni, GregoryStrong, SusanTriano, John (Jay)

Assistant Clinical ProfessorsBerry, SusanCarlesso, LisaCarmazan, CarmenCheifetz, OrenCole, BeverlyCostigan, AileenCupido, ColleenDecker, KathrynDePaul, VincentDix, LeahDufour, SineadForhan, MaryFoster-Seargeant, ElaineGraham, NadineHancock, WendyHand, CarriHecimovich, CatherineHenderson, AllisonHewit, KimberleyHo, EnochKennedy, DeborahLaw, JanetLee, LowanaLockhart, JuliaMcGibbon Lammi, BrendaMcGuire Holt, BriannaMcLaughlin, LaurieMichetti, JenniferMiller, John (Jack)Morris, NicolaMuller, MoniqueNewman, AnastasiaO’Brien, KellyPlews, NancyPollock, BarbaraPontello, KarenPrincipi, ElaineReinikka, KirstiSamrai, BaljitSchulz, KatieShilton, MichelleSoutham, JoanSteggles, S. ElizabethSzala-Meneok, KarenToffolo, NancyWise, KathrynWright, VirginiaWright, Marilyn

Assistant Clinical Professors (Adjunct)Aird, JeffreyBaker, EricBalsor, Brad

Bressler, SandraChan, MichaelCharbonneau, KristenChisholm, BrockChowdhury, SophiaDaniel, SylviaDavidson, ShivaunDitchburn, LisaEberts, DaianaEhamparam, ClaudiaFleck, RebeccaFoley, James (Jim)Francis, Deborah (Debi)Freeman, MattFrench, EsmeGaik, SandyGjertsen, DeborahGow, ShirleyGrum, Rosa Maria (Rose Mary)Hale, ChelseaKiefer Preston, GloriaLazenby, DaleLee, DianeLee, Linda-JoyLong, KristinMacLeod, AnneMaheu, ElaineMajumdar (Samanta), SampaManson, GillianMayens, ElisaMcCall, RobertMcEvoy, EstherMcGrath, ColleenMcGrath, KristenMeester, StaceyMensink, AndrewMorgan, AshleyMulkewich, MiriamMurphy, Christina (Tina)Niewiadomski, StellaNowak, ChristinaParise, KristenPark, DebbiePark, JonathanPatton, StephenRaman, JayaprakashRampton, GlennRobinson, SusanRogers, TimSandercock-Ho, JaneSavino, MarilenaSchnurr-Smith, RondaSecen, JohnSmith, Ashley

Stavness, CarrieSteele, JodiStrike, KarenTait, DianeValadares, RobinVallely, MichaelVaz, DareylWhite, CatherineWizowski, Lindsay

Professor (Part time)MacDermid, Joy

Assistant Professor (Part time)Sinden, Kathryn

Professional AssociatesAccettura, AngelaAlderson, MonicaAlexander, MilindaBaillie, BonnieBall, PamelaBinnington, LukeBirkett, LeslieBishop (Ashforth), HelenBladon, IanBonnyman, AlisonBradshaw, MichelleBrittain, TaniaBuchko, BonnieBurke-Gaffney, JanCaric, ChristyCarroll, KathiChalova, KatrinaCleary, FrancineCushing, JenniferDenis, SuzanneDerouet (Niven), Leigh AnnDobson-Brown, KateDomanski, SusanEmpey, BrianEverest (Philpot), AngelaFairfield, SarahFalicoff, AlfredoFerguson, MichaelaFirth, JenniferFloriani, CarlaFried, TomGalbraith, DeannaGasparelli, KatieGeronimo, JulieGood, ColleenGough, SarahHaramule, DaphneHaworth-Csermak, DebHenderson, JenniferHendry (Jardine), Cheryl

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Sue Baptiste

Jung B, Baptiste S, Dhillon S, Kravchenko T, Stewart D, & Vanderkaay S. (2014). The Experience of Student Occupational Therapists with Disabilities in Canadian Universities. IJHE; 3(1):146.

Nguyen T & Baptiste S. (2014). Innovative practice: exploring acculturation theory to advance rehabilitation from pediatric to adult “cultures” of care. Disabil Rehabil; 37(5):456-63.

Prodinger B, Darzins S, Magasi S, & Baptiste S. (2015). The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): Opportunities and Challenges to the Use of ICF for Occupational Therapy. WFOT Bulletin, 71(2):108-14.

Jung B, Shimmell L, Stewart D, Gatti L, Venasse K, Plaisant L, Ledgerd R., & Baptiste S. (2015). Competency-based education: A survey study of international occupational therapy educational programmes. WFOT Bulletin, 71(1), 53-58.

Dehghan L, Dalvandi A, Rassafiani M, Hosseini SA, Dalvand H, & Baptiste S. (2015). Social participation experiences of mothers of children with cerebral palsy in an Iranian context. Aust Occup Ther J; 62(6):410-19.

Jackie Bosch

Yusuf S, Attaran A, Bosch J, Joseph P, Lonn E, McCready T, et al. (2014). Combination pharmacotherapy to prevent cardiovascular disease: present status and challenges. Eur Heart J; 35(6):353-64.

Bordeleau L, Yakubovich N, Dagenais GR, Rosenstock J, Probstfield J, Yu PC, et al, for the ORIGIN Trial Investigators. (2014). The association of basal insulin glargine and/or n-3 fatty acids with incident cancers in patients with dysglycemia. Diabetes Care; 37(5):1360-66.

Cukierman-Yaffe T, Bosch J, Diaz R, Dyal L, Hancu N, Hildebrandt P, et al, for the ORIGIN Investigators. (2014). Effects of basal insulin glargine and omega-3 fatty acid on cognitive decline and probable cognitive impairment in people with dysglycaemia: a substudy of the ORIGIN trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol; 2(7):562-72.

Joseph PG, O’Donnell MJ, Teo, KK, Gao P, Anderson C, Probstfield JL, Bosch J, Khatib R, & Yusuf S. (2014). The Mini‐Mental State Examination, Clinical Factors, and Motor Vehicle Crash Risk. J Am Geriatr Soc; 62(8):1419-26.

Canavan M, Smyth A, Bosch J, Jensen M, McGrath ER, Mulkerrin EC, & O’Donnell MJ. (2015). Does lowering blood pressure with antihypertensive therapy preserve independence in activities of daily living? A systematic review. Am J Hypertens; 28(2):273-9.

Mayosi BM, Ntsekhe M, Bosch J, Pandie S, Jung H, Gumedze F, et al, for the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis (IMPI) Investigators. (2014). Prednisolone and Mycobacterium indicus pranii in tuberculous pericarditis. N Engl J Med; 371(12):1121-30.

Richardson J, DePaul V, Officer A, Wilkins S, Letts L, Bosch J, & Wishart L. (2015). Development and evaluation of Self-Management and Task-Oriented Approach to Rehabilitation Training (START) in the home: case report. Phys Ther; 95(6):934-43.

Eikelboom JW & Bosch J. (2015). Vitamin K antagonist-experienced patients with a history of stroke/transient ischaemic attack who switched from warfarin to dabigatran increased their rate of recurrent stroke/transient ischaemic attack compared with those on warfarin. Evid Based Med; 20(3):117.

Giruparajah M, Bosch J, Vanassche T, Mattina K, Connolly SJ, Pater C, & Hart RG. (2015). Global survey of the diagnostic evaluation and management of cryptogenic ischemic stroke. Int J Stroke; 10(7):1031-6.

Walsh M, Manns B, Garg AX, Bueti J, Rabbat C, Smyth A, Tyrwhitt J, Bosch J, Gao P, Devereaux PJ, & Wald R. (2015). The safety of eplerenone in hemodialysis patients: a noninferiority randomized controlled trial. Clinical J Am Soc Nephrol; 10(9):1602-8.

Lonn E, Bosch J, Pogue J, Avezum A, Chazova I, Dans A, et al, for the HOPE-3 Investigators. (2015). Novel approaches in primary cardiovascular disease prevention: The HOPE-3 Trial rationale, design and participants’ baseline characteristics. Can J Cardiol; epub July 8. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.001

Bhagirath V, Bosch J & Eikelboom J. (2015). Mechanical left atrial appendage closure was noninferior and superior to warfarin in atrial fibrillation. Ann Intern Med; 162(8):JC4. Ageno W, Bosch J, Cucherat M, & Eikelboom JW. (2015). Nadroparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in nonsurgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thromb Thrombolysis; epub Oct. 24, doi: 10.1007/s11239-015-1294-3.

