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Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext: 27804
Fax: (905) 524-0069
Office: Rm.415, IAHS
Email: baptiste@mcmaster.ca
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Profile
Sue Baptiste is a full Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Professor Baptiste completed her professional program in occupational therapy in England and shortly after graduation, emigrated to Canada where she has stayed throughout her career.
Sue is known particularly for her work as one of a team of six occupational therapists who developed the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), an outcome measure used in over 35 countries and translated into 24 languages at last count. In addition, she has consulted around the world in curriculum development and problem-based learning, working with many professions including medicine, dentistry, naturopathy, chiropractic, physiotherapy, nursing, veterinary medicine and several others.
Professor Baptiste carries over $4million research funds over the past four years as principal or co-principal investigator, with the main focus on working with internationally educated health professionals to enable a smoother transition into their professions in Canada. She is very committed to enhancing cross-cultural understanding.
Sue is on the Board of the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation, assisting in raising funds for research focused upon occupational therapy applications. Currently, Professor Baptiste is the President-Elect for the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, becoming President on October 1st, 2010 and the alternate Canadian delegate to the Council of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.
Fun Fact
Sue’s greatest pleasures include traveling with her husband, walking her dog and reading up to five books a week with the help of a glass of good wine and a warm fire.
Taking Graduate Students
Sue aims to supervise one new student each year; modest amounts of research funds are often available to support student involvement.
Courses Taught
MSc OT, McMaster University
2010-2011
Term 1 (Wellness, Health & Occupation) 618 PREP
2009-2010
Term 1 (Wellness, Health & Occupation) 618 PREP
2008-2009
Term 1 (Wellness, Health & Occupation) PREP 618
Term 6 (Complexities of Contemporary Practice) PREP 738
2007-2008
Term 1 (Wellness, Health & Occupation) I&I 617
Term 6 (Complexities of Contemporary Practice) PREP 738
Recent Research
2010
Foreign Credentials Recognition Program, HRSDC.
$2,182,000
Von Zweck, C.(PI), Baptiste, S. (Co-PI). The Occupational Therapy Examination
& Practice Preparation Program (OTepp). February 2010-July 2012.
(Funds
approved and awarded December 2009; contract signed February 2010).
CNFS, Province de Quebec.
$50,000
Tremblay, M., von Zweck, C., Baptiste, S. French translation of OTepp
materials. (This funding may be continued for updating and ensuring translated
documents are current as program continues).
2009
Ministry of Citizenship & Immigration Ontario.
$1,497,000
Baptiste, S. (PI), Brenchley, C. Renewal funds for the Occupational Therapy
Examination & Practice Preparation Program (OTepp – new title).
October
2009-September 2012.
Health Force Ontario
$248,952
Risdon, C. Solomon, P. Baptiste, S. Carter, T. Working Together for Kids: Interprofessional Community Partnerships :.
January 2009-June 2010.
2008
Ministry of Citizenship & Immigration Ontario.
$519,300
Baptiste, S., Brenchley, C. The Occupational Therapy Examination Preparatory
Program (OTEPP).
April 1 2008 – September 30 2009
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Journal Articles
Luke R. Solomon P., Baptiste S., Hall P., Orchard C., Rukholm E, Carter L. On-line Interprofessional Health Sciences Education: From Theory to Practice. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions.29:3, 161-167, 2009.
Risdon, C., Baptiste S.(2008). Student sceptics: key partners for teaching professionalism. Med. Educ. November; 42 (11): 1135-6.
Herbert, C.P., Bainbridge, Bickford, J., Baptiste S., Brajtman, S., Dryden, T., Hall, P., Risdon, C., Solomon, P. (2008). Factors that influence engagement in collaborative practice: how 8 health professionals became advocates. Canadian Family Physician 53:1318-1325.
Edwards, M., Baptiste S., Law, M., Stratford, P. (2007). Recovery following Hip Fracture: What can we learn from the COPM? Amer. J. Occ. Ther. 61:3, 335-344.
Books
Edwards, M., Thew, M., Molineux, M., Baptiste, S. (Eds). Role Emerging Practice in Occupational Therapy. Blackwell Publishing Inc. Chichester: England. (Manuscript in final draft stage; submission date April 15 2010).
Book Chapters
Baptiste S., Molineux, M. (2010). The Way Forward. Final chapter in Role Emerging Practice in Occupational Therapy. Blackwell Publishing Inc. Chichester: England. (Manuscript in final draft stage; submission date April 15 2010).
Baptiste S.(2009). Enabling Communication in a client-centred, occupation-based context. In: Occupational Therapy in Contemporary Practice, Molyneaux et al (eds). Blackwell Publishers, London
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