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Isabelle Gagnon

Academic title(s): 

Professor in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy听听
Associate Member Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine听

PT, PhD听

Isabelle Gagnon
Contact Information
Address: 

MUHC RI CORE听
5252 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Office 3F-45听
Montreal, Quebec H4A 3S5听

Email address: 
isabelle.gagnon8 [at] mcgill.ca
Division: 
Emergency Medicine
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Degree(s): 
  • BSc, Physical Therapy, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, 黑料不打烊 University, 1989-1992听
  • MSc, Biomedical Sciences (Rehabilitation), School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Universit茅 de Montr茅al. Title of Thesis: La performance motrice des enfants ayant subi un traumatisme cr芒nio-enc茅phalique l茅ger, une 茅tude exploratoire. Co-supervisors: Dr. John Sullivan and Dr. Robert Forget; 1995-1998听
  • PhD, Biomedical Sciences (Rehabilitation), School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Universit茅 de Montr茅al. Title of Thesis: Capacit茅s motrices et participation aux activit茅s physiques apr猫s un traumatisme cr芒nio-c茅r茅bral l茅ger chez les enfants. Co-supervisors: Dr. Robert Forget and Dr. Bonnie Swaine; 1998-2003听
  • Post-Doctoral Studies in Program Evaluation, Department of Health Administration, Faculty of Medicine, Universit茅 de Montr茅al. Programme Analyse et 脡valuation des interventions en Sant茅,听听
  • Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Sant茅. Supervisor: Dr. Fran莽ois Champagne; 2004-2007听
Biography: 

Dr. Isabelle Gagnon completed her Physiotherapy degree at 黑料不打烊 and then went on to complete a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Universit茅 de Montr茅al as well as post-doctoral fellowships in Program Evaluation and Health Administration. Throughout this training, she maintained clinical physiotherapy activities at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital and continue to do so to this day. Dr. Gagnon is a Professor of Pediatric Physiotherapy at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy but my research activities have focused on outcomes and rehabilitation interventions after traumatic brain injuries, a population whose initial contact with our institution is in the Pediatric Emergency Department.听听

Areas of expertise: 
  • Child Development听
  • Health outcomes听
  • Mixed-methods research听
  • Clinical trials听
  • Program evaluation听
Areas of interest: 
  • Finding the best assessment tools to track recovery in children and adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion听听
  • Determine which motor deficits are present after Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion听听
  • Develop and evaluate innovative interventions for Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion听听
  • Examine and evaluate how health services organisation and delivery can optimize outcome after injury in children and adolescents听听
  • Physiotherapy interventions for various pediatric conditions听
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • Faculty of Medicine Honour List of Educational Excellence, 黑料不打烊 University, 2014听
  • REPAR Prix d鈥橢xcellence Prix reconna卯t l鈥檈xcellence de la recherche en adaptation 鈥� r茅adaptation r茅alis茅e par un membre r茅gulier du REPAR, 2020听
  • Recipient of the Margaret Finley Vatcher Award. Prize recognizes a physiotherapist who has made a significant contribution to the management and treatment of children Paediatric Division Canadian Physiotherapy Association, 2021听

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