Bosch J & Eikelboom JW. (2015). Management of bleeding with oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation. Hamostaseologie; 35(4):351-7.

Wenonah Campbell

Izaryk K, Skarakis-Doyle E, Campbell W, & Kertoy M. (2015). Social communication functioning: An appraisal of current assessment tools through the lens of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health – Child & Youth Version. Commun Disord Deaf Stud Hearing Aids, 3(3):134.

Missiuna C, Pollock N, Campbell W, Dix L, Whalen SD, & Stewart D. (2015). Partnering for Change: Embedding universal design for learning into school-based occupational therapy. Occupational Therapy Now; 17.3:13.

Douglas NF, Campbell WN, & Hinckley JJ. (2015). Implementation Science: Buzzword or Game Changer? Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 58:S1827-S1836.

Faculty Publications


Vanina Dal Bello-Haas

Dal Bello-Haas V, O’Connell ME, Morgan DG, & Crossley M. (2014). Lessons learned: feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth-delivered exercise intervention for rural-dwelling individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Rural Remote Health; 14: 2715.

Dal Bello-Haas V, O’Connell ME, Morgan DG. (2014) Maintaining health and wellness in the face of dementia: an exploratory analysis of individuals attending a rural and remote memory clinic. Rural Remote Health; 14:2722.

Dal Bello-Haas V, Cammer A, Morgan D, Stewart N, & Kosteniuk J. (2014) Rural and remote dementia care challenges and needs: perspectives of formal and informal care providers residing in Saskatchewan, Canada. Rural Remote Health; 14:2747.

Morgan D, Crossley M, Stewart N, Kirk A, D’Arcy C, Dal Bello-Haas V, McBain L, O’Connell, ME, Bracken J, Kosteniuk J, Cammer A. (2014). Evolution of a community-based participatory approach in a rural and remote dementia care research program. Prog Community Health Partnersh; 8:337-45. doi:10.1353/cpr.2014.0040.

Constand MK, MacDermid JC, Dal Bello-Haas V, & Law M. (2014). Scoping review of patient-centered care approaches in healthcare. BMC Health Serv Res; 14(1):271.

Dal Bello-Haas V. (2014). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In: O’Sullivan SB & Schmitz TJ (Eds), Physical Rehabilitation (6th ed.) (pp. 769-806). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. ISBN 978-0-8036-2579-2.

Dal Bello-Haas V, Wojkowski S, Richardson J. (2015). Evidence based education in Physiotherapy. In: Brown T, Williams B (Eds), Evidence based education in the Health Professions (pp. 414-36). Abingdon, UK: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 9781909368712.

Dal Bello-Haas V. (2015). Case 12-2: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In: Coglianese D (Ed). Clinical Exercise Pathophysiology for Physical Therapy Examination, Testing and Exercise Prescription for Movement Related Disorders (pp. 511-24). Thorofare, NJ: Slack.

Kosteniuk J, Morgan D, O’Connell M, Kirk A, Crossley M, Teare G, Stewart N, Dal Bello-Haas V, Forbes D, Innes A, Quail J. (2015). Incidence and prevalence of dementia in linked administrative health data in Saskatchewan, Canada: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Geriatr; 15:73. doi:10.1186/s12877-015-0075-3.

O’Connell ME, Dal Bello-Haas V, Crossley M, Morgan DG. (2015). Attitudes toward physical activity and exercise: comparison of memory clinic patients and their caregivers and prediction of activity levels. J Aging Phys Act; 23(1):112-9. doi:10.1123/japa.2013-0035.

Morgan DG, Kosteniuk JG, O’Connell ME, Dal Bello-Haas V, Stewart NJ, & Karunanayake C. (2015). Dementia-Related Work Activities of Home Care Nurses and Aides: Frequency, Perceived Competence, and Continuing Education Priorities. Educ Gerontol. DOI:10.1080/03601277.2015.1083390.

Morgan DG, Kosteniuk JG, Stewart NJ, O’Connell ME, Kirk A, Crossley M, Dal Bello-Haas V, Forbes D, & Innes A. (2015). Availability and Primary Health Care Orientation of Dementia-Related Services in Rural Saskatchewan, Canada. Home Health Care Serv ; 34(3-4):137-58.

Dal Bello-Haas V & Tryssenaar J. (in press). Rehabilitation. In B.Bonder & V. Dal-Bello-Haas (Eds). Functional performance in older adults (4th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

Carol DeMatteo

DeMatteo C, Greenspoon D, Levac D, Harper JA, & Rubinoff M. (2014). Evaluating the Nintendo Wii for assessing return to activity readiness in youth with mild traumatic brain injury. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr; 34(4):229-44.

DeMatteo C, Bain JR, Gjertsen D, & Harper JA. (2014). “Wondering and waiting” after obstetrical brachial plexus injury: Are we underestimating the effects of the traumatic experience on the families? Can J Plast Surg; 22(3):183-7.

Zemek R, Eady K, Moreau K, Farion KJ, Solomon B, Weiser M, & DeMatteo C. (2014). Knowledge of paediatric concussion among front-line primary care providers. Paediatr Child Health; 19(9):475-80.

DeMatteo C, Stazyk K, Singh SK, Giglia L, Hollenberg R, Malcolmson CH, Mahoney W, Harper JA, Missiuna C, Law M, & McCauley D. (2015). Development of a conservative protocol to return children and youth to activity following concussive injury. Clin Pediatr; 54(2):152-63.

Duff SV & DeMatteo C. (2015). Clinical assessment of the infant and child following perinatal brachial plexus injury. J Hand Ther; 28(2):126-34.

Zemek R, Eady K, Moreau K, Farion KJ, Solomon B, Weiser M, & DeMatteo C. (2015). Canadian pediatric emergency physician knowledge of concussion diagnosis and initial management. CJEM; 17(2):115-22.

DeMatteo C, Stazyk K, Giglia L, Mahoney W, Singh SK, Hollenberg R, Harper JA, Missiuna C, Law M, McCauley D, & Randall S. (2015) A balanced protocol for return to school for children and youth following concussive injury. Clin Pediatr; 54(8):783-92.

DeMatteo C, Volterman KA, Breithaupt PG, Claridge EA, Adamich J, & Timmons BW. (2015). Exertion Testing in Youth with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion. Med Sci Sport Exer; 47(11):2283-90.

DeMatteo C, McCauley D, Stazyk K, Harper J, Adamich J, Randall S, & Missiuna C. (2015). Post-concussion return to play and return to school guidelines for children and youth: a scoping methodology. Disabil Rehabil; 37(12):1107-12.

Coroneos CJ, Maizlin ZV, DeMatteo C, Gjertsen D, & Bain JR. (2015). “Popeye muscle” morphology in OBPI elbow flexion contracture. J Plast Surg Hand Surg; 49(6):327-32.

Reed N, Greenspoon D, Iverson GL, DeMatteo C, Fait P, Gauvin-Lepage J, Hunt A, & Gagnon IJ. (2015). Management of persistent postconcussion symptoms in youth: a randomised control trial protocol. BMJ Open; 5(7):e008468. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008468.

Shami Dillon


Dhillon S, Wilkins S, Stewart, D., & Law, M. (2015). Understanding advocacy in action: A qualitative study. Br J Occup Ther; epub July 6, 1-8. DOI: 10.1177/0308022615583305.

Briano Di Rezze

Stewart D & Di Rezze B. (2015). Physical Determinants of Occupation. In McColl M, Law M, & Stewart D. (Eds.). Theoretical Basis of Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated.

Di Rezze B, Nguyen T, Mulvale J, Barr N, Longo C, Randall GE. (2015). A scoping review of evaluated interventions addressing developmental transitions for youth with mental health disorders. Child Care, Health Dev; epub DOI: 10.1111.cch.12306.

Volden J, Shepherd C, Georgiades S, Bennett T, Duku E, Di Rezze B, Szatmari P, Bryson S, Fombonne E, Mirenda P, Smith IM, Vaillancourt T, Zwaigenbaum L, Elsabbagh, M. & the Pathways in ASD Study Team. (In Press). Services Utilized by Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Snapshot of the Canadian Intervention Landscape. CMAJ.


Gannotti M, Law M, O’Neil M, Bailes A, Williams U, & Di Rezze, B. (In Press). Comparative effectiveness research and children with cerebral palsy: identifying a conceptual framework and specifying measures. Pediatr Phys Ther.

