Le corps professoral

• Ph.D. Doctorat 3e cycle en santé des populations (Université d'Ottawa - Ontario, en cours)
• M.Sc. Maîtrise en kinésiologie (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2008)
• Résidence Chiropratique en Sciences Cliniques (Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College - Toronto, Ontario, 1993)
• D.C. Doctorat en Chiropratique (Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College - Toronto, Ontario, 1991; Summa cum laude, Clinic honors)
• B.Sc. Baccalauréat en sciences Infirmières (Université de Montréal, 1987)

• Développement et l'implantation des lignes directrices et modèle de soins à partir de données probantes afin d'améliorer la pratique et la santé des patients
• Transfert des connaissances auprès des professionnels de la santé, des patients et des décideurs publics, ainsi que la gestion des affections musculosquelettique, en particulier, les désordres du rachis (évaluation clinique et diagnostique, intervention et gestion de cas, pronostique).
• Responsable du Projet Canadian des Guides de Pratique Chiropratique (PCGC) entre 2012-2018. Le mandat est des groupes de travails est de développer, disséminer et implanter des guides de pratique liés à la gestion des affections du système musculosquelettique.

• Iqbal, M. Z., Rochette, A., Mayo, E. M., Valois, M-F., Bussières, A. E., Ahmed, S., Debigaré, R., Letts, L. J., MacDermid, J. C., Ogourtsova, T., Polatajko, H. J., Rappolt, S., Salbach, N. M. & Thomas, A. Exploring if and how evidence-based practice of occupational and physical therapists evolves over time: A longitudinal mixed methods national study. Accepted: PLOS ONE on 23-03-2023 (PONE-D-22-19314R1).
• Gaid D, Ahmed S, Thomas A, Bussières A. Barriers and facilitators to knowledge brokering activities: perspectives from knowledge brokers working in Canadian rehabilitation settings. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions Publish Ahead of Print. March 2023 (suppl 1) DOI: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000475
• Spahija J, Anekwe DE, Katz S, Gillespie L, Bussières A, Antonitti A, Bélanger L, D’Agnillo F, Sun A. The Identification, Selection and Validation of Topic Areas for a Physical Therapy Critical Care Learning Needs Assessment Tool: A Mixed Method Approach. Physiotherapy Canada (Accepted Dec 13 2022)
• Cachecho S, Fąfara A, Lacombe F, Bussières A, Dahan-Oliel N. Current rehabilitation practice for the evaluation and treatment of children with arthrogryposis: An international survey. Disabil Rehabil 2022: 1-9. PMID: 36582123, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2161644
• Zouch JH, Ferreira M, Bussières A, Ashton-James C, Comachio J, Chen Y, Salleseis A, Ferreira P. Influence of initial health care provider on subsequent health care utilization for patients with a new onset of low back pain: A scoping review. Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal; 102(12):150. Nov 1 2022:pzac150. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzac150. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36317766. PMID: 36317766. DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzac150
• Albisser A, Schweinhardt P, Bussières A, Baechler M. Self-reported attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice among Swiss chiropractors: a national survey. Chiropractic & Manual Therapy; 30(1):59 MCID: PMC9768918 DOI: 10.1186/s12998-022-00462-0
• Zaccagnini, M., Bussières, A., Mak, S. Boruff, J., West, A., Thomas A. Scholarly practice in healthcare professions: findings from a scoping review. Adv in Health Sci Educ (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-022-10180-0
• Uwizeye CB, Zomahoun HTV, Bussières A, Thomas A, Kairy D, Massougbodji J, Rheault N, Tchoubi S, Philibert L, Abib Gaye S, Khadraoui L, Ben Charif A, Diendéré E, Langlois L, Dugas M, Légaré F. Implementation Strategies for Knowledge Products in Primary Health Care: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews. Interact J Med Res. 2022 Jul 11;11(2):e38419. doi: 10.2196/38419. PMID: 35635786; PMCID: PMC9315889.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35635786/
• To, D., Hall, A., Bussières, A., French, S., Lawrence, D., Pike, R., Patey, A., Brake-Patten, D., Keefe, L., Elliott, B., De Carvalho, D. Exploring factors influencing chiropractors’ adherence to radiographic guidelines for low back pain using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 2022;30(1):23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-022-00433-5
