Joseph-Omer Dyer, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc. Biochemistry, Université de Montréal (1996)
• B.Sc. Physiotherapy, Université de Montréal (1999)
• M.Sc. Biomedical Sciences, Université de Montréal (2002)
• Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences, Université de Montréal (2010)
• Postdoctoral Fellow,  Centre d’études et de recherche en enseignement supérieur (CÉRES), Université de Sherbrooke, & Erasmus University, Rotterdam (Netherlands) (2011-2012)

Current research projects

• Development of clinical skills assessment tools
• Development of training to promote clinical reasoning
• Modelling therapeutic patient education
• Impacts of sensory rehabilitation in peripheral nerve injuries

Selected publications

• Dyer, J. O., Doiron-Cadrin, P., Lafrance, S., Roy, J. S., Frémont, P., Dionne, C. E., MacDermid, J. C., Tousignant, M., Rochette, A., Lowry, V., Saulnier, M., Vukobrat, T., & Desmeules, F. (2022). Diagnosing, Managing, and Supporting Return to Work of Adults With Rotator Cuff Disorders: Clinical Practice Guideline Methods. The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy, 52(10), 665–674. doi:10.2519/jospt.2022.11307
• Brosseau, R., C. Marchand, M.-P. Monette, E. Blanchard-Bernard, S. Champagne-Paradis, S. Dion, V. Bergeron, R. Denis-Brisson, O. Guérard, M.-A. Bouffard, G. Chamberland, L.-P. Tremblay, J. T. Desroches, V. Valiquette, A. Y. Denault and J.-O. Dyer (2022). Développement d’une formation en échographie pulmonaire en physiothérapie basée sur le modèle de conception de cours intégré de Fink. Kinésithérapie, la Revue. doi:10.1016/j.kine.2022.01.010
• Quintal, I., Carrier, A., Packham, T., Bourbonnais, D., & Dyer, J. O. (2021). Tactile stimulation programs in patients with hand dysesthesia after a peripheral nerve injury: A systematic review. Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists, 34(1), 3–17. doi:10.1016/j.jht.2020.05.003
• Quintal, I., Poire-Hamel, L., Bourbonnais, D., & Dyer, J. O. (2018). Management of long-term complex regional pain syndrome with allodynia: A case report. Journal of Hand Therapy, 31(2), 255-264. doi:10.1016/j.jht.2018.01.012
• Maupas, E., Dyer, J. O., Melo, S. A., & Forget, R. (2017). Patellar tendon vibration reduces the increased facilitation from quadriceps to soleus in post-stroke hemiparetic individuals. Annals of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine, 60(5), 319-328. doi:10.1016/j.rehab.2017.03.008
• Montpetit-Tourangeau, K., Dyer, J. O., Hudon, A., Windsor, M., Charlin, B., Mamede, S., & van Gog, T. (2017). Fostering clinical reasoning in physiotherapy: comparing the effects of concept map study and concept map completion after example study in novice and advanced learners. BMC Medical Education, 17(1), 238. doi:10.1186/s12909-017-1076-z
• Dyer, J.-O., Audétat, M.-C., Carrier, A., Faucher, C., Lubarsky, S., & Young, M. (2016). Troisième Conférence internationale de Montréal sur le raisonnement clinique : une pluralité de perspectives pour des enjeux partagés. Pédagogie Médicale, 17(4), 217-220. doi:1051/pmed/2017011
• Dyer, J.-O., Hudon, A., Montpetit-Tourangeau, K., Charlin, B., Mamede, S., & van Gog, T. (2015). Example-based learning: comparing the effects of additionally providing three different integrative learning activities on physiotherapy intervention knowledge. BMC Medical Education, 15, 37. doi:10.1186/s12909-015-0308-3

Research interests

• Clinical reasoning in health professions
• E-learning
• Health sciences education
• Decision tree algorithm in healthcare
• Patient education
• Sensorimotor rehabilitation