2021-2022 MScPT Student Research Projects

Examining the Experiences and the Role of Physiotherapists in Providing Education and Training to Informal Family Caregivers in the Safe Handling of Patients

  • Abuyuan J, Delon S, Harvey L, James N, Thorpe N
  • Clinical Advisors: Yakerson A, Switzer-McIntyre S, King EC
  • Faculty Advisor: Switzer-McIntyre S

Canadian physiotherapists perceptions of factors related to workplace stress during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Fitzgerald K, Gomes Taddeo C, Kim D, Torki Sarifabadi R, Yick S
  • Clinical Advisors: Coleman J, Switzer-McIntyre S
  • Faculty Advisor: Switzer-McIntyre S

Co-creating Strategies to Improve Transitions in Care from Inpatient Rehabilitation to Community for People with Lower Limb Amputations

  • Herron C, Pham N, Shah M, Quek A, Zaffino V
  • Clinical Advisors: MacKay C, Guilcher S, Campbell J, Dilkas S
  • Faculty Advisor: MacKay C

Delivering HomeCare Physical Therapy in an Increasingly Virtual World

  • Akbari P, Djuric A, Meliambro J, Rasool B, Ludlow ECR, Vyas S
  • Clinical Advisors: McKay S, Bean C
  • Faculty Advisor: Nixon S

Exploring awareness and implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies, recommended by the World Congress of Physical Therapy, as they pertain to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, in private clinics offering physiotherapy services: A qualitative study                 

  • Greasley C, Houlding-Braunberger E, Parrott-Mautner K, Reed C, Richardson A, Taylor A
  • Clinical Advisors: Ruth A, Beavers L, Nixon S
  • Faculty Advisor: Nixon S

Evaluating the validity of a FES Clinical Decision Making Tool: A qualitative study

  • Abouzakhm N, Carter K, Choy S, Degroot CS, Feld R, Taylor C
  • Clinical Advisors: Musselman K
  • Faculty Advisor: Musselman K

Exploring physical therapy students' experiences with 'productive failure' in a renewed MScPT curriculum

  • Gill S, Peiris S, Romani C, Son HR, Wood K, Youssef L
  • Clinical Advisors: Twogood T, Yeung E
  • Faculty Advisor: Yeung E

Lessons Learned and Future Directions for Virtual Care in an Interprofessional Chronic Pain Clinic: A Qualitative Study of Patient and Provider Perspectives

  • Bodnariuc G, Karageorgos E, Inserra J, Kirby N, Wang SZH, Vickers K
  • Clinical Advisors: Hunter J, Grant G, Walsh R, Mustafa N
  • Faculty Advisor: Yoshida K

My first patient: Physiotherapy students' perspectives on working with anatomy cadavers

  • Bergen R, Gregg L, Kim H, Lee M, Lowry E, Wu A
  • Clinical Advisors: Gibson B, Shaw J
  • Faculty Advisor: Gibson B                               

Patient experience with airway clearance therapy in adults with cystic fibrosis

  • Gerguis M, Grunberg C, Mehta J, Mohamed J, Pan L, Provad E
  • Clinical Advisors: Wu K, Parsons J, Sisodia P
  • Faculty Advisor: Parsons J

The enablers and barriers of the uptake of a digital care plan in adults with an acute musculoskeletal injury

  • Buck J, Iqbal A, Jianopoulos E, Larocque-Graham A, Rimrott M, Sothinathan S
  • Clinical Advisors: Persic C, Zabjek K, Santos S
  • Faculty Advisor: Zabjek K, Yoshida K

One Year Later: Successful Adoption and Utilization of Telerehab/Physical Therapy for Outpatient Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Services

  • Arcuri M, Abrar P, Ridsdill-Miller R, Nandakumar A, Teeter K
  • Clinical Advisors: Gabison S, Bonnyman A, Verrier M
  • Faculty Advisor: Gabison S

Understanding Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives on Educational Needs for Pressure Injury Prevention and Management

  • Allen B, Cesca N, Cheema M, Malik W, Szczepanski A
  • Clinical Advisors: Gabison S, Cameron J, Dutta T
  • Faculty Advisor: Gabison S

Understanding the experiences and attitudes of students of the Masters of Physical Therapy program related to their ability to engage in exercise, and physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Dozzi N, Haydenluck K, Le DB, Luo A, Ong K, Uthup A
  • Clinical Advisors: Aravind G, Scodras S
  • Faculty Advisor: Jaglal S

Exploring Canadian Physical Therapy new graduates' perspectives on building resilience in the first few years of clinical practice

  • Durham T, Mandel N, Purvis M, Weigel L, Young J, Okorosobo M
  • Clinical Advisors: MacKinnon M, Yeung E
  • Faculty Advisor: Yeung E

An online survey examining frailty assessment in Cardiac Rehab (CR) programs across Canada

  • Hummel M, Li T, Munshi L, Szkolmowki S, Tsirulnikov D, Wawruch Z
  • Clinical Advisors: Colella TJF, Pollock C
  • Faculty Advisor: Collela TJF

Determining Optimal Placement of NMES Electrodes using Physiological Markers: Pilot Study for a Path Towards Combating ICU Acquired Weakness

  • Abou-Hamde A, Martin C, Jones E, Kundell M, Philippi L, Wu K
  • Clinical Advisors: Ieraci A, Gabison S, Batt J
  • Faculty Advisor: Gabison S

Does dyspnea induced by inspiratory loading limit dual tasking?

  • Chauvin S, Ibrahim C, Ma JE, Otoo-Appiah J, Zheng A
  • Clinical Advisors: Reid WD, Rozenberg D
  • Faculty Advisor: Reid WD

Measuring physical activity using wireless physical activity monitors (Fitbits) among adults living with HIV

  • Cheng J, Chow J, Hassanali F, Sevigny H, Sperduti M, Turner J
  • Clinical Advisors: O’Brien K, Chan Carusone S
  • Faculty Advisor: O’Brien K