Liliane Asseraf-Pasin
Associate Professor [Professional] | Associate Director, Physical Therapy Program
BSc (Phys Ther), M.Ed., PhD (Education)
Advanced Education & Management Strategies, Research Projects, and Interprofessional Education.
Courses
91社区 POTH 624: Research Project (7-credits) (September 2021- present
IPEA 502: Lecturer & Facilitator (Clinicians & Faculty Sessions, 2015 鈥� present) 听
IPEA 501: Lecturer & Facilitator (Student sessions, 2013 鈥� present)
IPEA 500: Lecturer & Facilitator (Student sessions, 2012 鈥� present) 听
POTH 612: Advanced Research Methods: Qualitative Module (3-credits) (2011 鈥� 2015)
POTH 602: Advanced Educational and Management Strategies (3-credits) (2011 鈥� present)
Prof Liliane Asseraf-Pasin is the Associate Director of the Physiotherapy Program. Her research interests include developing cultural humility, mentoring novice professionals and interprofessional education and practice. She is responsible for the development and implementation of the equivalency stream for internationally trained physical therapists completing their equivalency at the School. She is an executive member of the Office for Interprofessional Education (OIPE)
Liliane Asseraf-Pasin completed her BSc. PT in 1982. She holds an M.Ed. and a Ph.D. in Education, Leadership Concentration (2012) from 91社区. Her most significant contributions have been in the areas of education, advocacy and mentorship. She started at 91社区 in 1999 as Faculty Lecturer and Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education. Liliane Asseraf-Pasin facilitated the transitioning of the Bachelor PT program to the Master鈥檚 PT Applied program in 2012 and played a key role in the development of the 91社区/UQAC physiotherapy extension program at the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec at Chicoutimi (UQAC). She then held the position of Associate Director of the PT Program (2012-2017), Director of the Physiotherapy Program (2017-2024) & Equivalency Programs (2017 -). She is an executive member of the Office of Interprofessional Education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her main research interests are interprofessional education, cultural sensitivity, and developing pedagogical strategies to support student learning, teaching, and clinical supervision.
To conclude, Liliane Asseraf-Pasin is an inspiring leader with more than 40 years of commitment to advancing her profession. Her exceptional contribution to the physiotherapy profession was acknowledged at the provincial and national levels. In 2016, she received the Prix Excellence from the Ordre professionnel de la physioth茅rapie du Qu茅bec, which highlights the work of professionals that contribute particularly to the development of and influence the profession. In 2017, she was awarded the 91社区 Award for Equity and Community Building, which recognizes the active involvement of a person in promoting diversity and inclusivity within the 91社区 community. Finally, on November 6, 2021, she received the National Professional Contribution Award, from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, which recognizes individuals who have enhanced the profession and the practice of physiotherapists through an impactful, unique and outstanding contribution over a notable period of time. She has been named Fellow of physiotherapy by the Ordre professionnel de la physioth茅rapie du Qu茅bec.
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Director, Board of Directors, Canadian Physiotherapy Association (June 2024 - )听
Executive Member, OIPE (2017 - )听
Education
Mentoring
2023 Hall茅 M-C, Bussi猫res A, Asseraf-Pasin L, Storr, C., Mak, S., Root, K., & Thomas, A. (2023). Stakeholders' priorities in the development of evidence-based practice competencies in rehabilitation students: A nominal group technique study. Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol 0, ISS 0. .
2021 Hall茅 M-C, Bussi猫res A, Asseraf-Pasin L, Storr, C., Mak, S., Root, K., & Thomas, A. (2021).听Building evidence-based practice competencies among rehabilitation students: A qualitative exploration of faculty and preceptors鈥� perspectives. Advances in health sciences education, 25 Apr 2021, 26(4):1311-1338. DOI: 10.1007/s10459-021-10051-0.
2021 Asseraf-Pasin, L. Clinician鈥檚 Commentary on Wojkowski S , Norman K , Stratford P, et al.听Physiotherapy students鈥� performance in clinical education: an analysis of one year of Canadian cross-sectional data . 2021: . Physiotherapy
Canada, Fall 2021, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 368-369.
2016 Book Chapter: Implementing Interprofessional and Citizenship Education in a Regional. University: Carving Paths, Crossing Boundaries in Complex Adaptive Systems. Hassan Soubhi, Sandra Coulombe, Dominique Labb茅e, Liliane Asseraf-Pasin, Sharon Hatcher, Ariane Girard, St茅phane Allaire. DOI:10.1057/978-1-137-53744-7_5.
Research
2016 Asseraf-Pasin, L. Mentoring practices in Physical and Occupational Therapy Paperback, 脡ditions universitaires europ茅ennes. ISBN-10 : 9783639541458, Dec 20 2016.
2016 Asseraf-Pasin, L., Perlman, C., 2016. Initiatives interprofessionnelles 脿 l'universit茅 91社区, Kin茅sith茅rapie la Revue 2016;16(175):28鈥�31.
2016 Pallot, A., 2016. Entretien avec Liliane Asseraf-Pasin, Kin茅sith茅rapie la Revue 2016;16(175):43鈥�45.
Keynote Speaker
2022 Keynote speaker at the Italian Conference of Directors of Bachelor and Master's Programs for health professionals (June 17-18, 2022).
2021 Invited speaker at the First International Congress of Rehabilitation at Univesidad Estatal del听Valle de Toluca, Mexico, November 24, 2021.
Media Interview
2022 Interviewed with Minister Carla Qualtrough, from the Minister of Employment, Workforce, Development and Disability Inclusion of Canada The event was live streamed on the ministry's Facebook pages. English: , The 91社区 new Bridging Program is presented at 15:24 minutes/32:48 minutes. March 23, 2022.
2022 Interview with Karima Boumefta on 鈥淏oukPhysio PodCast鈥�. Title: My Profession:Physiotherapist. Live diffusion of one hour on several platforms (Streamyard, LinkedIn, and Face Book) on May 6, 2022.
