From May – August 2021, the following CoRS researchers and graduate students contributed to our stated College of Rehabilitation Sciences mission, that is: To create, communicate and advance knowledge, skills, and behaviours in health, quality of life, and participation in collaboration with communities through research, education, and service to the people of Manitoba, Canada, and the world through the following research and scholarly activities (CoRS affiliated faculty/students in bold):
Promotions
Congratulations to Gayle Restall on her promotion to professor in the department of occupational therapy and to Joanne Parsons on her promotion to associate professor in the department of physical therapy.
Awards
Fricke, M., Saunders, L. and Urban, L., Medal of Distinction, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, for contribution to the profession of physical therapy in Canada over the last 100 years.
Harvey, L. Received the 2021Students’ Teacher Recognition Award. Recognizing that academic growth and development occurs over many years, each faculty nominates an outstanding graduating student, who then selects two teachers who have made important contributions to their education – one from Kindergarten to Grade 12 years and one from their years at the University of Manitoba.
Fernandez, M. Harvey, L., Parsons, J., McMurray, M., Hodges, G., & Conci, C. Creation of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) videos to illustrate the roles and responsibilities of students and faculty. 2021 CoRS Endowment Fund. $3,934
Fricke, M. was awarded the 2021 Susan A Macdonald Memorial Award for contribution to the profession in Manitoba by the Manitoba Physiotherapy’s Association.
Grants
Sakakibara, BM, Tang, A, Barclay, R., Bayley, M., Davis, J., Eng, JJ., Harris, A., Inness, L., MacKay-Lyons, M., Monaghan, J., Pollock, C., Pooyania, S., Schneeberg, A., Teasell, R. (2021 – 2024). Advancing virtual care in stroke rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial investigating the TeleRehabilitation with Aims to Improve Lower Extremity Recovery Post-Stroke (TRAIL) program. CanadianInstitutes of Health Research Project Grant. $354,225
Bottari, C., Engel, L., Levesque, M., (Co-PIs), Gignac, M., Lemsky, C., Nalder, E., Rotenberg, S., Schmidt, J., Swaine, B., & Zarshenas, S. (April 2021-April 2022). Enhancing the pandemic responses of disability support services. Université de Montréal, Faculté de médecine, Vice-décanat à la recherche et au développement $50,000
Fricke, M., Arnold, T., Beach-Ducharme, D., Buss, M., Cooper, A., Edwards, M., Gruber, J., MacDonald, L., Mayes, C., & Miller, C. Collective action for anti-racism interprofessional health education: Ensuring a safe teaching and learning environment for all. Major Project Grant, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program. $24,905
Miller W, Elliot J, Giesbrecht E. Co-creating a conceptual framework for digital game design to promote aging well. Operating grant, SSHRC Insight Development Grant Competition. $65,650
Mendez, L. (January-March 2021). Increasing Access/Removing barriers for students in Intermediate II fieldwork. Government of Canada’s Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative (I-WIL). $45,000
Mendez, L. (May-August 2021). Increasing Access/Removing barriers for students in Intermediate I fieldwork. Government of Canada’s Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative (I-WIL). $45,000
Mendez, L. (May-August 2021). Promoting BIPOC Excellence in Health Professions. Government of Canada’s Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative (I-WIL). $5,960
Mendez, L., Chen, A. (May-August 2021). Poverty Awareness & Community Action: Interprofessional collaboration for resource development and advocacy. Government of Canada’s Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative (I-WIL). $28,800
Mendez, L., Chen, A. (May-August 2021). Poverty and the role of Occupational Therapy. Government of Canada’s Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative (I-WIL). $3,600
Sánchez-Ramírez D.C., Hodges, G., Colbeck, M., Semenko, B. Pulmonary rehabilitation post COVID-19: A pilot study. The Health Sciences Centre Foundation Allied Health Grant 2021/22. $22,428.41
Bhatt, T. (PI) and Szturm, T. (Co-I) Perturbation-based assessment and training of reactive balance control: Targeting neuromechanisms of falls in people with cognitive impairment. National Institutes of Health, 2021-2024, $190,000
Thille, P. (2021-2023) Storying Physiotherapy: Exploring fat stigma and clinical care. Research Manitoba New Investigator Operating Grant. $39,965
Publications
Brown C.L. & Menec V. (2021). Measuring processes of integrated care for hospital to home transitions. International Journal of Integrated Care, 21(2):12. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5552
Choukou, M.A., Polyvyana, A. Sakamoto, Y. Osterreicher, A. (2021) Ambient Assisted Living Technologies to support Older Adults’ health and wellness: A systematic mapping review. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences (Accepted 4/26)
Choukou, M.A., Mbabaali, S. Bani Hani, J, Cooke, C. (2021) A scoping review of haptic-enabled interventions for hand rehabilitation in stroke patients: a scoping review. Applied Sciences, 11: 3712.
