Sara Ahmed, pht., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University;
Researcher and Site Director, CRIR–Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, Constance-Lethbridge site, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
Phone: 514 487-1891 (185)
Email: [email protected]
Education
- B.Sc., Physical Therapy, McGill University, 1996
- M.Sc., Rehabilitation Medicine, McGill University, 1998
- Ph.D., Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, 2004
- Postdoctorate, Clinical and Health Informatics, McGill University, 2007
Research interests
Asthma, chronic disease management, health informatics, health care delivery, health and health-related quality of life.
Research Laboratory
Person-Centered Health Informatics (PCHI) Research Lab
Recent publications
Ahmed, S., Swaine, B.R., Milot, M., Gaudet, C., Poldma, T., Bartlett, G., et al. (2017). Creating an inclusive mall environment with the PRECEDE-PROCEED model: A living lab case study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(21), 2198-2206.
Cavallo, S., Brosseau, L., Toupin-April, K., Wells, G.A., Smith, C.A., Pugh, A.G., et al. (incl. Ahmed, S.) (2017). Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for structured physical activity in the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(5), 1018-1041.
de Sousa Sena, R., Ahmed, S., Tan, W.C., Li, P. Z., Labonté, L., Aaron, S.D., et al. (2017). Work productivity loss in mild to moderate COPD: Lessons learned from the CanCOLD study. European Respiratory Journal, 50(3), pii: 1701154.
Gagnon, D.H., Vermette, M., Duclos, C., Aubertin-Leheudre, M., Ahmed, S. & Kairy, D. (2017). Satisfaction and perceptions of long-term manual wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury upon completion of a locomotor training program with an overground robotic exoskeleton. Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology, 19, 1-8.
Guay, C., Auger, C., Demers, L., Mortenson, W.B., Miller, W.C., Gélinas-Bronsard, D., et al. (incl. Ahmed, S.) (2017). Components and outcomes of internet-based interventions for caregivers of older adults: Systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(9), e313 (doi:310.2196/jmir.7896).
Kehayia, E., Ahmed, S., Archambault, P.S., Fung, J., Lamontagne, A., Swaine, B.R., et al. (2017). La santé, élément commun des politiques publiques? L’expérience canadienne. Annales des Mines – Réalités industrielles, 2(Mai 2017), 82-85.
Montague, T., Gogovor, A., Aylen, J., Ashley, L., Ahmed, S., Martin, L., et al. (2017). Patient-centred care in Canada: Key components and the path forward. Healthcare Quarterly, 20(1), 50-56.
Montague, T., Nemis-White, J., Aylen, J., Ahmed, S., Baxter, S., Martin, L., et al. (2017). Public and professional insights on end-of-life care: Results of the 2016health care in Canada survey. Healthcare Quarterly, 20(2), 18-21.
Moreno, A., Zidarov, D., Raju, C., Boruff, J. & Ahmed, S. (2017). Integrating the perspectives of individuals with spinal cord injuries, their family caregivers and healthcare professionals from the time of rehabilitation admission to community reintegration: Protocol for a scoping study on SCI needs. BMJ Open, 7(8), e014331 (doi:014310.011136/bmjopen-012016-014331).
Shankland, B., Beaton, D., Ahmed, S. & Nedelec, B. (2017). Effects of client-centered multimodal treatment on impairment, function, and satisfaction of people with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis. Journal of Hand Therapy, 30(3), 307-313.
Ware, P., Bartlett, S.J., Paré, G., Symeonidis, I., Tannenbaum, C., Bartlett, G., et al. (incl. Ahmed, S.) (2017). Using ehealth technologies: Interests, preferences, and concerns of older adults. Interactive Journal Medical Research, 6(1), e3.
Research orientation
Axis 2
Research topic
Thème 1 - The person, their entourage and the community
Research Site
CRIR – Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (Constance-Lethbridge Site) of the CIUSSS WCM
University Affiliation