Vickie Galea

Uddin Z, MacDermid JC, Galea V, Gross AR, & Pierrynowski MR. (2014). The current perception threshold test differentiates categories of mechanical neck disorder. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 44(7):532-40, C1.

Uddin Z, MacDermid JC, Woodhouse LJ, Triano JJ, Galea V, & Gross AR. (2014). The effect of pressure pain sensitivity and patient factors on self-reported pain-disability in patients with chronic neck pain. Open Orthop J; 8:302-9.

Cook O, Frost G, Twose D, Wallman L, Falk B, Galea V, Adkin A, & Klentrou P. (2015). CAN-flip: A Pilot Gymnastics Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy. Adapt Phys Activ Q; 32(4):349-70.

Rebecca Gewurtz

Gewurtz R, Cott C, Rush B, & Kirsh B. (2014). How is unemployment among people with mental illness conceptualized within social policy? A case study of the Ontario Disability Support Program. Work; 51(1):121-33.

Moll SE, Gewurtz RE, Krupa TM, Law MC, Larivière N, & Levasseur M. (2015). “Do-Live-Well” A Canadian framework for promoting occupation, health, and well-being. Can J Occup Ther, 82(1), 9-23.

Gewurtz R, Cott C, Rush B, & Kirsh B. (2015). How does outcome-based funding affect service delivery? An analysis of consequences within employment services for people living with serious mental illnesses. Adm Policy Ment Health; 42(1):19-28. doi: 10.1007/s10488-014-0534-8.

Gewurtz RE, Moll SE, Poole JM, and Rebeiro Gruhl K. (2015). Qualitative research in mental health and mental illness. In Olson K, Young RA, & Schultz I Z (Eds), Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice (pp 203-23). New York, NY: Springer.

Gewurtz R & Kirsh B. (2015). Organizational Culture Health Frameworks for Occupational Therapy. In B. Kirsh & T. Krupa (Eds.), Bruce and Borg’s psychosocial frames of reference: Theories, models and approaches for occupational therapy practice, 4th Edition. Thorofare, NJ: Slack, Inc.

Jocelyn Harris

Bosh PR, Harris JE, Wing K. (2014). Review of therapeutic electrical stimulation for dorsiflexion assist and orthotic substitution from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine stroke movement interventions subcommittee. Arch Phys Med Rehabil; 95(2):390-6.

Connell LA, McMahon NE, Harris JE, Watkins CL, & Eng JJ. (2014). A formative evaluation of the implementation of an upper limb stroke rehabilitation intervention in clinical practice: a qualitative interview study. Implement Sci; 9:90, doi:10.1186/s13012-014-0090-3.

Richardson J, Loyola-Sanchez A, Sinclair S, Harris J, Letts L, MacIntyre NJ, Wilkins S, Burgos-Martinez G, Wishart L, McBay C, & Ginis KM. (2014). Self-management interventions for chronic disease: a systematic scoping review. Clin Rehabil; 28(11):1067-77.

Toor GK, Harris JE, Escobar M, Yoshika K, Velikonja D, Rizoli S, Cusimano M, Cullen N, Sokoloff S, & Colantonio A. (2015). Long-term service outcomes among women with traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, epub Feb 20, doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2015.02.010

Harris JE, Hebert A. (2015). Utilization of motor imagery in upper limb rehabilitation: a systematic scoping review. Clin Rehabil;29(11):1092-107.

Harris JE, Mays J, Ratcliff G, Chase S, Vemich L, Colantonio A. (in press). Level of agreement of occupational titles between persons with traumatic brain injury and their informants. Work.Paquin K, Crawley J, Harris JE, Horton S. (in press). Survivors of chronic stroke – participant evaluations of commercial gaming for rehabilitation. Disabil Rehabil.

Bonny Jung


Jung B, Shimmell L, Stewart D, Gatti L, Venasse K, Plaisant L. Ledgerd R., & Baptiste S. (2015). Competency-based education: A survey study of international occupational therapy educational programmes. WFOT Bulletin; 71(1):53-8.

Michelle Kho

Kho ME, Truong AD, Zanni JM, Ciesla ND, Brower RG, Palmer JB, & Needham DM. (2015). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in mechanically ventilated patients: A randomized, sham-controlled pilot trial with blinded outcome assessment. J Crit Care; 30(1):32-9.

Burns KE & Kho ME. (2015). How to assess a survey report: a guide for readers and peer-reviewers. CMAJ, 187(6):E198-205.

Hasani F, MacDermid JC, Tang A, & Kho M. (2015). Cross-cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of the Arabic Version of the Patient-Rated Wrist Hand Evaluation (PRWHE-A) in Saudi Arabia. J Hand Ther; 28(4):412-20.

Kho ME, Martin RA, Toonstra AL, Zanni JM, Mantheiy EC, Nelliot A, & Needham DM. (2015). Feasibility and safety of in-bed cycling for physical rehabilitation in the intensive care unit. J Crit Care; 30(6):1419.e1-5.

Truong AD, Kho ME, Brower RG, Feldman DR, Colantuoni E, & Needham DM. (2015). Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on cytokines in peripheral blood for healthy participants: a prospective, single‐blinded Study. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging; epub Oct. 16, doi: 10.1111/cpf.12290.

Reid JC, Kho ME, & Stratford PW. (2015). Outcome Measures in Clinical Practice: Five questions to consider when assessing patient outcome. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep; 3(4):248-54.

Lori Letts

Donnelly C, Letts L, Klinger D, & Shulha L. (2014). Supporting knowledge translation through evaluation: evaluator as knowledge broker. Can J Program Eval; 29(1):36-61.

Richardson J, Loyola-Sanchez A, Sinclair S, Harris J, Letts L, MacIntyre NJ, Wilkins S, Burgos-Martinez G, Wishart L, McBay C, & Ginis KM. (2014). Self-management interventions for chronic disease: a systematic scoping review. Clin Rehabil; 28(11):1067-77.

Richardson J, DePaul V, Officer A, Wilkins S, Letts L, Bosch J, & Wishart L. (2015). Development and evaluation of Self-Management and Task-Oriented Approach to Rehabilitation Training (START) in the home: case report. Phys ther; 95(6):934-43.


Joy MacDermid

Valdes K, MacDermid J, Algar L, Connors B, Cyr LM, Dickmann S, Lucado AM, & Naughton N. (2014). Hand therapist use of patient report outcome (PRO) in practice: a survey study. J Hand Ther; 27(4):299-308.

Lalone EA, Rajgopal V, Roth J, Grewal R, & MacDermid JC. (2014). A cohort study of one-year functional and radiographic outcomes following intra-articular distal radius fractures. Hand; 9(2), 237-43.

MacDermid JC. (2014). Patient-reported outcomes: state-of-the-art hand surgery and future applications. Hand Clinics; 30(3):293-304.


Constand MK, MacDermid JC, Dal Bello-Haas V, & Law M. (2014). Scoping review of patient-centered care approaches in healthcare. BMC Health Serv Res; 14(1):271.

Chan K, MacDermid JC, Hoppe DJ, Ayeni OR, Bhandari M, Foote CJ, & Athwal GS. (2014). Delayed versus early motion after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a meta-analysis. J Shoulder Elbow Surg; 23(11):1631-9.

Desmeules F, Boudreault J, Roy JS, Dionne C, Frémont P, & MacDermid JC. (2014). The efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound for rotator cuff tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phys Ther Sport; 16(3):276-84.

Daneshvar P, Chan R, MacDermid J, & Grewal R. (2014). The effects of ulnar styloid fractures on patients sustaining distal radius fractures. The Journal of Hand Surgery; 39(10), 1915-20.

Shi Q, Chesworth BM, Law M, Haynes RB, MacDermid JC. (2014). A modified evidence-based practice- knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and decisions/outcomes questionnaire is valid across multiple professions involved in pain management. BMC Med Educ; 14:263.

Arumugam V, Selvam S, & MacDermid JC. (2014). Radial nerve mobilization reduces lateral elbow pain and provides short-term relief in computer users. Open Orthop J; 8:368-71.

Shaik SS, MacDermid JC, Birmingham T, Grewal R, & Farooq B. (2014). Short-term sensory and cutaneous vascular responses to therapeutic ultrasound in the forearms of healthy volunteers. J Ther Ultrasound; 2(1):10.

