Patrick Boissy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Université de Sherbrooke, Researcher, Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHU de Sherbrooke, Associate Member, CRIR
Phone: 819 821-1170 # 2628
Fax: 819 829-7141
Email: [email protected]
Education
- B.Sc., Physical Activities, Université de Sherbrooke, 1991
- M.Sc., Kinanthropology, Université de Sherbrooke, 1993
- Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences – Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, 1999
- Postdoctorate, Health Services – Rehabilitation, Neuromuscular Research Centre, Boston University, Boston MA USA, 2001
Research interests
Telehealth; telerehabilitation; technology assessment; usability testing; wireless body area network; ambulatory activity monitoring; clinical informatics
Recent publications
Choquette, S., Boissy, P. & Hamel, M. (2008). Accelerometer-based WBAN to estimate intensity of therapy in post-acute rehabilitation. J Neuro Rehab Eng., 5, 20.
Hamel, M., Fontaine, R. & Boissy, P. (2008). In-home telerehabilitation for geriatric patients. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, 27(4), 29-37.
Jbabdi, M., Boissy, P. & Hamel, M. (2008). Assessing control of postural stability in communityliving older adults using performance-based limits of stability. BMC Geriatrics, 8, 8.
Boissy, P., Choquette, S., Hamel, M. & Noury, N. (2007). User-based motion sensing and fuzzy logic for automated fall detection in older adults. Telemed J E Health, 13(6), 683-694.
Oddsson, L., Boissy, P. & Melzer, I. (2007). How to improve gait and balance function in elderly individuals – Compliance with principles of training. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 4, 15-23.
Boissy, P., Corriveau, H., Labonté, D., Royer, M.P. & Michaud, F. (2007). A qualitative study of in-home robotic telepresence for home care of community-living elderly subjects. J Telemed and Telecare, 13(2), 79-84.
Boissy, P., Brière, S., Tousignant, M. & Rousseau, E. (2007). The eSMAF: A software for the assessment and follow-up of functional autonomy in geriatrics. BMC Geriatrics, 7, 2.
Boissy, P., Jacobs, K. & Roy, S.H. (2006). Usability of a barcode scanning system as a means of data entry on a PDA for self-report health outcome questionnaires: A pilot study in individuals over 60 years of age. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 6, 42.
Tousignant, M., Boissy, P., Moffet, H. & Corriveau, H. (2006). Home telerehabilitation for older adults after discharge from an acute hospital or rehabilitation unit: A proof–of-concept study and costs estimation. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1(4), 209-216
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