Colleen O'Connell

Research

Brain Injury Disability Neuroscience Neurotrauma Regeneration Spinal Cord Injury Spine Trauma

Latest papers

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2026
Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Two: Delivery of Stroke Rehabilitation to Optimize Functional Recovery, 7th Edition Update 2025
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2026
Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Three: Optimizing Activity and Community Participation Following Stroke, 7th Edition Update, 2025
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2025

All 9 publications

Latest funding

An Environmental Scan of Mental Health and Cognitive Screening Processes in Rehabilitation Settings
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Planning a Canadian Targeted Muscle Re-innervation and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery Best Care Pathway for Limb Loss
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Real-World Evidence for Canadian Neuromuscular Disease: Establishing a Framework for National Integration of Patient Reported Outcomes, Clinical Registry Data, Healthcare Utilization and Healthcare Associated Costs
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,597,256

All 7 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations

LA Nelson M, Shi J, Lindsay MP, Salbach NM, Yao JK, Timpson D, Ritsma BR, Auger L-P, Beaumont J, Bowes R

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation202616 citations

DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002802

02

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Two: Delivery of Stroke Rehabilitation to Optimize Functional Recovery, 7th Edition Update 2025

Salbach NM, Yao JK, Lindsay MP, Nelson MLA, Shi J, O’Connell C, Barclay R, Bastasi D, Boulos MI, Boyce J

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation202611 citations

DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002821

03

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Three: Optimizing Activity and Community Participation Following Stroke, 7th Edition Update, 2025

Yao JK, Salbach NM, Lindsay MP, Nelson MLA, Shi J, O’Connell C, Barclay R, Bastasi D, Boulos MI, Boyce J

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation20258 citations

DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002845

04

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations

Salbach NM, Mountain A, Lindsay MP, Blacquiere D, McGuff R, Foley N, Corriveau H, Fung J, Gierman N, Inness E

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation202246 citations

DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002062

05

Physician-assisted death: A Canada-wide survey of ALS health care providers.

Abrahao A, Downar J, Pinto H, Dupré N, Izenberg A, Kingston W, Korngut L, O'Connell C, Petrescu N, Shoesmith C, Tandon A, Vargas-Santos AB, Zinman L

Neurology2016

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002786 PMID: 27178703

06

Meeting the challenges of spinal cord injury care following sudden onset disaster: lessons learned.

Burns AS, O'Connell C, Rathore F

Journal of rehabilitation medicine2012

DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0974 PMID: 22549649

07

The challenge of spinal cord injury care in the developing world.

Burns AS, O'Connell C

The journal of spinal cord medicine2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1179/2045772311y.0000000043 PMID: 22330185

08

Spinal cord injury in postearthquake Haiti: lessons learned and future needs.

Burns AS, O'Connell C, Landry MD

PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation2010

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.06.006 PMID: 20709298

09

Post-earthquake Haiti: the critical role for rehabilitation services following a humanitarian crisis.

Landry MD, O'Connell C, Tardif G, Burns A

Disability and rehabilitation2010

DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.500345 PMID: 20594036

An Environmental Scan of Mental Health and Cognitive Screening Processes in Rehabilitation Settings

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Steinberg, Rosalie J; Hitzig, Sander L; Lanctôt, Krista L

Keywords: Dementia; Environmental Scan; Mental Health; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Rehabilitation

$10,000

Planning a Canadian Targeted Muscle Re-innervation and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery Best Care Pathway for Limb Loss

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Mayo, Amanda

Keywords: Amputation; Modified Delphi Approach; Neuroma; Phantom Limb Pain; Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery; Residual Limb Pain; Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Surgery

$20,000

Real-World Evidence for Canadian Neuromuscular Disease: Establishing a Framework for National Integration of Patient Reported Outcomes, Clinical Registry Data, Healthcare Utilization and Healthcare Associated Costs

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Improving Health and Admin Data and Monitor Rare Diseases

Principal investigators: Amin, Reshma; Osman, Homira; Cohen, Eyal; Hodgkinson, Victoria; Jewett, Gordon; Lochmüller, Hanns

Keywords: Health Services Research; Healthcare Service Utilization; Neuromuscular Disease; Registry

$1,597,256

Planning a National Limb Loss Registry

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hitzig, Sander L; Mackay, Crystal J; Mayo, Amanda; Miller, William C; Zidarov, Diana

Keywords: Consensus-Building; Environmental Scan; Knowledge Translation; Limb Loss; Registry

$20,000

Developing a Patient Reported Outcome on Medication-related Quality of Life (PRO-mQoL) for Persons with Physical Disability

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Guilcher, Sara J; Hitzig, Sander L

Keywords: Concept Mapping; Disability; Medication; Outcome Measurement; Psychometrics; Qualitative Methods; Quality Of Life

$100,000

Neurotrauma to Neurorecovery (NtoN) Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2015SPOR Networks in Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Bayley, Mark T; Colantonio, Angela; Eng, Janice J; Jaglal, Susan B; O'Connell, Colleen

Keywords: Brain Injury; Disability; Neuroscience; Neurotrauma; Regeneration; Spinal Cord Injury; Spine; Trauma

$50,000

Cough augmentation techniques to optimize weaning success and prevent reintubation for critically ill patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Rose, Louise; Mckim, Douglas

Keywords: Airway Clearance; Assisted Cough; Critical Care; Difficult Weaning; Mechanical Ventilation; Systematic Review

$80,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Physical Therapy
Clinical Neurosciences
Occupational Therapy
Department of Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Science
Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Two: Delivery of Stroke Rehabilitation to Optimize Functional Recovery, 7th Edition Update 2025

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation Following Stroke, Part Three: Optimizing Activity and Community Participation Following Stroke, 7th Edition Update, 2025

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations

Physician-assisted death: A Canada-wide survey of ALS health care providers.

Meeting the challenges of spinal cord injury care following sudden onset disaster: lessons learned.

The challenge of spinal cord injury care in the developing world.

Spinal cord injury in postearthquake Haiti: lessons learned and future needs.

Post-earthquake Haiti: the critical role for rehabilitation services following a humanitarian crisis.

An Environmental Scan of Mental Health and Cognitive Screening Processes in Rehabilitation Settings

Planning a Canadian Targeted Muscle Re-innervation and Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery Best Care Pathway for Limb Loss

Real-World Evidence for Canadian Neuromuscular Disease: Establishing a Framework for National Integration of Patient Reported Outcomes, Clinical Registry Data, Healthcare Utilization and Healthcare Associated Costs

Planning a National Limb Loss Registry

Developing a Patient Reported Outcome on Medication-related Quality of Life (PRO-mQoL) for Persons with Physical Disability

Neurotrauma to Neurorecovery (NtoN) Network

Cough augmentation techniques to optimize weaning success and prevent reintubation for critically ill patients

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Jennifer Yao

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