Aliki Thomas
Associate Professor
BSc (OT), McGill; MEd, McGill; PhD (Educational Psychology), McGill; Post-doctoral fellowship (Knowledge translation) McMaster University
POTH 612: Research Projects
POTH 680: Knowledge Translation in Rehabilitation
OCC1-550: Enabling Human Occupation
Prof. Aliki Thomas is an occupational therapist, Associate 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 professions education: An exploratory content analysis. Perspectives on medical education, 12(1), 529–539. https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1053
*Kim, S., Rochette, A., Ahmed, S., Archambault, P. S., Auger, C., Battaglini, A., Docherty, D., Freeman, A. R., Gilbert, A. K., Jobin, M. F., Kehayia, E., Kinsella, E. A., Larney, E., Letts, L., Nugus, P., Paterson, M., Raymond, M. H., Rocheleau, L., Salbach, N. M., Séguin, J., Sinnige, D., Snider, L., Starnino, C., Swaine, B., Tousignant-Laflamme, Y., Wardini, R., & Thomas, A. (2023). Creating Synergies Among Education/Research, Practice, and Policy Environments to Build Capacity for the Scholar Role in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. Advances in health sciences education: theory and practice, 10.1007/s10459-023-10298-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-023-10298-9
*Giroux, C. M., *Kim, S., Sikora, L., Bussières, A., & Thomas, A. (2023). Social media as a mechanism of dissemination and knowledge translation among health professions educators: a scoping review. Advances in health sciences education: theory and practice, 10.1007/s10459-023-10294-z. Advance online publication. https:/doi.org/10.1007/s10459-023-10294-z
Ahmed, S., Ataman, R., McKerral, M., Roberge-Dao, J., Auger, C., Wittich, W., Talla, P. K., Boychuck, Z., & Thomas, A. (2023). Response to Letter to the Editor on: "Measurement Properties of the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI-4) and Related Measures: A Systematic Review". Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, S0003-9993(23)00486-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2023.08.015
Thomas, A., Amari, F., Mylopoulos, M., Vachon, B., Menon, A., & Rochette, A. (2023). What does it mean to be an expert evidence-based practitioner? Perspectives of occupational therapists considered as experts in stroke rehabilitation. The American journal of occupational therapy, 77(5), 7705205030. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050193
*Zaccagnini, M., Bussières, A., *Kim, S., Nugus, P., West, A., Thomas, A. (2023). What scholarly practice means to respiratory therapists: An interpretive description study. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 1-12. Advance online publication, https://doi:10.1111/jep.13917
*Kuhlmann N, Lécuyer J, Thomas A, Blain-Moraes S. (2023). Piece of Mind: Mobilizing Scientific and Experiential Knowledge of Dementia through the arts. Leonardo, 56(5): 463-470, https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_02372
*Kengne Talla, P., Thomas, A., *Ataman, R., Auger, C., McKerral, M., Wittich, W., Poncet, F., & Ahmed, S. Evaluating the implementation of the Mayo-Portland adaptability inventory-4 (MPAI-4) in three rehabilitation settings in Quebec: A mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ open, 13(5), e068866. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068866
Thomas, A., *Roberge-Dao, J., *Iqbal, M.Z., Salbach, M.N., Letts, J.L., Polatajko, J.H., Rappolt, S., Debigaré, R., Ahmed, A., Bussières, E.A., Patterson, M., & Rochette, A. (2023). Developing multisectoral strategies to promote evidence-based practice in rehabilitation: Findings from an end-of-grant knowledge translation symposium. Disability and rehabilitation, 1–12. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.222756
*Hallé, M-C., Bussières, A., Asseraf-Pasin, L., Storr, C., *Mak, S., Root, K., Owens, H., Amari, F., Thomas, A. (2023). Stakeholders’ priorities in the development of evidence-based practice competencies in rehabilitation students: A nominal group technique study. Disability and rehabilitation, 1–10. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.223913
