James Milligan, University of Waterloo

Research

Aging Exercise Frailty Implementation Science Knowledge Translation Nutrition Physical Activity Protein

Latest papers

Integrating key interest-holder perspectives on the use of patient-reported experience measures for medications: a mixed methods study.
Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2026
Identifying what matters to adults with mobility limitations regarding their experiences with medications: A concept mapping study
PLoS ONE · 2025
Frailty Screening and Case-Finding for Complex Chronic Conditions in Older Adults in Primary Care
Geriatrics · 2018

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Implementing Digital health, Evidence-based physical Activity programs and Supportive environments for Healthy Cities: IDEAS for Healthy Cities
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$24,987
Extending the validation and reliability testing of SCREEN a nutrition risk screening tool for community-living seniors.
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$481,950
Finding the Optimal Resistance Training Intensity For Your Bones: A randomized controlled trial (FORTIFY Bones)
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,258,426

All 6 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

Integrating key interest-holder perspectives on the use of patient-reported experience measures for medications: a mixed methods study.

Crawshaw J, El-Kotob R, Cadel L, McCarthy LM, Dolovich L, Hitzig SL, Zidarov D, MacKay C, Cimino SR, Milligan J, Lofters A, Guilcher SJT

Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2026.04.004 PMID: 42014278

02

Identifying what matters to adults with mobility limitations regarding their experiences with medications: A concept mapping study

Guilcher SJT, Cadel L, Everall AC, Kaiser A, Cimino SR, El-Kotob R, McCarthy L, O’Connell C, MacKay C, Milligan J

PLoS ONE20252 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323877

03

Frailty Screening and Case-Finding for Complex Chronic Conditions in Older Adults in Primary Care

Lee L, Patel T, Hillier LM, Locklin J, Milligan J, Pefanis J, Costa A, Lee J, Slonim K, Giangregorio L

Geriatrics201823 citations

DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics3030039

04

A Scoping Review of Physical Rehabilitation in Long-Term Care: Interventions, Outcomes, Tools*

McArthur C, Gibbs JC, Patel R, Papaioannou A, Neves P, Killingbeck J, Hirdes J, Milligan J, Berg K, Giangregorio L

Canadian Journal on Aging201719 citations

DOI: 10.1017/s071498081700040x

05

Abstracts and Workshops 7th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference November 9 – 11, 2017 Fallsview Casino Resort Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Shojaei MH, Alavinia M, Craven BC, Cheng CL, Plashkes T, Shen T, Fallah N, Humphreys S, O'Connell C, Linassi AG

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine20177 citations

DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1369666

06

Enhancing primary care for persons with spinal cord injury: More than improving physical accessibility

Milligan J, Lee J

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine201619 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1179/2045772315y.0000000041

07

Office‐Based Case Finding for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults in Primary Care

Lee L, Patel T, Hillier LM, Milligan J

Canadian Respiratory Journal20166 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1155/2016/1083270 PMID: W2468691742

08

Physical activity as medicine among family health teams: an environmental scan of physical activity services in an interdisciplinary primary care setting

Moore C, Lee J, Milligan J, Giangregorio L

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism201517 citations

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2014-0387

09

Scoping review of physical rehabilitation interventions in long-term care: protocol for tools, models of delivery, outcomes and quality indicators

McArthur C, Gibbs J, Papaioannou A, Hirdes J, Milligan J, Berg K, Giangregorio L

BMJ Open20156 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007528 PMID: W1947969439

Implementing Digital health, Evidence-based physical Activity programs and Supportive environments for Healthy Cities: IDEAS for Healthy Cities

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: HCIS - LOI - Musculoskeletal health, mobility or prevention

Principal investigators: Giangregorio, Lora Marie; Alexander, Edward W; Hoshing, Natalie; Kingswood, Andrea; Vincent, Andrea; Straus, Sharon E; Walsh, Rachel L

Keywords: Aging; Arthritis; Environment; Exercise; Fractures; Implementation Science; Musculoskeletal; Physical Activity

$24,987

Extending the validation and reliability testing of SCREEN a nutrition risk screening tool for community-living seniors.