• Daneau C, Marchand, AA, Bussières A, O’Shaughnessy J, Ruchat SM, Descarreaux M. Effects of a motor control exercise program on lumbopelvic pain recurrences and intensity in pregnant women with a history of lumbopelvic pain: a study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022;8(1), 65. PMCID: PMC8935756. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-01024-0
• Comer CM, Ammendolia, C, Battié MC, Bussières A, Fairbank J, Haig A, Melloh M, Redmond A, Schneider MJ, Standaert CJ, MD, Tomkins-Lane C, Williamson E, Wong AYL. Consensus on a Standardised Treatment Pathway Algorithm for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis:  an International Delphi Study. BMC Musculoskel Disord 23(1):550 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05485-5
• Wideman TH, Bostick G, Miller J, Thomas A, Bussières A, Walton D, Tousignant-Laflamme Y,  Carlesso L, Hunter J, Perreault K, Shay B. The development of a stakeholder-endorsed national strategic plan for advancing pain education across Canadian physiotherapy programs. Canadian Journal of Pain 2022; 6:1, 21-32, DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2022.2056006
• Dahan-Oliel N, Cachecho S, Fąfara A, Lacombe F, Samargian A, Bussières A. Expert guidance for the rehabilitation of children with arthrogryposis: protocol using an integrated knowledge translation approach. Res Involv Engagem 8, 5 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-022-00336-y
• Regalado I, Rodrigues C, Lindquist, AR; Cardoso R; Longo E, Lencucha R; Hunt M Thomas A Bussières A, Boruff JT.; Shikako-Thomas K. Knowledge Translation in rehabilitation settings in low, lower-middle and upper-middle-income countries: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2030415 (Published online: 21 Feb 2022): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2022.2030415
• Eilayyan O, Thomas A, Hallé MC, Tibbles AC, Jacobs C, Ahmed S, Schneider MJ, Al Zoubi F, Lee J, Myrtos D, Long C, Bussières A. Promoting the use of a self-management strategy among novice chiropractors treating individuals with spine pain: A mixed methods pilot clustered-clinical trial.– PlusOne17(1): e0262825. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262825
• Ammendolia C, Hofkirchner C, Plener J, Bussières A, Schneider MJ, Young JJ, Furlan AD, Stuber K, Ahmed A, Cancelliere C, Adeboyejo A, Ornelas J. Non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication: an updated systematic review. BMJ Open. 2022 Jan 19;12(1):e057724. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057724. PMID: 35046008.
• Augeard N, Bostick G, Miller J, Walton D, Tousignant-Laflamme Y, Hudon A, Bussières A, Cooper L, McNiven N, Thomas A, Singer L, Fishman SM, Bement MH, Hush JM, Sluka KA, Watt-Watson J, Carlesso LC, Dufour S, Fletcher R, Harman K, Hunter, Ngomo S, Pearson N, Perreault K, Shay B, Stilwell P, Tupper S, Wideman T. (2021) Development of a National Pain Management Competency Profile to Guide Entry-level Physiotherapy Education in Canada, Canadian Journal of Pain, 2022;6(1):1-11. DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103
• Henriott-Jehel C, Lemire J, Teulier C, Bussières A, Lardon A. Factors associated with back pain in children aged 6 to 12 years of age, an eight months prospective study. Scientific Reports;2022;12(11);603: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04060-7
• Gaid D, Ahmed S, Thomas A, Bussières A. Profiling knowledge brokers in the rehabilitation sector across Canada: A descriptive study. J Eval Clin Pract. 2022; 28(2): 303-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13621
• Dubé C, Jin Y, Powers BG, Li G, Labelle A, Rivers MS, Gumboc IV, Bussières AE. Vision Evaluation Tools for Adults With Acquired Brain Injury: A Scoping Review. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2021; 88(4) 340-351. https://doi.org/10.1177/00084174211042955
• Zaccagnini M, Bussières A, Nugus P, West A, Thomas A. Exploring the professionalization of respiratory therapy in Canada. Can J Respir Ther 2021;57:129–137. doi: 10.29390/cjrt-2021-046.
• Wong JJ, Hogg-Johnson S, Bussières AE, French S, Mior SA. The association between chiropractors' view of practice and patient encounter-level characteristics in Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional study. Chiropr Man Therap. 2021 Sep 28;29(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s12998-021-00398-x. PMID: 34583730; PMCID: PMC8477501.
• Gaid D, Mate K, Ahmed S, Thomas A, Bussières A. A nationwide environmental scan of human agents educational training opportunities. A national-wide environmental scan of knowledge broker training. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (JCEHP) (Accepted for publication March 07, 2021)
