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Nicol Korner-Bitensky

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Retired ProfessorSchool of Physical & Occupational TherapyMcGill University

Nicol Korner-Bitensky

Retired Professor

School of Physical & Occupational Therapy

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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No publications since 2017.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2008.

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Research

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Latest papers

Perspectives of health care professionals on the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a stroke rehabilitation guidelines cluster randomized controlled trial.
BMC health services research · 2017
Current Rehabilitation Practices for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Focus and Gaps
Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics · 2017
Comparison of two cognitive interventions for adults experiencing executive dysfunction post-stroke: a pilot study.
Disability and rehabilitation · 2017

All 37 publications

Latest funding

Canadian Stroke Network (2006 Renewal Competition)
NSERC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$500,000
The McGill Immersive Wheelchair (miWe) Simulator for the clinical assessment and at-home training of powered wheelchair driving skills
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$292,484
Improving Performance in Drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment: An RCT of Cognitive Training
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$562,766

All 6 grants and awards

37 publications.

Perspectives of health care professionals on the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a stroke rehabilitation guidelines cluster randomized controlled trial.

Munce SEP, Graham ID, Salbach NM, Jaglal SB, Richards CL, Eng JJ, Desrosiers J, MacKay-Lyons M, Wood-Dauphinee S, Korner-Bitensky N, Mayo NE, Teasell RW, Zwarenstein M, Mokry J, Black S, Bayley MT

BMC health services research201789 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2389-7 PMID: 28651530

Current Rehabilitation Practices for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Focus and Gaps

Anaby D, Korner-Bitensky N, Steven E, Tremblay S, Snider L, Avery L, Law M

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics201781 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3109/01942638.2015.1126880

Comparison of two cognitive interventions for adults experiencing executive dysfunction post-stroke: a pilot study.

Poulin V, Korner-Bitensky N, Bherer L, Lussier M, Dawson DR

Disability and rehabilitation201779 citations

DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1123303 PMID: 26750772

Facilitated interprofessional implementation of a physical rehabilitation guideline for stroke in inpatient settings: process evaluation of a cluster randomized trial.

Salbach NM, Wood-Dauphinee S, Desrosiers J, Eng JJ, Graham ID, Jaglal SB, Korner-Bitensky N, MacKay-Lyons M, Mayo NE, Richards CL, Teasell RW, Zwarenstein M, Bayley MT, Stroke Canada Optimization of Rehabilitation By Evidence – Implementation Trial (SCORE-IT) Team

Implementation science : IS201753 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13012-017-0631-7 PMID: 28764752

Power wheelchair driving challenges in the community: a users' perspective.

Torkia C, Reid D, Korner-Bitensky N, Kairy D, Rushton PW, Demers L, Archambault PS

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology201582 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2014.898159 PMID: 24640944

Measuring Driving-Related Attitudes Among Older Adults: Psychometric Evidence for the Decisional Balance Scale Across Time and Gender

Sukhawathanakul P, Tuokko H, Rhodes RE, Marshall SC, Charlton J, Koppel S, Gélinas I, Naglie G, Mazer B, Vrkljan B

The Gerontologist20155 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv077 PMID: W2252964296

Identification and assessment of functional performance in mild cognitive impairment: a survey of occupational therapy practices.

Belchior P, Korner-Bitensky N, Holmes M, Robert A

Australian occupational therapy journal2015

DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12201 PMID: 25950462

Determining the barriers and facilitators to adopting best practices in the management of poststroke unilateral spatial neglect: results of a qualitative study.

Petzold A, Korner-Bitensky N, Salbach NM, Ahmed S, Menon A, Ogourtsova T

Topics in stroke rehabilitation201427 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1310/tsr2103-228 PMID: 24985390

Stroke‐specific executive function assessment: A literature review of performance‐based tools

Valérie Poulin, Nicol A. Korner-Bitensky, DEIRDRE R. DAWSON

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal201359 citations

DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12024 PMID: 23414185

When does stroke rehabilitation end?