Choukou M.A., Ripat J., Mallory-Hill S., Urbanowski R. (2021) Designing the University of Manitoba Technology for Assisted Living Project (TALP): A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Aging in Place. In: Black N.L., Neumann W.P., Noy I. (eds) Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021). IEA 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 220. Springer, Cham
Bani Hani, J., Mbabaali, S., Monnin, C., Taiar, R., Choukou, M.A. 2021. Users’ Perspectives on Haptic Technology Use in Hand Rehabilitation. In 12th Augmented Human International Conference (AH2021), May 27, 28, 2021, Geneva, Switzerland. ACM, New York, NY, USA
Kaboha, N., Bani Hani, J., Seigneur, J.M., Choukou, M.A. 2021. The Role of Technology in Senior Co-Caregiving Support: A Scoping Review of Senior Care Mobile Applications. In 12th Augmented Human International Conference (AH2021), May 27, 28, 2021, Geneva, Switzerland. ACM, New York, NY, USA
Crawford, T., Parsons, J., Webber, S., Fricke, M., Thille, P. (accepted/forthcoming). Strategies to increase access to outpatient physiotherapy services: A scoping review. Physiotherapy Canada.
Maddahi, A., Bani Hani J., Asgari, A., Nassiri, A., Choukou, M.A. (Accepted 7/2021). Therapists’ perspectives on a new portable hand telerehabilitation platform for home-based personalized treatment of stroke patients. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
Mendelsohn, S., Khoja, L., Alfred, S., He, J., Anderson, M., DuBois, D., Touma, Z., & Engel, L. (2021). Cognitive impairment in systemic lupus erythematosus is negatively related to social role participation and quality of life: A systematic review. Lupus. https://doi.org/10.1177/09612033211031008
Restall, G., Diaz, F., Faucher, P., & Roger, K. (2021). Participatory design and qualitative evaluation of a decision guide for workplace human immunodeficiency virus self-disclosure: The importance of a socio-ecological perspective. Health Expectations. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13252
Sanchez-Ramirez, D.C., Normand, K., Zhaoyun, Y,. & Torres-Castro, R. (2021). Long-Term Impact of COVID-19: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis. Biomedicines 9, no. 8: 900. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9080900
Thille, P., Rotteau, L., & Webster, F. (2021) More than words: Methods to elicit talk in interviews. Family Practice, online first. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmab043
Webber, S.C., & Porter M.M. Effects of a supervised stretching program on neck, shoulder and trunk range of motion in older women. Canadian Journal on Aging. Accepted.
Webber, S.C., Tittlemier, B.J., & Loewen, H.J. Apparent discordance between COVID-19 epidemiology and recommended outcomes and treatments: A scoping review. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal (Phys Ther). Accepted.
Webber, S.C., Parsons, J.L., Arnott, T., Bauer, A., D’Errico, D., Fillion, J., Giesbrecht, J., Loewen, A., Scheller, C., Tse, J.Y.Y., Thille, P. Signs of inequitable access: Users of private physiotherapy services do not reflect the urban population in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Physiotherapy Canada. Accepted.
Yamamoto, C., Wener, P., Ripat, J., Woodgate, R.L. (2021). Understanding interprofessional team delivery of patient-centred care: a qualitative secondary analysis. Journal of Interprofessional Care [online]. https://doi.org /10.1080/13561820.2021.1899146
Presentations
Fricke, M., MacDonald, L., Cooper, A., Davis, L. and Mayes, C. (2021, July 12). The Development of an Interprofessional Curricular Mapping Framework for Interprofessional Education Initiatives. Canadian Physiotherapy Association Virtual Summit Series.
Fricke, M., MacDonald, L., Cooper, A., Davis, L. and Mayes, C. (2021, May 18-19). Real-Time Virtual Simulation in Interprofessional Education. Teaching in Practice-Based Professions Conference. Hosted by Mount Royal University Faculty of Health, Community and Education, Calgary, AB.
Fricke, M., MacDonald, L., Davis, L., Cooper, A., Mayes, C., & Oliver, R. (2021, May 13-16). The Exploration of the Impact of Interprofessional Education: dental hygiene, pharmacy, nursing and physiotherapy student perspectives. Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress, Vancouver, BC.
Harvey, L., & Thille, P. (2021). My weight enters the room before I do: A public engagement strategy for patients experiencing weight stigma. [Paper presentation] Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress, online. https://physiotherapy.ca/congress-2021
Lobchuk, M., Brown, C., Cavette, T., Fricke, M., Halas, G., Harder, N., Hoplock, L., Luo, H., & Turcotte, N. (2021, May 3-7). Clinician empathy is not just for patients: A proposal for an interprofessional team empathy project.The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Biennial Canadian Nursing Virtual Education Conference 2021.
McDonald, N. (2021). Sex and Gender Equity in Prehospital 12-lead Acquisition. Abstract presented at the University of Manitoba Department of Emergency Medicine Research Day, Winnipeg, MB.
