Lesley Singer, McGill University

Research

Integrated Knowledge Translation Pain Education Community And Patient Engagement Consolidated Framework For Implementation Research Feasibility Trial Health Professions Education Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Implementation Science

Latest papers

Are Newly Graduated Physiotherapists in Quebec Prepared for Work Rehabilitation Practice? A Mixed Method Study.
Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026
Integrating people living with pain into pre-licensure pain education: a novel learning activity for health professional students.
Disability and rehabilitation · 2026
Mapping the Landscape of Work Rehabilitation Education in Physiotherapy Programs: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Quebec.
Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Determining the feasibility of a type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial that evaluates the integration of people living with pain into health professional pain education: A pilot randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$436,050
Improving pain education across entry-level physiotherapy programs in Canada: An integrated knowledge translation study
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$604,350

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Are Newly Graduated Physiotherapists in Quebec Prepared for Work Rehabilitation Practice? A Mixed Method Study.

Longtin C, Hong QN, Coutu MF, Alpdogan NY, Singer L, Cooper L, Bussières A, Carrière J, Bertrand-Charette M, Perreault K, Hudon A, Wideman TH

Journal of occupational rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10926-026-10404-9 PMID: 42060181

02

Integrating people living with pain into pre-licensure pain education: a novel learning activity for health professional students.

Longtin C, Bhanji A, Houston E, Augeard N, Amari F, Singer L, Cooper L, Ashton-James C, Miller J, Towle A, Bostick G, Wideman TH

Disability and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2563770 PMID: 41042047

03

Mapping the Landscape of Work Rehabilitation Education in Physiotherapy Programs: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Quebec.

Longtin C, Hong QN, Amari F, Singer L, Cooper L, Bussières A, Carrière JS, Bertrand-Charette M, Perreault K, Hudon A, Wideman TH

Journal of occupational rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10926-025-10325-z PMID: 40913649

04

Developing consensus among people living with pain on what health professionals should know about their lived experiences.

Houston E, Stilwell P, Cooper L, Singer L, Bostick G, Bussières A, Amari F, Wideman TH

Disability and rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2481980 PMID: 40178113

05

Implementing pain competencies in Canadian physiotherapy education: Challenges, barriers, and opportunities.

Augeard N, Longtin C, Bussières A, Bostick G, Thomas A, Miller J, Tousignant-Laflamme Y, Walton D, Hudon A, Cooper L, Singer L, Amari F, Wideman TH

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2025

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2025.2574969 PMID: 41409715

06

Development of a national pain management competency profile to guide entry-level physiotherapy education in Canada

Augeard N, Bostick G, Miller J, Walton D, Tousignant-Laflamme Y, Hudon A, Bussières A, Cooper L, McNiven N, Thomas A

Canadian Journal of Pain202229 citations

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103

07

An interdisciplinary program for familiar faces with chronic pain visiting the emergency department—randomized controlled trial

Shergill Y, Poulin P, Rice D, Rash JA, Hebert G, Tennant E, Khoo E, Romanow H, Singer L, Jarvis V

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open2022

DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12628

Determining the feasibility of a type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial that evaluates the integration of people living with pain into health professional pain education: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wideman, Timothy H; Bostick, Geoffrey P; Cooper, Lynn K; McIntyre, Virginia; Miller, Jordan; Singer, Lesley N

Keywords: Community And Patient Engagement; Consolidated Framework For Implementation Research; Feasibility Trial; Health Professions Education; Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial; Implementation Science; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Pain Education; Qualitative Description; Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

$436,050

Improving pain education across entry-level physiotherapy programs in Canada: An integrated knowledge translation study

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wideman, Timothy H; Bostick, Geoffrey P; Bussières, André; Cooper, Lynn K; McNiven, Nicol; Miller, Jordan; Nguyen, Tony; Singer, Lesley N; Thomas, Aliki; Tousignant-Laflamme, Yannick; Walton, David M

Keywords: Core Competencies In Pain Management; Entry-Level Physiotherapy Training; Iasp Curriculum Outline On Pain For Physical Therapy; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Pain Education

$604,350

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

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Rehabilitation Science
Rehabilitation Therapy
Clinical Epidemiology
Psychiatry
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Anesthesiology
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Integrated Knowledge Translation Dear Professor Singer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Are Newly Graduated Physiotherapists in Quebec Prepared for Work Rehabilitation Practice? A Mixed Method Study." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Determining the feasibility of a type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial that evaluates the integration of people living with pain into health professional pain education: A pilot randomized controlled trial" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]