Korner-Bitensky N

International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society2013First author

DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00963.x PMID: 23280263

Canadian Stroke Network (2006 Renewal Competition)

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Hakim, Antoine

$500,000

The McGill Immersive Wheelchair (miWe) Simulator for the clinical assessment and at-home training of powered wheelchair driving skills

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Archambault, Philippe

Keywords: Assessment; At-Home Program; Complex Tasks; Computer Simulation; Confidence; Driving; Knowledge Translation; Powered Wheelchair; Safety; Training

$292,484

Improving Performance in Drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment: An RCT of Cognitive Training

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Naglie, Gary

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Cognitive Training; Dementia; Driving; Driving Simulator; Executive Functioning; Mild Cognitive Impairment

$562,766

Coordination and motor recovery of the upper limb in stroke.

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Levin, Mindy F

Keywords: Arm Movement; Coordination; Error Correction; Evaluation; Rehabilitation; Self-Efficacy

$261,777

Canadian Stroke Network (2006 Renewal Competition)

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Hakim, Antoine

$8,361,135

BENEFITS OF AN E-LEARNING RESOURCE FOR IMPLEMENTING STROKE REHABILITATION BEST PRACTICES: A collaborative effort by researchers and knowledge users to move evidence into practice

Nominated PICIHR2008Operating Grant: Knowledge to Action

Principal investigators: Korner-Bitensky, Nicol A; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Critical Incident Technique; Decision Makers; Evidence-Based Practice; Interviews; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Translation; Online Questionnaires; Partnership; Practice Behavior; Rehabilitation; Repeated Measures; Stroke; Sustainability; Websites

$141,440

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Nicol Korner-Bitensky

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Perspectives of health care professionals on the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a stroke rehabilitation guidelines cluster randomized controlled trial.

Current Rehabilitation Practices for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Focus and Gaps

Comparison of two cognitive interventions for adults experiencing executive dysfunction post-stroke: a pilot study.

Facilitated interprofessional implementation of a physical rehabilitation guideline for stroke in inpatient settings: process evaluation of a cluster randomized trial.

Power wheelchair driving challenges in the community: a users' perspective.

Measuring Driving-Related Attitudes Among Older Adults: Psychometric Evidence for the Decisional Balance Scale Across Time and Gender

Identification and assessment of functional performance in mild cognitive impairment: a survey of occupational therapy practices.

Determining the barriers and facilitators to adopting best practices in the management of poststroke unilateral spatial neglect: results of a qualitative study.

Stroke‐specific executive function assessment: A literature review of performance‐based tools

When does stroke rehabilitation end?

Canadian Stroke Network (2006 Renewal Competition)

The McGill Immersive Wheelchair (miWe) Simulator for the clinical assessment and at-home training of powered wheelchair driving skills

Improving Performance in Drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment: An RCT of Cognitive Training

Coordination and motor recovery of the upper limb in stroke.

Canadian Stroke Network (2006 Renewal Competition)

BENEFITS OF AN E-LEARNING RESOURCE FOR IMPLEMENTING STROKE REHABILITATION BEST PRACTICES: A collaborative effort by researchers and knowledge users to move evidence into practice

Frequent collaborators

Anita Menon

Valérie Poulin

Robert Teasell

Nancy Salbach

Nancy Mayo

Annie Rochette

Tatiana Ogourtsova

Deirdre Dawson

Annie Rochette

Shawn Marshall

Chantale Dumoulin

Barbara Mazer

Janice Eng

Carol Richards

Cara Tannenbaum

Sharon Wood-Dauphinee

Ian Graham

Mark Bayley

Susan Jaglal

Sara Ahmed

Chantal Dumoulin

Marilyn Mackay-Lyons

Merrick Zwarenstein

Alain Ptito

Sara Ahmed

Paula Rushton

Laurie Snider

Caroline Storr

I. Naglie