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Geddes, Lynne
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Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext: 27818
Fax: (905) 524-0069
Office: Rm.403E, IAHS
Email: geddesl@mcmaster.ca
 

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Lynne Geddes is Professor and Assistant Dean MSc (PT) in the School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She is also a Senior Manager at Therapy Health Care, part of CBI Home Health Ontario, providing multi-disciplinary rehabilitation care in the community.

Lynne began as a sessional lecturer in 1991 at the School of Rehabilitation Science . Since then, her involvement in the Physiotherapy Program has diversified. In addition to her educational role as Assistant Dean, she coordinates term 1 of the Foundational Knowledge for the Physiotherapy Practitioner course and is involved in the cardio-respiratory stream, ethics education and Professionalization Working Group. Lynne is also on faculty for the new Master in Health Management (MHM) beginning fall 2010 as a joint venture between the School of Rehabilitation Science and DeGroote School of Business, McMaster, and supervises scholarly papers in the on-line MSc(RS) program.

Her funded research encompasses 3 areas of practice: home care, ethics education and cardiorespiratory physiotherapy. The ethics education research has included interprofessional and international projects. This research has focused on changes in moral judgment during students' professional education, using the Defining Issues Test (DIT). For more information on moral judgment and the Defining Issues Test, go to http://www.centerforthestudyofethicaldevelopment.net/, the website of the Center for the Study of Ethical Development, University of Minnesota, where the DIT was developed..

As a clinician working in Saskatchewan and then Ontario, Lynne has been involved in all aspects of in patient care from paediatrics to burns to cardio-respiratory. She developed expertise in critical care management. She has also participated in out patient programs such as diabetic education, pre/post natal education and cardiac rehabilitation. More recently, she worked with a wide diversity of clients in the home care setting.

Fun Fact

Beyond her physiotherapy interests, Lynne has been involved in local, regional and national endeavours of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, has freelanced in the area of Christian education and has publications in this area. She is an avid singer, enjoys needlework and gardening, and looks forward to more traveling and joining her sister in learning to quilt some day soon!

 
Publications

Journal Articles

Geddes EL. Closing the Gap Between Ethics Knowledge and Practice Through Active Engagement: An Applied Model of Physical Therapy Ethics - Invited Commentary. Phys Ther 2010; 90(7):1078-80.

Solomon P, Geddes EL. An interprofessional e-learning module on health care ethics. J Interprof Care 2010;24(3):311–314.

Geddes EL. Clinician’s Commentary. Physiother Can 2009;61(4):259-260.

Larin H, Geddes EL, Eva KW. Measuring moral judgment in physical therapy students from different cultures: A dilemma. Learning in Health and Social Care. 2009;8(2):103-113.

Geddes EL, Salvatori P, Eva K. Does moral judgment improve in occupational therapy and physiotherapy students over the course of their pre-licensure training? Learning in Health and Social Care. 2009;8(2):92-102.

Geddes EL, O’Brien K, Reid WD, Brooks D, Crowe J. Inspiratory muscle training in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an update of a systematic review. Resp Med. 2008;102(12):1715-1729.

Reid WD, Geddes EL, O’Brien K, Brooks D, Crowe J. Effects of inspiratory muscle training in cystic fibrosis: A systematic review. Clin Rehab. 2008;22(10-11):1003-13.

O’Brien K, Geddes EL, Reid WD, Brooks D, Crowe J. Inspiratory muscle training compared with other rehabilitation interventions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A systematic review update. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2008;28(2):128-141.

Geddes EL, O’Brien K, Brooks D, Reid WD, Crowe J. Does aerobic exercise training improve inspiratory muscle function in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A systematic review. Cardiopulm Phys Ther J 2007;18(4):3-13.

O’Brien K, Geddes EL, Reid WD, Brooks D, Crowe J. Inspiratory muscle training compared with other rehabilitation interventions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A systematic review update. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2007;28:128-141..

Williams R, Geddes EL, Moll S, Lin CY. Physical Therapy Students' Perspectives on Disability. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. July 2007, Volume 5 Number 3.