• Janaudis-Ferreira, T., Tansey, C.M., Mathur, S., Blydt-Hansen, T., Lamoureaux, J., Räkel, A., de Sousa Maia, N.P., Bussières, A., Ahmed, S. and Boruff, J. (2021), The effects of exercise training in adult solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Transpl Int, 34: 801-824. https://doi.org/10.1111/tri.13848
• Hallé M-C, Bussières A, Asseraf-Pasin L, Storr C; Mak S, Root K, Thomas A. Building evidence-based practice competencies among rehabilitation students: A qualitative exploration of faculty and preceptors’ perspectives. Adv in Health Sci Educ April 25 2021; DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10459-021-10051-0
• Bussières A, Cancelliere C, Ammendolia C, Comer CM, Al Zoubi F, Châtillon CE, Chernish G, Cox JM, Gliedt JA, Haskett D, Jensen RK, Marchand AA, Tomkins-Lane C, O'Shaughnessy J, Passmore S, Schneider MJ, Shipka P, Stewart G, Stuber K, Yee, A. Ornelas J. Non-Surgical Interventions for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Leading To Neurogenic Claudication: A Clinical practice guideline. J Pain (In Press: April 12, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.03.147
• Thomas A, Bussières A. Leveraging knowledge translation and implementation science in the pursuit of evidence informed health professions education. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 1-15. DOI https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33651210/
• Côté P, Leboeuf-Yde C, Axen I, Hartvigsen J. et al. The Global Summit on the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Non-musculoskeletal Disorders A Systematic Review of the Literature. Chiropr Man Therap. 2021. 29(8). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-021-00362-9
• Rosen E, kasali B, Corcoran K, Massell k, Laird L, Saper R, Alford, D, Cohen E, Lisi A, Atlas S, Bean J, Bussières A, Evans R. Doctors of chiropractic working with or within integrated health care delivery systems: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2021;11:e043754. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043754
• De Carvalho D, Bussières A, French SD, Wade D, Brake-Patten D, O’Keefe L, Elliott B, Budgell K, O’Reilly S, To D, Hall A. Knowledge of and adherence to radiographic guidelines for low back pain: a survey of chiropractors in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Chiropr Man Therap. 2021;29(1):4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00361-2
• Bussières A, Hartvigsen J, Ferreira ML, Ferreira PH, Hancock MJ, Stone LS, Wideman TH, Boruff J, Elklit A. Adverse childhood experience and adult persistent pain and disability: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev 2020, 9(1):215. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01474-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7495859/pdf/13643_2020_Article_1474.pdf
• Thomas A, Al Zoubi F, Mayo N, Ahmed S, Amari F, Letts L, Bussières A, MacDermid J, Polatajko H, Rappolt S, Salbach N, Valois, M-F, Rochette A. Individual and organizational factors associated with evidence-based practice among physical and occupational therapy recent graduates: A cross-sectional national study. J Eval Clin Pract. 2020; 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13518
• Montpetit-Tourangeau K, Kairy D, Ahmed S, Anaby D, Bussières A, Lamontagne ME, Rochette A, Shikako-Thomas K, Thomas A. A strategic initiative to facilitate knowledge translation research in rehabilitation BMC Health Serv Res. 2020, 20(1):973 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05772-8 PMID: 33097043 PMCID: PMC758530
• Gaid, D, Ahmed, S, Alhasani, R, Thomas, A, Bussières A Determinants that influence knowledge brokers' and opinion leaders' role to close knowledge practice gaps in rehabilitation: A realist review. J Eval Clin Pract. 2020; 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13482
• Fernandez M, Moore C, Tan J, Lian D, Nguyen J, Bacon A, Christie B, Shen I, Waldie T, Simonet D, Bussières A. Spinal manipulation for the management of cervicogenic headache: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Pain J 2020 Jul 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1632
• Zaccagnini M, Bussières A, West A, Boruff J, Thomas A. Features of scholarly practice in health care professionals: A scoping review protocol. Can J Respir Ther 2020;56:38–41:4. doi: 10.29390/cjrt-2020-007.
• Zomahoun HTV, Massougbodji J, Bussières A, Thomas A, Kairy D, Uwizeye CB, Rheault N, Charif AB, Diendéré E, Langlois L, Tchoubi S, Gaye SA, Légaré F. Improving the usefulness of evidence concerning the effectiveness of implementation strategies for knowledge products in primary healthcare: protocol for a series of systematic reviews. Syst Rev 2020, 9(1):112. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01382-x