MacDermid JC & Busse JW. (2014). Commentary on criterion measures in postprocedural pain trials. Pain; 155(7):1187-8.

Vincent J & MacDermid JC. (2014). Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation questionnaire. J Physiother; 4(60):240.

Walton DM, MacDermid JC, Pulickal M, Rollack A, & Veitch J. (2014). Development and initial validation of the Satisfaction and Recovery Index (SRI) for measurement of recovery from musculoskeletal trauma. Open Orthop J; 8:316-25.

Carlesso LC, Gross AR, MacDermid JC, Walton DM, & Santaguida PL. (2014). Pharmacological, psychological, and patient education interventions for patients with neck pain: Results of an international survey. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil; 28(3):561-73.

Hasani F, MacDermid JC, Tang A, & Kho M. (2015). Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the Patient-Rated Wrist Hand Evaluation (PRWHE-A) in Saudi Arabia. J Hand Ther; 28(4):412-20.

MacDermid JC, Fung EH, & Law M. (2015). Bibliometric analyses of physical and occupational therapy faculty across Canada indicate productivity and impact of rehabilitation research. Physiother Can; 67(1):76-84.

MacDermid JC, Khadilkar L, Birmingham TB, & Athwal GS. (2015). Validity of the QuickDASH in patients with shoulder-related disorders undergoing surgery. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 45(1):25-36.

Desjardins-Charbonneau A, Roy JS, Dionne CE, Frémont P, MacDermid JC, & Desmeules F. (2015). The efficacy of manual therapy for rotator cuff tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 45(5):330-50.

MacDermid JC, Khadilkar L, Birmingham TB, & Athwal GS. (2015). The psychometric properties of the dash and quickdash--response. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 45(5):427.

Vincent JI, MacDermid JC, King GJ, & Grewal R. (2015). Linking of the Patient Rated Elbow Evaluation (PREE) and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons–Elbow questionnaire (pASES-e) to the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) and Hand Core Sets. J Hand Ther; 28(1):61-8.

Lalone EA, Grewal R, King GJ, & MacDermid JC. (2015). A structured review addressing the use of radiographic measures of alignment and the definition of acceptability in patients with distal radius fractures. Hand; 1-18.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, & Grewal R. (2015). Reliability and validity of selected measures associated with increased fall risk in females over the age of 45 years with distal radius fracture–A pilot study. J Hand Ther; 28(1), 2-10.

Cheifetz O, Dorsay JP, & MacDermid JC. (2015). Exercise facilitators and barriers following participation in a community-based exercise and education program for cancer survivors. J Exerc Rehabil; 11(1):20-9.

Dewan N, MacDermid J, MacIntyre N, & Grewal R. (2015). Reproducibility: reliability and agreement of short version of Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (Short-WORC) in patients with rotator cuff disorders. Qual Life Res; 24(1):106-9.

Dunn W, Griffith JW, Sabata D, Morrison MT, MacDermid JC, Darragh A, Schaaf R, Dudgeon B, Tabor Connor L, Carey L, & Tanquary J. (2015). Measuring change in somatosensation across the lifespan. Am J Occup Therapy; 69(3):6903290020p1-9.

Athwal GS, MacDermid JC, Reddy KM, Marsh JP, Faber KJ, & Drosdowech D. (2015). Does bony increased-offset reverse shoulder arthroplasty decrease scapular notching? J Shoulder Elbow Surg; 24(3):468-73.

MacDermid JC, Arumugam V, Vincent JI, Payne KL, & So AK. (2015). Reliability of three landmarking methods for dual inclinometry measurements of lumbar flexion and extension. BMC Musculoskelet Disord; 16(1):121.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, & Grewal R. (2015). Baseline pain intensity is a predictor of chronic pain in individuals with distal radius fracture. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 45(2):119-27.

MacDermid J. (2015). Assessment of gender bias in musculoskeletal outcome measures: methods and examples. Qual Life Res; 24(1):154.

Miller J, MacDermid JC, Walton DM, & Richardson J. (2015). Chronic pain self-management support with pain science education and exercise (COMMENCE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials; 16(1):462.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, & Grewal R. (2014). A Structured Literature Synthesis to Identify Measures for Screening for the Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Individuals Following Distal Radius Fracture. Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; 26(3-4):145-64.


Roy JS, Braën C, Leblond J, Desmeules F, Dionne CE, MacDermid JC, Bureau NJ, & Frémont P. (2015). Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography, MRI and MR arthrography in the characterisation of rotator cuff disorders: a meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med; 49(20):1316-28.

Beattie K, Adachi J, Ioannidis G, Papaioannou A, Leslie WD, Grewal R, MacDermid J, & Hodsman AB. (2015). Estimating osteoporotic fracture risk following a wrist fracture: a tale of two systems. Arch Osteoporos; 10:13.

Szekeres M, MacDermid JC, & Rooney J. (2015). A new method for measuring forearm rotation using a modified finger goniometer. J Hand Ther; 28(4):429-32.

da Silva Rodrigues EK, Fonseca MDCR, & MacDermid JC. (2015). Brazilian version of the Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE-BR): Cross-cultural adaptation, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and construct validity. J Hand Ther; 28(1):69-76.

LeBlanc JE., MacDermid JC, Faber KJ, Drosdowech DS, & Athwal GS. (2015). Outcomes following hemiarthroplasty for proximal humerus fracture are significantly affected by hand dominance. J Orthop Trauma; 29(8):379-83.

Lalone EA, Grewal R, King GW, & MacDermid JC. (2015). Evaluation of an image-based tool to examine the effect of fracture alignment and joint congruency on outcomes after wrist fracture. Open Orthop J; 9:168-78.

Vincent JI & MacDermid JC. (2014). Baseline predictors of self-reported pain and disability after two years in patients who underwent biceps tendon repair. J Hand Ther; 3(27):e7-e8.

Uddin Z, MacDermid JC, Woodhouse LJ, Triano JJ, Galea V, & Gross AR. (2014). The effect of pressure pain sensitivity and patient factors on self-reported pain-disability in patients with chronic neck pain. Open Orthop J; 8:302-9.

St-Pierre C, Desmeules F, Dionne CE, Frémont P, MacDermid JC, & Roy JS. (2015). Psychometric properties of self-reported questionnaires for the evaluation of symptoms and functional limitations in individuals with rotator cuff disorders: a systematic review. Disabil Rehabil; epub July 26, DOI:10.3109/09638288.2015.1027004.

MacDermid JC, Arumugam V, Vincent JI, & Carroll KL. (2014). The reliability and validity of the computerized double inclinometer in measuring lumbar mobility. Open Orthop J; 8:355-60.

MacDermid JC. (2015). Transition thoughts. J Hand Ther; 28(3):235-6.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, Grewal R (2015). A systematic review of the measurement properties of the patient-rated wrist evaluation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 45(4):289-98.

Moll S, Patten SB, Stuart H, Kirsh B, & MacDermid JC. (2015). Beyond silence: protocol for a randomized parallel-group trial comparing two approaches to workplace mental health education for healthcare employees. BMC medical education; 15(1):78.

MacDermid J. (2015). The research process from ideas to implementation. J Hand Ther; 28(4):339-40.

MacDermid JC & Silbernagel KG. (2015). Outcome evaluation in tendinopathy: Foundations of assessment and a summary of selected measures. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 45(11):950-64.

Barbosa RI, Fonseca MC, Rodrigues EK, Tamanini G, Marcolino AM, Mazzer N, Guirro RR, & MacDermid J. (2015). Efficacy of low-level laser therapy associated to orthoses for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized single-blinded controlled trial. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil; epub Sep 25.

Vincent JI, MacDermid JC, King GJ, & Grewal R. (2015). Rasch analysis of the Patient Rated Elbow Evaluation questionnaire. Health Qual Life Outcomes; 13:84.

Beauchemin G, MacDermid JC, Bourduas K, Poirier MF, Gaudelli C, & Rouleau DM. (2015). Translation and validation of the PREE (Patient Rated Elbow Evaluation) to a French version. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res; 101(4):405-9.

Szekeres M, MacDermid JC, King GJ, & Grewal R. (2015). The relationship between the Patient-rated Ulnar Nerve Evaluation and the common impairment measures of grip strength, pinch strength, and sensation. J Hand Ther; 28(1):39-44; quiz 45.

Ngem A, MacDermid JC, Stratford PW, Bhandari M, Winemaker M, de Beer J, & MacIntyre NJ. (2015). The extent to which three different pain measures represent the pain experience of people with knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Bone Reports & Recommendations; 1(1:3):1-7.

