Lesley Pritchard, PT, PhD

About

Credentials

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

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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)

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Teaching

Lesley teaches Pther 563 Gross Motor Development and Pediatric Physical Therapy 

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.

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Browse more courses taught by Lesley Pritchard

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

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

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

Clinical Rehabilitation.

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Bragg, E. Pritchard-Wiart, L.

Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics..

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

BMC Neurology. 16 (86)

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

Early Human Development. 113

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

Clinical Rehabilitation.