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Heather Gillis

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Professor - MPT & MClSc (Manipulative Therapy) Field LeaderSchool of Physical TherapyWestern University

Heather Gillis

Professor - MPT & MClSc (Manipulative Therapy) Field Leader

School of Physical Therapy

Faculty of Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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Professors usually supervise graduate students in their department's programs.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Latest papers

Experiences of telehealth e-mentoring within postgraduate musculoskeletal physical therapy education in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Musculoskeletal science & practice · 2026
Physiotherapy students' perceptions of how the Cervical Framework influences their clinical reasoning: A qualitative single case study of a Canadian university.
Musculoskeletal science & practice · 2025
Assessment approaches and methods in physiotherapy education: A scoping review protocol.
PloS one · 2025 · senior author

All 11 publications

11 publications.

Experiences of telehealth e-mentoring within postgraduate musculoskeletal physical therapy education in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Rushton A, Yeung E, Sadi J, Johnson W, Tyros I, Nazareth M, Gillis H, Heneghan NR

Musculoskeletal science & practice2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2026.103635 PMID: 42603471

Physiotherapy students' perceptions of how the Cervical Framework influences their clinical reasoning: A qualitative single case study of a Canadian university.

Davis C, Kowalski K, Noblet T, Maddigan K, Soung S, Hubbard A, Gillis H, Parikh P, Sadi J, Tawiah A, Ziebart C, Rushton A

Musculoskeletal science & practice2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103405 PMID: 40913871

Assessment approaches and methods in physiotherapy education: A scoping review protocol.

Kowalski KL, Tawiah A, Miller E, Goodman M, Alcock G, Gillis H

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0335229 PMID: 41134768

Entry to practice physiotherapy students' use of the international IFOMPT cervical framework to inform clinical reasoning: a qualitative case study design.

Kowalski KL, Gillis H, Parikh P, Henning K, Sadi J, Rushton A

BMC medical education2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-07501-3 PMID: 40598033

Identifying competencies in advanced healthcare practice: an umbrella review.

Kenyon E, DeBoer S, El-Khoury R, La D, Saville B, Gillis H, Alcock G, Miller E, Sadi J

Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10459-024-10349-9 PMID: 38886319

Physiotherapists' Perspectives on Type 2 Diabetes Management and as a Primary Condition for Referral to Physiotherapy Services: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Janssen SM, Connelly DM, Gillis H

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2022-0022 PMID: 40959161

Use of the International IFOMPT Cervical Framework to inform clinical reasoning in postgraduate level physiotherapy students: a qualitative study using think aloud methodology.

Kowalski KL, Gillis H, Henning K, Parikh P, Sadi J, Rushton A

BMC medical education2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05399-x PMID: 38698376

Educators' Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Type 2 Diabetes Content in Physiotherapy Programmes across Canada.

Janssen SM, Connelly DM, Gillis H

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2021-0045 PMID: 38465311

Effectiveness and safety of manual therapy when compared with oral pain medications in patients with neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Makin J, Watson L, Pouliopoulou DV, Laframboise T, Gangloff B, Sidhu R, Sadi J, Parikh P, Gross A, Langevin P

Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology20247 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13102-024-00874-w PMID: W4394856116

Experiences of telehealth e-mentoring within postgraduate musculoskeletal physical therapy education in the UK and Canada: a protocol for parallel mixed-methods studies and cross-cultural comparison.

Heneghan NR, Nazareth M, Johnson WJ, Tyros I, Sadi J, Gillis H, Rushton AB

BMJ open2021

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042602 PMID: 33550251

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Heather Gillis

Research

Latest papers

Experiences of telehealth e-mentoring within postgraduate musculoskeletal physical therapy education in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Physiotherapy students' perceptions of how the Cervical Framework influences their clinical reasoning: A qualitative single case study of a Canadian university.

Assessment approaches and methods in physiotherapy education: A scoping review protocol.

Entry to practice physiotherapy students' use of the international IFOMPT cervical framework to inform clinical reasoning: a qualitative case study design.

Identifying competencies in advanced healthcare practice: an umbrella review.

Physiotherapists' Perspectives on Type 2 Diabetes Management and as a Primary Condition for Referral to Physiotherapy Services: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Use of the International IFOMPT Cervical Framework to inform clinical reasoning in postgraduate level physiotherapy students: a qualitative study using think aloud methodology.

Educators' Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Type 2 Diabetes Content in Physiotherapy Programmes across Canada.

Effectiveness and safety of manual therapy when compared with oral pain medications in patients with neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Experiences of telehealth e-mentoring within postgraduate musculoskeletal physical therapy education in the UK and Canada: a protocol for parallel mixed-methods studies and cross-cultural comparison.

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Alison Rushton

Erin Miller

Andrews Tawiah

Katie Kowalski

Anita R Gross

Pierre Langevin

Pavlos Bobos

Christina Ziebart