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Keller, Heather H

Keywords: Dementia; Malnutrition; Nutrition Assessment; Nutrition Risk; Older Adults; Screening; Validity & Reliability

$481,950

Finding the Optimal Resistance Training Intensity For Your Bones: A randomized controlled trial (FORTIFY Bones)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Giangregorio, Lora Marie

Keywords: Bone; Bone Mineral Density; Bone Strength; Exercise; Fracture; Muscle Strength; Osteoporosis; Physical Activity; Strength Training

$1,258,426

MoveSTroNg: A model for delivering Strength Training and Nutrition education for older adults in Canadian communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)

Principal investigators: Giangregorio, Lora Marie; Brien, Sheila; Funnell, Larry; Weston, Zach; Milligan, James D

Keywords: Aging; Exercise; Frailty; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Nutrition; Physical Activity; Protein; Resistance Training

$100,000

Bed rest in older adults accelerates "aging-like" changes

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Understanding the Health Impact of Inactivity - ICRH

Principal investigators: Hughson, Richard L

Keywords: Aging; Biological Aging; Bone Health; Cognition; Human Bed Rest; Insulin Resistance; Nutrition; Orthostatic Blood Pressure; Spaceflight; Technology

$200,000

Patient-Oriented Implementation Science on Exercise (POISE)

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Giangregorio, Lora Marie

Keywords: Exercise; Implementatation; Knowledge Translation; Physical Activity

$24,969

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

Family Medicine
Kinesiology
Surgery
School of Pharmacy
Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Nursing
Other

Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

James Milligan

Family Medicine

8 shared papers, latest 2025

Lora Giangregorio

Kinesiology and Health Sciences

5 shared papers, latest 2018

Joseph Lee

Family Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2018

John Hirdes

School of Public Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Tejal Patel

School of Pharmacy

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Linda Lee

School of Pharmacy

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Linda Lee

Family Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Aisha Lofters

Department of Family and Community Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2026

José Zariffa

Biomedical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Hardeep Singh

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Swati Mehta

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Eldon Loh

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Pamela Houghton

School of Physical Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Walter Wodchis

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Veronique Boscart

School of Public Health and Health Systems

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Sunita Mathur

Medicine/Respirology

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Kei Masani

Physical Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Mark Bayley

Physical Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Taufik Valiante

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Kristin Musselman

Department of Physical Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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James Milligan

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Integrating key interest-holder perspectives on the use of patient-reported experience measures for medications: a mixed methods study.

Identifying what matters to adults with mobility limitations regarding their experiences with medications: A concept mapping study

Frailty Screening and Case-Finding for Complex Chronic Conditions in Older Adults in Primary Care

A Scoping Review of Physical Rehabilitation in Long-Term Care: Interventions, Outcomes, Tools*

Abstracts and Workshops 7th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference November 9 – 11, 2017 Fallsview Casino Resort Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Enhancing primary care for persons with spinal cord injury: More than improving physical accessibility

Office‐Based Case Finding for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults in Primary Care

Physical activity as medicine among family health teams: an environmental scan of physical activity services in an interdisciplinary primary care setting

Scoping review of physical rehabilitation interventions in long-term care: protocol for tools, models of delivery, outcomes and quality indicators

Implementing Digital health, Evidence-based physical Activity programs and Supportive environments for Healthy Cities: IDEAS for Healthy Cities

Extending the validation and reliability testing of SCREEN a nutrition risk screening tool for community-living seniors.

Finding the Optimal Resistance Training Intensity For Your Bones: A randomized controlled trial (FORTIFY Bones)

MoveSTroNg: A model for delivering Strength Training and Nutrition education for older adults in Canadian communities

Bed rest in older adults accelerates "aging-like" changes

Patient-Oriented Implementation Science on Exercise (POISE)

Frequent collaborators

James Milligan

Lora Giangregorio

Joseph Lee

Crystal Mackay

John Hirdes

Tejal Patel

Linda Lee

Anita Kaiser

Alexandra Papaioannou

John Lee

Aisha Lofters

Linda Lee

Linda Lee

Aisha Lofters

Najib Ayas

Milos Popovic

José Zariffa

Sharon Gabison

Nicole Mittmann

Hardeep Singh

Swati Mehta

Eldon Loh

Eve Tsai

Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos

Lisa Dolovich

Christopher West

Pamela Houghton

Kathleen Martin Ginis

Rebecca Charbonneau

Walter Wodchis

Veronique Boscart

Sunita Mathur

Luc Noreau

Kei Masani

Brian Kwon

Mark Bayley

Paul Yoo

Taufik Valiante

John Kramer

Kristin Musselman