Nigel Ashworth - Directory@UAlberta.ca

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Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Deptment of Medicine - PhysMedRehab

Email: ashworth@ualberta.ca

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Trained in UK, New Zealand, Dalhousie University and Univ Saskatchewan

Professor PM&R, Adjunct Neurology and School Public Health

Former head PM&R, Reg Clin Prog Director Rehab, Head Neurosciences.

Clinical: Clinical neurophysiology/Neuromuscular disease, Director EMG lab GRH,

Teaching: Neuromuscular disease/EMG rotations for Neurology, Neurosurg, Plastics, and PM&R residents. Clinical Skills Medical Students, Chief examiner CSCN EMG exam, Royal College examiner PM&R

Research: 60 peer reviewed publications in clinical neurophysiology, neuro rehabilitation, and population based health. Held variety of grants including CIHR.

Featured Publications

Reducing prescribing of benzodiazepines in older adults: a comparison of four physician-focused interventions by a medical regulatory authority

Ashworth N., Kain N., Wiebe D., Hernandez-Ceron N., Jess E., Mazurek K.

BMC Family Practice. 2021 December; 22 (1) 10.1186/s12875-021-01415-x

A review of multi-source feedback focusing on psychometrics, pitfalls and some possible solutions

Ashworth, N., De Champlain, A.F. & Kain

SN Social Sciences. 2021 March; 1 (24):1-5 10.1007/s43545-020-00033-1

Does Pass/Fail on Medical Licensing Exams Predict Future Physician Performance in Practice? A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Alberta Physicians

André F. De Champlain, Nigel Ashworth, Nicole Kain, Sirius Qin, Delaney Wiebe, Fang Tian

Journal of medical regulation. 2020 December; 106 (4):17-26 https://doi.org/10.30770/2572-1852-106.4.17

Local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome

Ashworth N.L., Bland J.D.P., Chapman K.M., Tardif G., Albarqouni L., Nagendran A.

Cochrane Database. 2020 November; 2020 (11) 10.1002/14651858.CD013785