Dahlia Kairy, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc. Physical Therapy, McGill University (1997)
• M.Sc. Rehabilitation Sciences, McGill University (2002)
• Ph.D. Public Health, Organization of Health Services option, Université de Montréal (2010)
• Postdoctoral Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke (2012)

Current research projects

• Telerehabilitation projects and virtual reality in patients who had a stroke (balance, upper limb)
• Telerehabilitation project to support clinicians in early supported discharge interventions for patients who had a stroke
• Developing a mobile app to facilitate social participation for people with disability
• Development of an intelligent power wheelchairs and social participation
• Development and evaluation of communities of practice
• Evaluation of knowledge translation strategies in rehabilitation
• Evaluation of telerehabilitation implementation in rehabilitation settings

Selected publications

• Norouzi-Gheidari, N., Hernandez, A., Archambault, P., Higgins, J., Poissant, L., & Kairy, D. (2019). Feasibility, safety and efficacy of a virtual reality exergame system to supplement upper extremity rehabilitation post-stroke: a pilot randomized clinical trial and proof of principle. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1). doi:10.3390/ijerph17010113.
• Kairy, D., Messier, F., Zidarov, D., Ahmed, S., Poissant, L., Rushton, P.W., Vincent, C., Fillion, B., & Lavoie, V. (2017). Evaluating the implementation process of a new telerehabilitation modality in three rehabilitation settings using the normalization process theory: study protocol. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 1-8. doi:10.1080/20479700.2017.1314119
• Pan, S., Kairy, D., Corriveau, H., & Tousignant, M. (2017). Adapted Tai Chi Enhances Upper Limb Motor Control in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study. Journal of Novel Physiotherapy, 7, 335. doi: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000335
• Kairy, D., Soares Veras, M.M., Archambault, P., Hernandez, A., Higgins, J., Levin, M.F., Poissant, L., Raz, A., & Kaizer, F. (2016). Maximizing post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation using a novel telerehabilitation interactive virtual reality system in the patient’s home: a study protocol of a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 4(47), 49-53. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2015.12.006
• Veras, M., Kairy, D., Rogante, M., Giacomozzi, C., & Saraiva, S. (2017). Scoping review of outcome measures used in telerehabilitation and virtual reality for post-stroke rehabilitation. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23(6), 567-587. doi:10.1177/1357633×16656235
• Mazer, B., Kairy, D., Guindon, A., Girard, M., Swaine, B., Kehayia, A., & Labbe, D. (2015). Rehabilitation Living Lab in the Mall: Learning Together to Improve Rehabilitation, Participation and Social Inclusion for People Living with Disabilities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(4), 4439-4460. doi:10.3390/ijerph120404439
• Kairy, D., Lehoux, P., & Vincent, C. (2014). Exploring routine use of telemedicine through a case study in rehabilitation. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health, Special issue: eHealth in the Region of the Americas, 35(5-6), 337-344.
• Kairy, D., Tousignant, M., Leclerc, N., Côté, A.-M., Levasseur, M., & Tel Age Researchers (2013). The patient’s perspective of in-home telerehabilitation physiotherapy services following total knee arthroplasty. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(9), 3998-4011.
• Kairy, D., Lehoux, P., Vincent, C., & Visintin, M. (2009). A systematic review of clinical outcomes, clinical process, health care utilization and costs associated with telerehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31(6), 427-447. doi:10.1080/09638280802062553

In the media

• Interview for the Forum newspaper of the Université de Montréal. Une étude pour documenter le recours aux soins à distance en réadaptation. May 26, 2020.
• Interview for the Infolettre of the Faculty of Medicine of the Université de Montréal. Téléconsultation : les soins de santé à l’ère du 4.0. May 14, 2019.
• Contribution to the section « La téléréadaptation en trois questions : Quels sont les principaux risques et embûches à prévoir et comment puis-je les éviter ou les contourner ? » of the Physio-Québec magazine of the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec. Spring-Summer 2018.
• Interview on Accès Libre, Canal M. Table ronde sur le schémas d’innovation sociale. Animators: Benoit Racette and Anne-Laure Jeanson. April 9, 2018.
• Article on the Hinnovic blog. Strategies for meaningfully involving users in the development of an intelligent power wheelchair. May 4, 2013.

Research interests

• Technology implementation and evaluation
• Innovative approaches in rehabilitation
• Telerehabilitation and virtual reality
• Knowledge translation
• Qualitative approaches and mixed methods