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Lesley Pritchard, PhD

Associate Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy
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Contact

Associate Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy
Email
lwiart@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-2971
Address
3-60 Corbett (E.A.) Hall
8205 - 114 St NW
Edmonton AB
T6G 2G4

Overview

About

Credentials

  • PhD - University of Alberta - 2008
  • MScPT - University of Alberta - 2002
  • BScPT - University of Alberta - 1996


Research

Professional Interests

  • Participation of children with motor disabilities in their schools and communities
  • Families perspectives on rehabilitation service delivery - implications for service delivery and policy
  • Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for children with cerebral palsy
  • Pediatric rehabilitation service delivery

Current Research

  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of robotic gait training and gait-focused physical therapy programs for children and youth with cerebral palsy
  • Evaluation of a child-focussed approach to rehabilitation goal setting (The ENGAGE study)

Teaching

Lesley teaches Pther 563 Gross Motor Development and Pediatric Physical Therapy 

Courses

PTHER 563 - Gross Motor Development and Pediatric Physical Therapy

Introduction to theories of motor development and a systematic observational approach to the assessment of gross motor skills in infancy and childhood. Introduction to issues in pediatric physical therapy, assessment and intervention approaches, appropriate outcome measures, service delivery models, and important research findings. Corequisite: PTHER 546 and 567. Prerequisites: PTHER 544.

Fall Term 2024

PTHER 572 - Basic Concepts in Evidence-Based Practice

An introduction to basic concepts of evidence-based physiotherapy practice, with emphasis on searching, appraising, and applying scientific evidence to inform clinical decision-making. Students will consider different sources of knowledge, the logic and methods of analytical research, the purposes and practices of Interpretive and clinical research, and attitudes and skills for conducting practitioner-led clinical research.

Winter Term 2025

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Featured Publications

Goal Setting in pediatric rehabilitation for children with motor disabilities: A scoping review.

Pritchard-Wiart, L. Phelan, S.K.

Clinical Rehabilitation. 2018 January; 13 (1):p.954-966

A Review of Theories Relevant to Goal Setting in Paediatric Rehabilitation

Pritchard-Wiart, Thompson-Hodgetts, S., McKillop, A.

Clinical Rehabilitation.

Community-based physical activity and sports for children and adolescent wheelchair users: A scoping review.

Bragg, E. Pritchard-Wiart, L.

Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics..

Evaluation of the effectiveness of robotic gait training and gait-focused physical therapy programs for children and youth with cerebral palsy: a mixed methods RCT.

Wiart, L., Rosychuk, R.J., Wright.V.

BMC Neurology. 16 (86)

Sleep: An underemphasized aspect of health and development in neurorehabilitation.

Verschuren, O., Gorter, J.W., Pritchard-Wiart, L.

Early Human Development. 113

The Young Movers Project: A Case Series Describing Modified Toy Car Use as an Early Movement Option for Young Children With Mobility Limitations.

Pritchard-Wiart, L., Bragg, E., Hodgetts, S.

Clinical Rehabilitation.