• Côté P, Bussières A, Cassidy JD, Hartvigsen J, Kawchuk GN, Leboeuf-Yde C, Mior S, Schneider M. More full-time researchers, early career researchers, clinician-researchers and graduate students unite to call for actions against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity. Chiropr Man Therap. 2020 Jul 20;28(1):48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00334-5
• Côté P, Bussières A, Cassidy JD, Hartvigsen J, Kawchuk GN, Leboeuf-Yde C, Mior S, Schneider M; A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity. Chiropr Man Therap. 2020 May 4;28(1):21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x
• Peters S, Bussières A, Depreitere B, Vanholle S, Cristens J, Vermandere M, et al. Facilitating Guideline Implementation in Primary Health Care Practices. J Prim Care Community Health. 2020; 11:2150132720916263.  https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132720916263
• Anekwe DE, Milner SC, Bussières A, de Marchie M, Spahija J. Intensive care unit clinicians identify many barriers to, and facilitators of, early mobilisation: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Journal of Physiotherapy. 2020;66(2):120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.001
• Boychuck Z, Andersen J, Fehlings D, Kirton A, Oskoui M, Shevell M, Majnemer A, & the PROMPT group. Current referral practices for diagnosis and intervention for children with cerebral palsy: A national environmental scan. J Pediatr 2020 Jan;216:173-180.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.09.035.
• Anekwe DE, Biswas S, Bussières A, Spahija J. Early rehabilitation reduces the likelihood of developing intensive care unit-acquired weakness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiotherapy 2020;107:1-10 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2019.12.004
• Yoo P, Myszak F, Scott K, Mamann S, Labelle M, Holmes M, Guindon AA, Bussières A. Interventions addressing vision, visual-perceptual impairments following acquired brain injury: A cross-sectional survey. Can J Occupational Ther. 2020:1-10. 0(0):0008417419892393. 
• Al Zoubi F, Patey A, Mayo N, French S, Bussières A. Professional barriers and facilitators to using stratified care approaches for managing non-specific low back pain. Chiropractic and Manual Ther 2019;27(68). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-019-0286-3
• Mior S, Wong J Beliveau P, Wong J, Sutton D, Bussières A, Hogg-Johnson S, French S. Ontario Chiropractic Observation and Analysis STudy (O-COAST). BMJ Open 2019;9:e029851:1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029851.
• Eilayyan O, Thomas A, Hallé MC, Ahmed S, Tibbles AC, Jacobs C, Mior S, Davis C, Evans R, Schneider MJ, Owens H, Zoubi FA, Barnsley J, Long CR, Bussières A. Promoting the use of self-management in patients with spine pain managed by chiropractors and chiropractic interns: barriers and design of a theory-based knowledge translation intervention. Chiropr Man Therap. 2019 Oct 16;27:44. doi: 10.1186/s12998-019-0267-6. eCollection 2019. PMID: 3163689
• Dhopte P, French SD, Quon JA, Owens H, Bussières A. Guideline implementation in the Canadian chiropractic setting: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial and parallel study. Chiropractic Manual Ther; July 2019;27:31 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-019-0253-z.
• Garfinkle J, Li P, Boychuck Z, Bussières A, Majnemer A. Early clinical features of cerebral palsy in children without perinatal risk factors: a scoping review. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Jan;102:56-61. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.07.006. Epub 2019 Jul 19. PMID: 31416726
• Boychuck, Z., Andersen, J., Bussières, A., Fehlings, D., Kirton, A., Li, P., Oskoui, M.,odriguez, C., Shevell, M., Snider, L., Majnemer, A., & the PROMPT group. Paediatrics & Child Health. DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxz061. Epub ahead of print on May 8, 2019; In Press.
• Boychuck, Z., Andersen, J., Bussières, A., Fehlings, D., Kirton, A., Li, P., Oskoui, M., Rodriguez, C., Shevell, M., Snider, L., Majnemer, A., & the PROMPT group. International expert recommendations of clinical features to prompt referral for diagnostic assessment of cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 62(1), 89-96. First published: 25 April 2019. DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14252 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dmcn.14252
• Wideman TH, Miller J, Bostickc G, Thomas A, Bussières A, Wickens R.H. The current state of pain education within Canadian physiotherapy programs: a national survey of pain educators. Disabil Rehabil 2019 Jan 8:1-7. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1519044

