Aliki Thomas

Prof. Aliki Thomas is an occupational therapist, Professor in the School of Physical Occupational Therapy (SPOT), cross appointed scientist at McGill’s Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE) and researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CRIR). She holds a Canada Research Chair in Education, Practice and Policy for Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) and leads an internationally recognized research program that addresses the underutilization of scientific findings in practice. The goal of her research is to bring key stakeholders from education, practice and health policy to synergistically co-develop, implement, and test innovative strategies that will lead to equitable, person-centred, and evidence-informed rehabilitation services. Currently funded research: Prof. Thomas' research is supported by: Tier 2 Canada Research Chair; The Reseau Provincial de Recherche en Adaptation-Readaptation (REPAR); The Canadian Institutes for Health Research; The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; The Association of Medical Educators of Europe (AMEE) ;The Institute for Health Sciences Education, McGill University Graduate students: Prof. Thomas is accepting applications from students interested in pursuing a PhD in the Graduate Research Program in the areas of rehabilitation education, evidence-based practice and knowledge translation Research Areas: professional reasoning, educational research, evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, knowledge translation, implementation science, partnership development

*Ataman, R., Ahmed, S., Berta, W. & Thomas, A. (2024). Collaborative sustainability planning for the newly implemented Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory-version 4 in outpatient stroke rehabilitation: A qualitative description study. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2024 Jan 22. doi: 10.1111/jep.13963. Epub ahead of print. *Shi, Z., Comeau, J., Bloom, G., Gainforth, H., Thomas, A., &. Sweet, N. S. (2023). Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center: a qualitative case study. Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences, 4, 1296505. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2023.1296505 *Giroux, C., Maggio, L., Saldanha, C., Bussières, A., & Thomas, A. (2023). Twitter as a mechanism of knowledge translation in health professio