Norma MacIntyre

MacIntyre NJ, Negm A, Loyola-Sánchez A, & Bhandari M. (2014). Efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound vs sham ultrasound on pain and physical function in people with knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. World J Meta-Analysis, 2(3):78-90.

Vivanco J, Burgers TA, Garcia-Rodriguez S, Crookshank MM, Kunz M, MacIntyre NJ, Harrison MM, Bryant TJ, Sellens RW, & Ploeg HL. (2014). Estimating the density of femoral head trabecular bone from hip fracture patients using computed tomography scan data. IMechE Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine; 228(6):616-26.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, & Grewal R. (2014). A structured literature synthesis to identify measures for screening for the risk of adverse outcomes in individuals following distal radius fracture. Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; 26(3-4):145-64.

Richardson J, Loyola-Sanchez A, Sinclair S, Harris J, Letts L, MacIntyre NJ, Wilkins S, Burgos-Martinez G, Wishart L, McBay C, & Ginis KM. (2014). Self-management interventions for chronic disease: a systematic scoping review. Clinical Rehabilitation; 28(11):1067-77.

Lorbergs AL, Noseworthy MD, MacIntyre NJ. (2015) Age-related differences in the response of leg muscle cross-sectional area and water diffusivity measures to a period of supine rest. MAGMA; 28(3):279-90.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, & Grewal R. (2015). Baseline pain intensity is a predictor of chronic pain in individuals with distal radius fracture. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy; 45(2), 119-27.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, & Grewal R. (2015). Reliability and validity of selected measures associated with increased fall risk in females over the age of 45 years with distal radius fracture–A pilot study. Journal of Hand Therapy; 28(1), 2-10.

Giangregorio LM, McGill S, Wark JD, Laprade J, Heinonen A, Ashe MC, MacIntyre NJ, Cheung AM, Shipp K, Keller H, Jain R, & Papaioannou A. (2015). Too Fit To Fracture: Outcomes of a Delphi consensus process on physical activity and exercise recommendations for adults with osteoporosis with or without vertebral fractures. Osteoporos Int; 26(3):891-910.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, Grewal R. (2015). A systematic review of the measurement properties of the patient-rated wrist evaluation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 45(4):289-98.

Slobogean GP, Johal H, Lefaivre KA, MacIntyre NJ, Sprague S, Scott T, Guy P, Cripton PA, McKee M, & Bhandari, M. (2015). A scoping review of the proximal humerus fracture literature. BMC musculoskeletal disorders; 16(1):112.


MacIntyre NJ, Johnson J, MacDonald N, Pontarini L, Ross K, Zubic G, & Majumdar SS. (2015). Characteristics of people with hip or knee osteoarthritis deemed not yet ready for total joint arthroplasty at triage. Physiotherapy Canada; 67(4):369-77.

Lorbergs AL, Noseworthy MD, Adachi JD, Stratford PW, & MacIntyre NJ. (2015). Fat Infiltration in the Leg is Associated with Bone Geometry and Physical Function in Healthy Older Women. Calcified tissue international; 97(4):353-63.


Cruickshank D, Lefaivre KA, Johal H, MacIntyre NJ, Sprague SA, Scott T, Guy P, Cripton PA, McKee M, Bhandari M, & Slobogean GP. (2015). A scoping review of biomechanical testing for proximal humerus fracture implants. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders; 16(1):175.

Monica Maly

Hodder JN, Plashkes TE, Franklin RA, Hickey HK, & Maly MR. (2014). Effect of submaximal repetitive exercise on knee coactivation in young and middle-aged women. J Appl Biomech; 30(2):269-75.

Calder KM, Acker SM, Arora N, Beattie KA, Callaghan JP, Adachi JD, & Maly MR. (2014). Knee power is an important parameter in understanding medial knee joint load in knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res; 66(5):687-94.

Tennant LM, Maly MR, Callaghan JP, & Acker SM. (2014). Analysis of muscle activation patterns during transitions into and out of high knee flexion postures. J Electromyogr Kinesiol; 24(5):711-17.

Longpré HS, Acker SM, & Maly MR. (2015). Muscle activation and knee biomechanics during squatting and lunging after lower extremity fatigue in healthy young women. J Electromyogr Kinesiol; 25(1):40-6.

Maly MR & Robbins SM. (2014). Osteoarthritis Year in Review 2014: Rehabilitation and Outcomes. Osteoarthr Cartilage; 22(12): 1958-88.

Davison MJ, Ioannidis G, Maly MR, Adachi JD, & Beattie KA. (2014). Intermittent and constant pain and physical function or performance in men and women with knee osteoarthritis: data from the osteoarthritis initiative. Clin Rheumatol; Nov. 8:1-9, DOI 10.1007/s10067- 014-2810-0.

Accettura AJ, Brenneman EC, Stratford PW, & Maly MR. (2015). Knee Extensor Power Relates to Mobility Performance in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Analysis. Phys Ther; 95(7):989-95.

Maly MR, Acker SM, Totterman S, Tamez-Peña J, Stratford PW, Callaghan JP, Adachi JD, & Beattie KA. (2015). Knee adduction moment relates to medial femoral and tibial cartilage morphology in clinical knee osteoarthritis. J Biomech; 48(12):3495-501.

Longpré HS, Brenneman EC, Johnson AL, & Maly MR. (2015). Identifying yoga-based knee strengthening exercises using the knee adduction moment. Clin Biomech; 30(8):820-6.

Brisson NM, Stratford PW, Totterman S, Tamez-Peña JG, Beattie KA, Adachi JD, & Maly MR. (2015). Do Knee Moments Normalized to Measures of Knee Cartilage Area Better Classify the Severity of Knee Osteoarthritis? Journal Appl Biomech; 31(6):415-22.

Brenneman EC, Kuntz AB, Wiebenga EG, & Maly MR. (2015). A yoga strengthening program designed to minimize the knee adduction moment for women with knee osteoarthritis: A proof-of-principle cohort study. PloS One; 10(9):e0136854.

Gatti AA, Stratford PW, Brenneman EC, Maly MR. (2015). GT3X+ accelerometer placement affects the reliability of step-counts measured during running and pedal-revolution counts measured during cycling. J Sports Sci; epub Oct. 21.

Hamilton CB, Maly MR, Giffin JR, Clark JM, Speechley M, Petrella RJ, & Chesworth BM. (2015). Validation of the Questionnaire to Identify Knee Symptoms (QuIKS) using Rasch analysis. Health Quality Life Outcomes; 13(1):157.

Duncan KJ, Chopp-Hurley JN, Maly MR. (In press). Exercise for anterior cruciate ligament injuries: Does this approach reduce the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis? Open Access Rheumatol Res Rev.

Karampatos S, Chan A, Beattie KA, Maly MR, Adachi JD, Papaioannou A, & Pritchard JM. (In press). A reliable segmentation methodology for assessing intramuscular adipose tissue and other soft-tissue compartments of the lower leg using 1 Tesla MRI images and sliceOmaticTM software. MAGMA.

Cheryl Missiuna

Rivard L, Camden C, Pollock N, & Missiuna C. (2014). Knowledge to practice in developmental coordination disorder: utility of an evidence-based online module for physical therapists. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr; 35(2):178-94.

Batorowicz B, Campbell F, von Tetzchner S, King G, & Missiuna C. (2014). Social participation of school-aged children who use communication aids: The views of children and parents. Augment Altern Commun; 30(3), 237-51.

Camden C, Léger F, Morel J, & Missiuna C. (2014). A service delivery model for children with DCD based on principles of best practice. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr; 35(4):412-25.

DeMatteo C, Stazyk K, Singh SK, Giglia L, Hollenberg R, Malcolmson CH, Mahoney W, Harper JA, Missiuna C, Law M, & McCauley D. (2015). Development of a conservative protocol to return children and youth to activity following concussive injury. Clini Pediatrics; 54(2):152-63.

DeMatteo C, McCauley D, Stazyk K, Harper J, Adamich J, Randall S, & Missiuna C. (2015). Post-concussion return to play and return to school guidelines for children and youth: a scoping methodology. Disabil Rehabil; 37(12):1107-12.

DeMatteo C, Stazyk K, Giglia L, Mahoney W, Singh SK, Hollenberg R, Harper JA, Missiuna C, Law M, McCauley D, & Randall S. (2015) A balanced protocol for return to school for children and youth following concussive injury. Clin Pediatr; 54(8):783-92.