2022              Ronald Melzack (2022) – Canadian Journal of Pain Paper of the Year Award. Augeard N, Bostick G, Miller J, Walton D, Tousignant-Laflamme Y, Hudon A, Bussières A, Cooper L, McNiven N, Thomas A, Singer L, Fishman SM, Bement MH, Hush JM, Sluka KA, Watt-Watson J, Carlesso LC, Dufour S, Fletcher R, Harman K, Hunter, Ngomo S, Pearson N, Perreault K, Shay B, Stilwell P, Tupper S, Wideman T. (2021) Development of a National Pain Management Competency Profile to Guide Entry-level Physiotherapy Education in Canada, Canadian Journal of Pain, 2022;6(1):1-11. DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103 (Award April 2023)

2022                 Best article of 2021 voted by the Editorial Board of Chiropractic Manual Therapy.  Côté, P., et al. (2021). The global summit on the efficacy and effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy for the prevention and treatment of non-musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of the literature. Chiropractic & manual therapies, 29(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-021-00362-9 

2019                 Silver Quill award, Canadian Physiotherapy Association (Awarded May, 2019). Wideman T, Miller J, Thomas A Bussières A, Bostick, G Advancing Pain Education in Canadian Physiotherapy Programmes: Results of a Consensus-Generating Workshop Volume 70, 1st Edition. Winter 2018

2019                 Finalist in the 2019 Haldeman award competition. (Nominated, March 2019) Bussières A, Stewart G, Ornelas J, et al. The conservative management of spinal stenosis: A clinical practice guideline and Best Practice Document. A joint collaboration of the Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative and Bone and Joint Canada. 15th World Federation of Chiropractic Biennial Congress - 2019 European Chiropractors' Union Convention. Berlin, Germany, March 20-23 2019.

2018   Chercheur de l'année, Association Chiropratique Canadienne

2012-2018  Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation (CCRF) Professorship in Rehabilitation Epidemiology, McGill University ($300,000), UQTR ($200,000)

2012 Médaille de distinction chiropratique 2012, Ordre des Chiropraticiens du Québec

2010-2012 CHIR Fellowship Award (Health Professional) in the Area of Primary Care ($110,000)

2010-2012 KT Canada PhD Student Fellowship award ($35,000)

2012 15th Interdisciplinary Conference of the GSAED, University of Ottawa – Best presentation

2009 Canadian Chiropractic Association - Young Investigator Award

05/2009 Second prize, European Chiropractic Union (ECU) convention. Sardinia, Suisse. Bussières AE, Laurencelle L, Peterson C. Diagnostic imaging guidelines implementation study: A randomized trial with postal follow-ups.

03/2009 Award paper, Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference (ACC-RAC), National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. ACC-RAC XVI – Las Vegas (USA): Bussières AE, Laurencelle L, Peterson C. Diagnostic imaging guidelines implementation study: A randomized trial with postal follow-ups.

2010-2012 Excellence scholarship, PhD Population Health program. Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, University of Ottawa.

2008-2010 Admission scholarship, PhD Population Health program. Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, University of Ottawa.

1991 Summa cum laude and Clinic honours, Doctorate of Chiropractic, CMCC.

• Membre (Fellow) du Collège Canadien des Sciences Chiropratiques (F.C.C.S.), 1994