Jadranka Spahija, pht., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Researcher, Research Center, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Researcher, CRIR - Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital of the CISSS de Laval
Phone: 514 398-4922
Fax: 514 398-8193
Email: [email protected]
Education
- B.Sc., Physical Therapy, McGill University, 1983
- M.Sc., Rehabilitation Sciences, McGill University, 1987 (Direct transfer to Ph.D. Program)
- Ph.D., Rehabilitation Sciences, McGill University, 1998
- Postdoctorate Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, 2003
Research interests
Respiratory physiology; health related quality of life
Recent publications
Moga, A.M., de Marchie, M., Saey, D. & Spahija, J. (2012). Mechanisms of non-pharmacologic adjunct therapies used during exercise in COPD. Respiratory Medicine, 106(5), 614-626.
Pakhale, S., Wood-Dauphinee, S., Spahija, J., Collet, J.P., Maltais, F., Bernard, S. et al. (2011). Combining both generic and disease-specific properties: Development of the McGill COPD quality of life questionnaire. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 8(4), 255-263.
Spahija, J., de Marchie, M., Albert, M., Bellemare, P., Delisle, S., Beck, J. et al. (2010). Patient-ventilator interaction during pressure support ventilation and neurally adjusted ventilatory assist. Critical Care Medicine, 38(2), 518-526.
Spahija, J., Marchie, M., Ghezzo, H. & Grassino, A. (2010). Factors discriminating spontaneous pursed-lips breathing use in patients with COPD. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 7(4), 254-261.
Research orientation
Axis 1
Research topic
Research Site
CRIR – Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital of the CISSS de Laval
University Affiliation