Marceau, M., Vachon Lachiver, É., Lambert, D., Daoust, J., Dion, V., Langlois, M.-F., McConnell, M., Thomas, A., & St-Onge C. (2023). Assessment in Continuing Professional Development in Health Professions: A scoping review. The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000507. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/CEH.0000000000000507
*Ataman, R. Thomas, A., *Roberge-Dao, J., McKerall, M., Claudine, A., Walter, W., *Kengne Talla, P., Boychuck, Z., and Ahmed, S. (2023). Measurement properties of Mayo – Portland Adaptability – Inventory (MPAI – 4) and related measures – A Systematic Review. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, S0003-9993(23)00046-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.12.196
Thomas, A., St-Onge, C., Renaud, J-S., *George, C., *Iqbal, M, Z., Brousseau, M., Dyer, J-O., Gallagher, F., Lacasse, M., Ledoux, I., Vachon, B., & Rochette, A. Measuring healthcare work related contextual factors: Development of the McGill Context Tool. The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000514. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/CEH.00000000000005
*Kuhlmann, N., Robert, J., Thomas, A., & Blain-Moraes, S. (2023). Piece of Mind: Presenting the Lived Experience and Scientific Research of Parkinson’s Disease through an Artistic Lens. Leonardo, Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_02371
*Auger, L-P., Filiatrault, J., Allegue, D-R., Vachon, B., Thomas, A., Morales, E & Rochette, A. (2023). Sexual rehabilitation after a stroke: a multi-site qualitative study about influencing factors and strategies to improve services. Sexuality and Disability, Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11195-023-09795-x
Rochette, A., Thomas, A., Salbach, N.M., Vachon, B., Menon, A., Poissant, L., Boutin, M., Grad, R., & Pluye, P. (2023). Expected health benefits as the ultimate outcome of information available on Stroke Engine, a knowledge translation stroke rehabilitation website: A web-based survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 10: e44715 doi: 10.2196/44715
*Iqbal, M, Z., Rochette, A., Mayo, N, E., Valois, M-F., Bussières, A, E., Ahmed, S., Debigaré, R., Letts, L, J., MacDermid, J, C., Ogourtsova, T., Polatajko, H, J., Rappolt, S., Salbach, N, M., & Thomas, A. (2023). Exploring how evidence-based practice of occupational and physical therapists evolves: A longitudinal mixed methods national study. PLoS One. 18(3):e0283860. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283860.
Thomas, A. & Ellaway, R. H. (2023). Whose problem is it anyway? Confronting myths of 'problems' in health professions education. Medical education, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15067
*Kegne Talla, P., Robillard, C., Guindon, A., Houtekier, C., Cloutier L., Laramée, M-T., Alary-Gauvreau, C., Ahmed, S, and Thomas, A. (2023). Clinical research coordinators’ roles and perceptions of knowledge translation activities in Montreal based rehabilitations centers. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12913-023-09027-0
*Mak, S., Hunt, M., Riccio, S. S., Razack, S., Root, K., and Thomas, A. (2023). Attrition and Retention of Rehabilitation Professionals: A Scoping Review. The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/CEH.0000000000000492
Thomas, A., Rochette, A., *George, C., *Zafar, M., *Ataman, R., St-Onge, C., Boruff, J., & Renaud, J-S. (2023). The Definitions and Conceptualizations of the Practice Context in the Health Professions: A Scoping Review. The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, 43(4S):p S18-S29, Fall 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000490
*Roberge-Dao, J., Maggio, L, *Zaccagnini, M., Rochette, A., Shikako-Thomas, K., Boruff, J., & Thomas, A. (2023). Challenges and Future Directions in the Measurement of Evidence-based Practice: Qualitative Analysis of Umbrella Review Findings. Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 29(1), 218–227. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13790
*Gaid, D., Ahmed, S., Thomas, A., Bussières, A. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to knowledge brokering activities: perspectives from knowledge brokers working in Canadian rehabilitation settings. The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, 43(2), 87–95. https://doi.org/10.1097/CEH.00000000000004
