Brigitte Vachon, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc. Occupational Therapy, École de réadaptation, Université de Montréal (1994)
• M.Sc. Biomedical Sciences (rehabilitation), Université de Montréal (1999)
• Ph.D. Clinical Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke (2009)
• Postdoctorat in knowledge translation, Ottawa Hospital Research Centre, University of Ottawa (2009-2012)

Current research projects

• Evaluation of the impact and implementation of a quality improvement collaborative promoting the commitment of front-line professionals in improving the services offered to people with chronic illness in the province of Quebec: COMPAS +.
• Development of a navigation guide for people with diabetes to facilitate access to primary care interprofessional services
• Evaluation of the impacts and use of the portfolio in a context of continuing professional development among occupational therapists
• Analysis of facilitators and barriers and development of occupational therapists’ practices in primary care

Selected publications

• Vachon, B., & Donnelly, C. (2020). Diabetes. In D. P. Dirette & S. A. Gutman (dir.), Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (8^th). Wolters Kluwer.
• Vachon, B., Curran, J., Karunananthan, S., Graham, I., Moher, D., Sales, A. E., Strauss, S. E., Fiander, M., Paprica, A. P., & Grimshaw, J. (in press). Changing research culture towards more use of replication research: A narrative review of barriers and strategies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
• Vachon, B., Curran, J., Karunananthan, S., Graham, I., Moher, D., Sales, A. E., Strauss, S. E., Fiander, M., Paprica, A. P., & Grimshaw, J. (in press). A concept analysis and meta-narrative review established a comprehensive theoretical definition of replication research to improve its use. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
• Vachon, B., Gaboury, I., Memear, M., Pomey, M.-P., Roy, D., Houle, L., Breton, M., Duhoux, A., Émond, V., Giasson, G., Kaczorowski, J., Légaré, F., Lussier, M.-T., Pluye, P., & Vanasse, A. (2020). Evaluating implementation and impact of a provincial quality improvement collaborative for the management of chronic diseases in primary care: the COMPAS+ study protocol. BMC Family Practice, 21(1), 1-9. doi:10.1186/s12875-019-1072-y
• Locas, V., Préfontaine, C., Veillette, N., & Vachon, B. (2020). Integration of occupational therapists into family medicine groups: Physicians’ perspectives. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(7), 458-468. doi:10.1177/0308022619883481
• Luu, C., Morel, M., Beaulieu, J., Rochette, A., & Vachon, B. (2019). Le portfolio d’apprentissage utilisé lors de la formation universitaire en ergothérapie : La perspective des étudiants. Actualités ergothérapiques, 22(1), 14-16.
• Vachon, B., Foucault, M.-L., Giguère, C.-E., Rochette, A, Thomas, A., & Morel, M. (2017). Factors influencing acceptability and perceived impacts of a mandatory ePortfolio implemented by an occupational therapy regulatory organization. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. doi:10.1097/ceh.0000000000000182
• Vachon, B., Huynh, A-T., Breton, M., Camirand, M. Quesnel, L., Tardif, S., & Leblanc, J. (2017). Patients’ expectations and solutions for improving primary diabetes care. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 30(6), 554- doi:10.1108/ijhcqa-07-2016-0106
• Foucault, M-L., Vachon, B., Thomas, A., Rochette, A., & Giguère, C-E. (2017). Utilisation of an electronic portfolio to engage occupational therapists in continuing professional development: Results of a provincial survey. Disability and Rehabilitation, 14, 1-9. doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1300335
• Vachon, B., Rochette, A., Thomas, A., Désormeaux, W. F., & Huynh, A-T. (2016). Professional portfolios used by Canadian occupational therapist: How can they be improved? The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 4(3), Article 4. doi:15453/2168-6408.1280
• Vachon, B., Desorcy, B., Camirand, M., Rodrigue, J., Quesnel, L., Guimond, C., . . . Grimshaw, J. (2013). Engaging Primary Care Practitioners in Quality Improvement: Making explicit the program theory of an interprofessional education intervention. BMC Health Services Research, 13, 1 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-13-106
• Vachon, B., Durand, M.-J., & LeBlanc, J. (2010). Empowering occupational therapists to become evidence-based work rehabilitation practitioners. Work: A journal of prevention, assessment and rehabilitation, 37(2): 119- doi:10.3233/wor-2010-1063

Research interests

• Knowledge translation
• Continuous health services quality improvement and practice change
• Continuing professional development
• Reflective practice
• Primary care and chronic disease management