Batorowicz B, King G, Mishra L, & Missiuna C. (2015). An integrated model of social environment and social context for pediatric rehabilitation. Disabil Rehabil; epub Sept. 10.

Poole KL, Schmidt LA, Missiuna C, Saigal S, Boyle MH, & Van Lieshout RJ. (2015). Childhood motor coordination and adult psychopathology in extremely low birth weight survivors. J Affect Disord; epub Oct. 28, 190:294-99.

Poole KL, Schmidt LA, Missiuna C, Saigal S, Boyle MH, & Van Lieshout RJ. (2015). Motor coordination difficulties in extremely low birth weight survivors across four decades. J Dev Behav Pediatr; 36(7):521-28.

Poole KL, Schmidt LA, Missiuna C, Saigal S, Boyle MH, & Van Lieshout RJ (2015). Motor coordination and mental health in extremely low birth weight survivors during the first four decades of life. Res Dev Disabil; 43-44:87-96.

King-Dowling S, Missiuna C, Rodriguez MC, Greenway M, & Cairney J. (2015). Co-occurring motor, language and emotional–behavioral problems in children 3–6years of age. Hum Mov Sci; 39:101-08.

Joshi D, Missiuna C, Hanna S, Hay J, Faught BE, & Cairney J. (2015). Relationship between BMI, waist circumference, physical activity and probable developmental coordination disorder over time. Hum Mov Sci; 40:237-47.


Joshi D, Missiuna C, Hanna S, Hay J, Faught BE, & Cairney J. (2015). Reprint of “Relationship between BMI, waist circumference, physical activity and probable developmental coordination disorder over time”. Hum Mov Sci; 42:307-17.

King-Dowling S, Missiuna C, Rodriguez MC, Greenway M, & Cairney J. (2015). Reprint of “Co-occurring motor, language and emotional–behavioral problems in children 3–6years of age”. Hum Mov Sci; 42:344-51.

Kolehmainen N, Ramsay C, McKee L, Missiuna C, Owen C, & Francis J. (2015). Participation in physical play and leisure in children with motor impairments: mixed methods study to generate evidence for developing an intervention. Phys Ther; 95(10):1374-86.

Missiuna C & Magalhaes LDC. (2015). Prospecting in the Field of Developmental Coordination Disorder. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr; 35(2):93-6.

Camden C, Rivard L, Pollock N, & Missiuna C. (2015). Knowledge to practice in developmental coordination disorder: impact of an evidence-based online module on physical therapists’ self-reported knowledge, skills, and practice. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr; 35(2):195-210.

Levac D, Glegg SM, Camden C, Rivard LM, & Missiuna C. (2015). Best practice recommendations for the development, implementation, and evaluation of online knowledge translation resources in rehabilitation. Phys Ther; 95(4):648-62.

Missiuna C, Pollock N, and Siemon J. (2015). “I think I can!” Giving children a voice with the perceived efficacy and goal setting system. In Zivani J, Poulsen A, & Cuskelly M (Eds.), Goal Setting and Motivation in Therapy: Engaging Children and Parents (pp. 163-71). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Missiuna C, Pollock N, Campbell W, Dix L, Whalen SD, & Stewart D. (2015). Partnering for Change: Embedding universal design for learning into school-based occupational therapy. Occupational Therapy Now; 17(3):13.

Freeman M, Stewart D, Shimmell L, Missiuna C, Burke‐Gaffney J, Jaffer S, & Law M. (2015). Development and evaluation of The KIT: Keeping It Together™ for Youth (the ‘Youth KIT’) to assist youth with disabilities in managing information. Child: Care, Health and Development; 41(2):222-29.

Missiuna C, Stewart D, & Dix L. (2015). Innovative occupational therapy practices improve access to services for children and families. Occupational Therapy Now; 17(5):27-8.

Pollock N & Missiuna C. (2015). The Perceived Efficacy and Goal Setting (PEGS) System, (2nd Ed.). Hamilton, ON: McMaster University and CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research.

Missiuna C, Polatajko H, & Pollock N. (2015). Strategic management of children with developmental coordination disorder. In J. Cairney (Ed.), Developmental Coordination Disorder and its Consequences (pp.215-252). Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.

Sandra Moll

Moll SE, Gewurtz RE, Krupa TM, Law MC, Larivière N, & Levasseur M. (2015). “Do-Live-Well”: A Canadian framework for promoting occupation, health, and well-being. Can J Occup Ther; 82(1):9-23.

Moll S, Patten SB, Stuart H, Kirsh B, & MacDermid JC. (2015). Beyond silence: protocol for a randomized parallel-group trial comparing two approaches to workplace mental health education for healthcare employees. BMC Med Educ; 15(1):78.

Gewurtz RE, Moll SE, Poole JM, and Rebeiro Gruhl K. (2015). Qualitative research in mental health and mental illness. In Olson K, Young RA, & Schultz I Z (Eds), Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice (pp 203-23). New York, NY: Springer.

Macdonald ME, Kennedy K, Moll S, Pineda C, Mitchell LM, Stephenson PH, & Cadell S. (2015). Excluding parental grief: A critical discourse analysis of bereavement accommodation in Canadian labour standards. Work; 50(3):511-26.

Moll S, Frolic A, & Key B. (2015). Investing in compassion: exploring mindfulness as a strategy to enhance interpersonal relationships in healthcare practice. J Hosp Adm; 4(6):36-45.

Moll S. (2015). Psychotherapy supervision. In Moll, Detwiler, Marshall, Good, Eisen & Tryssenaar (Eds.). Compendium of counselling psychotherapy resources for Ontario Occupational Therapists –2nd edition. Toronto: Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists.

Moll S, Detwiler L, Marshall C, Good C, Eisen S, & Tryssenaar J. (Eds.). (2015). Compendium of counseling and psychotherapy resources for Ontario Occupational Therapists, 2nd edition. Toronto: Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists.

Michael Pierrynowski


Schulz J, Jung S, Huckemann S, Pierrynowski M, Marron JS, & Pizer S. M. (2015). Analysis of rotational deformations from directional data. J Comput Graph Stat; 24(2):539-60.

Nancy Pollock

Rivard L, Camden C, Pollock N, & Missiuna C. (2014). Knowledge to practice in developmental coordination disorder: utility of an evidence-based online module for physical therapists. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr; 35(2):178-94.

Camden C, Rivard L, Pollock N, & Missiuna C. (2015). Knowledge to practice in developmental coordination disorder: impact of an evidence-based online module on physical therapists’ self-reported knowledge, skills, and practice. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr; 35(2):195-210.

Law M & Pollock N. (2015). Canadian occupational performance measure. In Zivani J, Poulsen A, & Cuskelly M (Eds.), Goal Setting and Motivation in Therapy: Engaging Children and Parents (pp. 144-52). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Missiuna C, Pollock N, and Siemon J. (2015). “I think I can!” Giving children a voice with the perceived efficacy and goal setting system. In Zivani J, Poulsen A, & Cuskelly M (Eds.), Goal Setting and Motivation in Therapy: Engaging Children and Parents (pp. 163-71). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.


Julie Richardson

Dufour SP, Graham S, Friesen J, Rosenblat M, Rous C, & Richardson J. (2014). Physiotherapists supporting self-management through health coaching: a mixed methods program evaluation. Physiother Theory Pract; 31(1), 29-38.

Loyola-Sanchez A, Richardson J, Pelaez-Ballestas I, Sánchez JG, González MA, Sánchez-Cruz J, Jimenez-Baez MV, Nolasco-Alonso N, Alvardo I, Rodriguez-Amado J, & Wilson MG. (2014). Barriers to implementing the “2008 Mexican Clinical Practice Guideline recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis” in primary healthcare practice. Reumatología Clínica (English Edition); 10(6):364-72.


Macpherson E, Dhaliwal C, & Richardson J. (2014). The relationship between the physical functioning of older adults and their use of a personal health record: a systematic review. Curr Geri Rep; 3(3):142-54.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, & Grewal R. (2014). A Structured Literature Synthesis to Identify Measures for Screening for the Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Individuals Following Distal Radius Fracture. Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; 26(3-4):145-64.