Miller, P., Dal Bello-Haas, V., Rennie, S., Saladin, L., Thille, P., & Millette, D. (2021, May 13).Where do core professional values fit in practice? [Panel presentation] Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress, online. https://physiotherapy.ca/congress-2021
Parsons, J., Thille, P., Crawford, T., & Webber, S. (2021). Ensuring equitable access to physiotherapy: Current conditions and possible strategies [Panel presentation]. Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress (online). https://physiotherapy.ca/congress-2021
Parsons, J.L. Invited virtual presentation for the Female Athlete Monthly Meetinghosted by the United Kingdom Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network on May 10, 2021. “Anterior cruciate ligament injury: Towards a gendered environmental approach.” Available for viewing HERE.
Parsons, J.L., Coen, S. British Journal of Sports Medicine invited podcast, episode #478. “Beyond biology: a gendered approach to injury.” Available HERE.
Parsons, J.L., Invited virtual presentation for the Female Athlete Monthly Meetinghosted by the United Kingdom Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network on May 10, 2021. “Anterior cruciate ligament injury: Towards a gendered environmental approach.” Available for viewing HERE.
Parsons, J.L., Coen S. British Journal of Sports Medicine invited podcast, episode #478. “Beyond biology: a gendered approach to injury.” Available HERE.
Bekker S, Coen S, Parsons, J. British Journal of Sports Medicine invited blog. “Challenging gendered norms in sport and physical activity: implications for injury prevention.” Available HERE.
Bekker S, Parsons, J. Live interview on Sirius XM’s Sports Medicine Show “Doctor Radio” hosted by Drs. Dennis Cardone and Guillem Lomas of NYU Langone Health regarding our paper “Anterior cruciate ligament injury: Towards a gendered environmental approach.”.
Parsons, J.: On June 22, 2021, article “Anterior cruciate ligament injury: towards a gendered environmental approach” was featured on CBC Radio-Canada’s scientific segment “Des Eprouvettes et des Hommes”. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/le-6-a-9/segments/entrevue/360736/science-6a9-chronique-blessure-genou-sport?fbclid=IwAR14Szwedbr1VVuwgyC33xqLoZvwI4sM5xPD2AjL0qoTrFGIfn9UQ_QtZR8
Bekker, S., Coen, S., Parsons, J. British Journal of Sports Medicine invited blog. “Challenging gendered norms in sport and physical activity: implications for injury prevention.” Available HERE.
Bekker, S., Parsons, J. Live interview on Sirius XM’s Sports Medicine Show “Doctor Radio” hosted by Drs. Dennis Cardone and Guillem Lomas of NYU Langone Health regarding our paper “Anterior cruciate ligament injury: Towards a gendered environmental approach.”.
Rampling, T, Brautigan, E., Bazin, T., Jack, E., Colquhoun, H., Robson, J., and Engel, L. (2021). Identifying Canadian financial programs for people with disabilities. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) annual conference, virtual poster presentation, May 16-19, 2021 (Virtual).
Thille, P., Harvey, L., & Webber, S. (2021). Exploring weight stigma in physiotherapy: A multi-method session. [Workshop] Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress, online. https://physiotherapy.ca/congress-2021
Tittlemier, B., Wittmeier, K., Robinson, D., Webber, S.C. (August 9, 2021). Knee osteoarthritis: What factors influence the interventions physiotherapists in Canada provide? Presentation for Canadian Physiotherapy Association Virtual Summit Series.
Wener, P., Ratz, J., Beaudry, T., Abraham, L., Marcoux, D., Diamond Burchuk, L., & Brown, C. Modifying a relationship-building model to guide client-collaboration in Primary Care. Canadian Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference 2021, Virtual Conference May 19, 2021.
Wener, P., Salsi, S., Neufeld, J., & Koslowsky-Wiebe, U. Client-centered generalists: primary care occupational therapists delivering mental health services. Canadian Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference 2021, Virtual Conference, May 19, 2021.
Brown, C., Beach-Ducharme, D., Ripat, J., Hart, K., Marsch, N., Restall, G., Campbell, M., Chartrand, L., Peebles, D., & Fricke, M. (2021, April 9-11). The Spoken Experiences of Canadian Indigenous Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Students. World Physical Therapy Virtual Congress.
Le Chalifoux, N., Salvalaggio, G., Green, L., Montesnati, S., Hyshka, E., Lofters, A., Pinto, A., Halas, G., Brown, C., Cavett, T. Twan, S., Mosaico, F. (2021). The COVID-19 Response on Care Continuity for Urban Underserved Patients in Three Canadian Cities. Canadian Public Helth Association COVID-19 and Public Health Forum. April 21-22.
Cooper, A., Davis, L. Fricke, M., MacDonald, L., Mayes, C. & Wener, P. (2021, April 26). Leading with others: The power of collaborative leadership in medicine and health care. Undergraduate Medical Education Year Four, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
Harvey, L., & Thille, P. (2021) Stories, Data, and Image: Using arts-informed methods to engage people experiencing weight stigma in physiotherapy research. World Congress of Physiotherapy (online).
Restall, G. (2021, March 27). Development of a workplace disclosure decision guide. Invited panelist to the National Summit on Episodic Disabilities and Employment. Online