Richardson J, DePaul V, Officer A, Wilkins S, Letts L, Bosch J, & Wishart L. (2015). Development and evaluation of Self-Management and Task-Oriented Approach to Rehabilitation Training (START) in the home: case report. Phys Ther; 95(6):934-43.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, & Grewal R. (2015). Reliability and validity of selected measures associated with increased fall risk in females over the age of 45 years with distal radius fracture–A pilot study. J Hand Ther; 28(1), 2-10.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, & Grewal R. (2015). Baseline pain intensity is a predictor of chronic pain in individuals with distal radius fracture. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 45(2), 119-27.

Miller J, MacDermid JC, Walton DM, & Richardson J. (2015). Chronic pain self-management support with pain science education and exercise (COMMENCE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials; 16(1):462.

Mehta SP, MacDermid JC, Richardson J, MacIntyre NJ, Grewal R. (2015). A systematic review of the measurement properties of the patient-rated wrist evaluation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther; 45(4):289-98.

Loyola-Sanchez A, Richardson J, Pelaez-Ballestas I, Alvarez-Nemegyei J, Lavis JN, Wilson MG, & Wilkins S. (2015). The impact of arthritis on the physical function of a rural Maya-Yucateco community and factors associated with its prevalence: a cross sectional, community-based study. Clin Rheumatol; epub Oct. 7.

Loyola-Sanchez A, Richardson J, Wilkins S, Lavis JN, Wilson MG, Alvarez-Nemegyei J, & Pelaez-Ballestas I. (2015). Barriers to accessing the culturally sensitive healthcare that could decrease the disabling effects of arthritis in a rural Mayan community: a qualitative inquiry. Clin Rheumatol; epub Sep. 3.

Smith-Turchyn J & Richardson J. (2015). A systematic review on the use of exercise interventions for individuals with myeloid leukemia. Support Care Cancer; 23(8):2435-46.

Sánchez AL, Richardson J, Peláez-Ballestas I, Lavis JN, Wilkins S, Wilson MG, Rodriguez-Amado J, Alvarez-Nemegyei J, Martinez-Villarreal RT, Onofre-Rodriguez DJ, & Benavides-Torres R. (2014). Developing community-based rehabilitation programs for musculoskeletal diseases in low-income areas of Mexico: The Community-Based Rehabilitation for Low-Income Communities Living with Rheumatic Diseases (CONCORD) Protocol. JMIR Res Protoc; 3(4):e57, 1-14.

DePaul VG, Wishart LR, Richardson J, Thabane L, Ma J, & Lee TD. (2015). Varied overground walking training versus body-weight-supported treadmill training in adults within 1 year of stroke: a randomized controlled trial. Neurorehabil Neural Repair; 29(4):329-40.

Dhaliwal C, Macpherson E, & Richardson J. (2015). Effectiveness of telephone-delivered interventions for increasing physical activity levels in persons with type 2 diabetes or hypertension: a systematic review. J Crit Rev; 2(4):6-11.

Smith-Turchyn J & Richardson J. (2015). Critical review of the theory of planned behavior to predict and explain exercise behavior in women with breast cancer. Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; 27(1):53-66.


Lorie Shimmell

Jung B, Shimmell L, Stewart D, Gatti L, Venasse K, Plaisant L, Ledgerd R., & Baptiste S. (2015). Competency-based education: A survey study of international occupational therapy educational programmes. WFOT Bulletin; 71(1):53-8.


Patty Solomon

O’Brien KK, Ibanez-Carrasco I, Solomon P, Harding R, Cattaneo J, Chegwidden W, Gahagan J, Baxter L, Worthington C, Gayle P, Merritt B, Baltzer-Turje R, Iku N, Zack E. (2014). Advancing research and practice in HIV and rehabilitation: a framework of research priorities in HIV, disability and rehabilitation. BMC Infect Dis; 14:724. doi:10.1186/s12879-014-0724-8.

O’Brien KK, Solomon P, Bergin C, O’Dea S, Stratford P, Iku N, & Bayoumi AM. (2015). Reliability and validity of a new HIV-specific questionnaire with adults living with HIV in Canada and Ireland: the HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ). Health Qual Life Outcomes; 13(1):124.

O’Brien KK, Bayoumi AM, Stratford P, & Solomon P. (2015). Which dimensions of disability does the HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ) measure? A factor analysis. Disabil Rehabil; 37(13):1193-1201.

Solomon P., Salbach N.,O’Brien K., Worthington C., Baxter L., Blanchard G., Casey A., Chegwidden W., Dolan L., Eby S., Gervais N. (2015). Increasing Capacity in rehabilitation in the Management of HIV: A Case-based Email Intervention. J Cont Educ Profl Develop; 2(1):1-8.

Debra Stewart


Gorter JW, Stewart D, Smith MW, King G, Wright M, Nguyen T, Freeman M, & Swinton M. (2014). Pathways toward positive psychosocial outcomes and mental health for youth with disabilities: a knowledge synthesis of developmental trajectories. Can J Commun Ment Health; 33(1):45-61.

Dhillon S, Wilkins S, Stewart D, & Law M. (2015). Understanding advocacy in action: A qualitative study. Br J Occup Ther; epub July 6, 1-8. DOI: 10.1177/0308022615583305.

Jung B, Shimmell L, Stewart D, Gatti L, Venasse K, Plaisant L, Ledgerd R, & Baptiste S. (2015). Competency-based education: A survey study of international occupational therapy educational programmes. WFOT Bulletin; 71(1):53-58.


Missiuna C, Stewart D, & Dix L. (2015). Innovative occupational therapy practices improve access to services for children and families. Occupational Therapy Now; 17(5):27-8.


King G, McPherson A, Kingsnorth S, Stewart D, Glencross-Eimantas T, Gorter JW, Jones-Galley K, Morrison A, & Isihi AM. (2015). Residential immersive life skills programs for youth with disabilities: service providers’ perceptions of experiential benefits and key program features. Disabil Rehabil; 37(11): 971-80.

King G, McPherson A, Kingsnorth S, Stewart D, Glencross-Eimantas T, Jones-Galley K, Morrison A, Isihi AM & Gorter JW. (2015). Residential immersive life skills programs for youth with disabilities: service providers’ perceptions of change processes. Disabil Rehabil; 37(26):2418-28.


Stewart D & Di Rezze B. (2015). Physical Determinants of Occupation. In McColl M, Law M & Stewart D. (Eds.). Theoretical Basis of Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated.

Paul Stratford

Razmjou H, Stratford P, Kennedy D, & Holtby R. (2014). Pattern of recovery following total shoulder arthroplasty and humeral head replacement. BMC Musculoskelet Disord; 15(1):306.

Stratford PW & Kennedy DM. (2014). A comparison study of KOOS-PS and KOOS Function and Sport scores. Phys Ther; 94(11), 1614-21.

Clarke HA, Katz J, McCartney CJL, Stratford P, Kennedy D, Pagé MG, Awad IT, Gollish J, & Kay, J. (2014). Perioperative gabapentin reduces 24 h opioid consumption and improves in-hospital rehabilitation but not post-discharge outcomes after total knee arthroplasty with peripheral nerve block. Br J Anaesth; 113(5):855-64.

Reid JC, Kho ME, & Stratford PW. (2015). Outcome measures in clinical practice: five questions to consider when assessing patient outcome. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep; 3(4):248-54.

Lorbergs AL, Noseworthy MD, Adachi JD, Stratford PW, & MacIntyre NJ. (2015). Fat infiltration in the leg is associated with bone geometry and physical function in healthy older Women. Calcified Tissue Int; 97(4):353-63.

Brisson NM, Stratford PW, Totterman S, Tamez-Peña JG, Beattie KA, Adachi JD, & Maly MR. (2015). Do knee moments normalized to measures of knee cartilage area better classify the severity of knee osteoarthritis? J Appl Biomech; 31(6):415-22.

Gatti AA, Stratford PW, Brenneman EC, Maly MR. (2015). GT3X+ accelerometer placement affects the reliability of step-counts measured during running and pedal-revolution counts measured during cycling. J Sports Sci; epub Oct. 21:1-8.

Maly MR, Acker SM, Totterman S, Tamez-Peña J, Stratford PW, Callaghan JP, Adachi JD, & Beattie KA. (2015). Knee adduction moment relates to medial femoral and tibial cartilage morphology in clinical knee osteoarthritis. J Appl Biomech; 48(12):3495-501.

Accettura AJ, Brenneman EC, Stratford PW, & Maly MR. (2015). Knee extensor power relates to mobility performance in people with knee osteoarthritis: cross-sectional analysis. Phys Ther; 95(7):989-95.

O’Brien KK, Solomon P, Bergin C, O’Dea S, Stratford P, Iku N, & Bayoumi AM. (2015). Reliability and validity of a new HIV-specific questionnaire with adults living with HIV in Canada and Ireland: the HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ). Health Qual Life Outcomes; 13(1):124.

Bamm EL, Rosenbaum P, Wilkins S, & Stratford P. (2015). Performance of the measures of processes of care for adults and service providers in rehabilitation settings. Patient Relat Outcome Meas; 6:157-65.

O’Brien KK, Bayoumi AM, Stratford P, & Solomon P. (2015). Which dimensions of disability does the HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ) measure? A factor analysis. Disabil Rehabil; 37(13):1193-1201.

Stratford PW & Riddle DL. (2015). A Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire target value to distinguish between functional and dysfunctional states in people with low back pain. Physiother Can; epub Aug. 18, DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2014-85.

Wainwright AV, Kennedy DM, & Stratford PW. (2015). The group experience: remodelling outpatient physiotherapy after knee replacement surgery. Physiother Can; 67(4):350-56.

Bamm EL, Rosenbaum P, Wilkins S, Stratford P, & Mahlberg N. (2015). Exploring client-centered care experiences in in-patient rehabilitation settings. Global Qualitative Nursing Research; 2:1-11.


Ada Tang

Billinger SA, Arena R, Bernhardt J, Eng JJ, Franklin BA, Johnson CM, MacKay-Lyons M, Macko RF, Mead GE, Roth EJ, Shaughnessy M & Tang, A; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council on Clinical Cardiology. (2014). Physical activity and exercise recommendations for stroke survivors: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke; 45(8):2532-53.

Marzolini S, Tang A, McIlroy W, Oh PI, & Brooks D. (2014). Outcomes in people after stroke attending an adapted cardiac rehabilitation exercise program: does time from stroke make a difference? J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis; 23(6):1648-56.

Hasani F, MacDermid JC, Tang A, & Kho M. (2015). Cross-cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of the Arabic Version of the Patient-Rated Wrist Hand Evaluation (PRWHE-A) in Saudi Arabia. J Hand Ther; 28(4):412-20.

Tang A, Tao A, Soh M, Tam C, Tan H, Thompson J, & Eng JJ. (2015). The effect of interventions on balance self-efficacy in the stroke population: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Rehabil; 29(12):1168-77.

Joyce Tryssenaar

Winn CS, Chisholm BA, Hummelbrunner JA, Tryssenaar J, & Kandler LS. (2015). Impact of the Northern Studies Stream and Rehabilitation Studies programs on recruitment and retention to rural and remote practice: 2002-2010. Rural Remote Health; 15(2):3126.

Moll S, Detwiler L, Marshall C, Good C, Eisen S, & Tryssenaar J. (Eds.) (2015). Compendium of counseling and psychotherapy resources for Ontario Occupational Therapists, 2nd edition. Toronto: Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists.

Dal Bello-Haas V & Tryssenaar J. (in press). Rehabilitation. In B.Bonder & V. Dal-Bello-Haas (Eds). Functional performance in older adults (4th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

Brenda Vrkljan

Chen X, Czubernat K, Zanettin L, Bondy M, Altenhof W, Snowdon A, & Vrkljan B. (2014). Restraint device for airway management in low-birthweight infants. International Journal of Crashworthiness; 19(5):431-45.

SRS Administrative Team 2015

Czubernat K, Chen X, Bondy M, Altenhof W, Snowdon A, & Vrkljan B. (2014). Crash performance of a preemie positioning device to enhance infant safety in vehicles. International Journal of Crashworthiness; 19(6):588-99.

Crizzle AM, Vrkljan BH, Kajaks T, Gish J, & Fleisig R. (2014). A systematic review of driver ingress and egress using passenger vehicles: considerations for designers. J Ergonomics; S3:005. DOI: 10.4172/2165-7556.S3-005.

Jouk A, Tuokko H, Myers A, Marshall S, Man-Son-Hing M, Porter MM, Bédard M, Gélinas I, Mazer BL, Marshall SC, Naglie G, Rapoport MJ, Vrkljan B, & Candrive II Research Team. (2014). Psychosocial constructs and self-reported driving restriction in the Candrive II older adult baseline cohort. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour; 27(A):1-10.

Tuokko H, Jouk A, Myers A, Marshall S, Man-Son-Hing M, Porter MM, Bédard M, Gélinas I, Korner-Bitensky N, Mazer B, Naglie G, Rapoport M, & Vrkljan B. (2014). A re-examination of driving-related attitudes and readiness to change driving behavior in older adults. Phys Occup Ther Geriatr; 32(3):210-27.

Rapoport MJ, Weegar K, Kadulina Y, Bedard M, Carr D, Charlton JL, Dow J, Gillespie IA, Hawley CA, Koppel S, McCullagh S, Molnar F, Murie-Fernandez M, Naglie G, O’Neill D, Shortt S, Simpson C, Tuokko HA, Vrkljan BH, & Marshall S. (2015). An international study of the quality of national-level guidelines on driving with medical illness. QJM; 108(11):859-69.

Wilson MG, Béland F, Julien D, Gauvin L, Guindon GE, Roy D, Campbell K, Comeau D, Davidson H, Raina P, Sattler D, & Vrkljan B. (2015). Interventions for preventing, delaying the onset, or decreasing the burden of frailty: an overview of systematic reviews. Syst Rev; 4(1):128.

Porter MM, Smith GA, Cull AW, Myers AM, Bédard M, Gélinas I, Mazer BL, Marshall SC, Naglie G, Rapoport MJ, Tuokko HA, & Vrkljan BH. (2015). Older driver estimates of driving exposure compared to in-vehicle data in the Candrive II study. Traffic Injury Prevention; 16(1):24-7.

Vrkljan BH, Myers AM, Blanchard RA, Crizzle AM, & Marshall S. (2015). Practices used by occupational therapists and others in driving assessment centers for determining fitness-to-drive: A case-based approach. Phys Occup Ther Geriatr; 33(2):163-74.

Sukhawathanakul P, Tuokko H, Rhodes RE, Marshall SC, Charlton J, Koppel S, Gelinas I, Naglie G, Mazer B, Vrkljan B, Myers A, Man-Son-Hing M, Bedard M, Rapoport M, Korner-Bitensky N, & Porter MM. (2015). Measuring driving-related attitudes among older adults: psychometric evidence for the decisional balance scale across time and gender. The Gerontologist; 55(6):1068-78.

Christopher Winn

Winn CS, Chisholm BA, & Hummelbrunner JA. (2014). Factors affecting recruitment and retention of rehabilitation professionals in Northern Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional study. Rural Remote Health; 14:2619.

Winn CS, Chisholm BA, Hummelbrunner JA, Tryssenaar J, & Kandler LS. (2015). Impact of the Northern Studies Stream and Rehabilitation Studies programs on recruitment and retention to rural and remote practice: 2002-2010. Rural Remote Health; 15(2):3126.

Sarah Wojkowski



School of Rehabilitation ScienceMcMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Room 403

1400 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 1C7

Phone: 905.525.9140 Ext: 22867 Fax: 905.524.0069 Email: [email protected]: www.srs-mcmaster.ca

1970s - Mohawk

College began diploma programs

in physiotherapy (PT) and then occupational therapy (OT).

1989 - the Ontario Council of University Affairs approved the development of two new

undergraduate degrees at McMaster University: Bachelor of Health Sciences in Physiotherapy and Bachelor

of Health Sciences in Occupational Therapy. Programs were located in the Mohawk Health Sciences Building on the grounds of

Chedoke Hospital. 1994 - the Hamilton Teacher’s College Building on the McMaster grounds was refurbished for the temporary occupancy of the School. 2000

- Development of the first professional Master of Science (OT) and Master of Science (PT) programs in Canada. 2000 - SRS moved to the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS). 2000 -

Master’s thesis program in Clinical Health Sciences (Rehabilitation Science) commenced. 2006 - online course-based option in the Master’s in Rehabilitation Science was implemented to provide a web-based,

distance education program for health care professionals to advance their knowledge and upgrade their qualifications. 2007 - Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science enrolled their

first class, to educate rehabilitation scientists to become experts in rehabilitation science, advance rehabilitation research and

transfer new knowledge into practice and policy. 2010 - Master in Health Management enrolled

their first class, in partnership with the DeGroote School of

Business.

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