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Solomon, Patty
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Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext: 27820
Fax: (905) 524-0069
Office: Rm.437, IAHS
Email: solomon@mcmaster.ca
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Patty Solomon is a Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences and past Assistant Dean of the Physiotherapy Program. She is interested in educational research and development and has published and consulted extensively in the areas of problem-based learning, educational innovation, interprofessional education and curriculum design. Over the past five years Dr. Solomon has lead the initiative on interprofessional education within the Faculty of Health Science and established the Program for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (PIPER). She has received over $ 2.5 million in funding to support research and evaluation on interprofessional education and collaboration.

Dr. Solomon is also one of the first rehabilitation scientists to develop a research program in the emerging area of HIV and disability. She has received CIHR funding for her research related to disability experienced by women living with HIV and on the influence of aging on adults living with HIV. She has been on the board of directors of two AIDS service organizations and is currently working with a team to examine HIV and disability in a global context.

Fun Fact

Avid skier and cyclist.

Taking Graduate Students

Currently taking graduate students.

Courses Taught

Faculty of Health Sciences

2009
Faculty - International Interdisciplinary Summer Institute

2008
Faculty - International Interdisciplinary Summer Institute

Clinical Health Sciences (Occupational Therapy)

2008
Co-supervisor-– OT 749 – Evidence Based Practice Project (2 students)

2007
Co-supervisor -– OT 749 – Evidence Based Practice Project (2students)

Rehabilitation Science Graduate Program

2009
RS704 Independent Study in Rehabilitation Science, Course Coordinator

Clinical Health Sciences (Physiotherapy)

2009
Unit 1 Chair – Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Practice Supervisor – PT713 Research and Evidence based Practice (3 students)

2008
Unit 1 Chair – Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Practice Course Coordinator PT611 Supervisor - PT 713 Research and Evidence based Practice (3 students)

2007
Unit 1 Chair – Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Practice Course Coordinator PT 611

Recent Research

Canadian Institutes of Health Research $$126,593. Worthington C., Mangion M., O’Brien K., Rueda S., Salbach N., Solomon P. Getting to Work: Development of an Evidence-Informed Educational Program for Professionals to Promote Labour Force Participation for People Living with HIV in Canada. April 2010 – April 2012.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research $190,287. Assessing the Measurement Properties of an Instrument to Describe Disability Experienced by Adults Living with HIV. Solomon P., O’Brien K., Bayoumi A. Norman G. April 2010 – April 2012.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research $373, 643. Mill J., Caine V., Obrien K., Solomon P., Worthington C., Dykeman M., Rogers., T., Arneson C. A Clinical Mentorship Model for Canadian Nurses in HIV Care. April 2010 – April 2013.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research $75,000. Canadian HIV and Disability Research in a Global Context: Mobilizing Leadership and Innovation. Nixon S., Cameron D., Flicker S., Hanass-Hancock J. Ibanez-Carrasco F., Parsons J., Solomon P., Yoshida K. March 2010-March 2011.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research $211,000. Exploring Social Participation among Adults Aging with HIV. Solomon P, O’Brien K., Wilkins S. July 2009 – June 2012.

Health Force Ontario $450, 000. Simulation-Based Team Training to Enhance Patient Care and Improve the Patient Safety Culturewithin Interprofessional Practice Environments. Musson D., Peachy G., Solomon P., Baxtor F., Walton M., Landeen J., Staples E., McLean R., Fox-Robichaud A., Soth M., Jaeschke J. January 2009- June 2010.

Health Force Ontario $323,200.Knowledge exchange through mentorship: building the foundation for an interprofessional mentorship program for rehabilitation professionals. Taylor K., Zack E. Solomon P. January 2009-June 2010.

Health Force Ontario $248,952. Working Together for Kids: Interprofessional Community Partnerships. Risdon, C. Solomon, P. Baptiste, S. Carter, T. January 2009-June 2010.

University of British Columbia Martha Piper Research Fund. $25,0000. Patients as Educators of Health Professionals: An International Study of Factors that Pomote and Hinder Long Term Sustainability. Towle A, Godolphin W., Bainbridge L, Solomon P., Katz A, Lown B., Spencer J., Thistlethwaite J. Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009.

Health Force Ontario $246,000 Development and Evaluation of the Team Objective Structured Clinical Examination (TOSCE) for use as an Assessment of Team and Interprofessional Competencies of Primary Care Teams. Marshall D., Solomon P., Eva K., Taniguchi A., Boyle A., Hall P., Weaver L., Casmiro L. Oct 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2009.

Canadian Institutes for Health Research . $2,500,000 Community Alliances for Health Research and Knowledge Exchange in Pain Henry, J., LeFort, S., Solberg S., Watt-Watson, J., Hadjistavropoulos T. Taenzer P. Hunter J.,McGillion, M, Lax L., Gordon A., MacDermid J., Lavis, J., Woodhouse L., Rasjoq S., Li, L., Tugwell, P., Law, M., Solomon P. Mar 2008 – Mar 2013.

 

Publications
Journal Articles

Solomon P., Baptiste S., Hall P. Luke R., Orchard C., Rukholm E., Carter L., King S., Damiani-Taraba G. Students’ Perceptions of Interprofessional Learning through Facilitated On-line Learning Modules. Medical Teacher. In press.

***O’Brien K, Bone G, Sinclair L, Solomon P. Rehabilitation in the Context of HIV: An Interprofessional Multi-Stakeholder Process for Curriculum Development. Journal of Allied Health. In Press.

***O’Brien K., Wilkins A., Zack E., Solomon P. Scoping the field: identifying research priorities in HIV and Rehabilitation. AIDS and Behavior. 14 (2), 448-, 2010.

*Towle A., Bainbridge L., Godolphin W., Katz A., Kline C., Lown B., Madularu I., Solomon P., Thistlethwaite J. Active patient involvement in the education of health professionals. Medical Education. 44: 64-74, 2010.

Solomon P., King S. Online Interprofessional Education: Perceptions of Faculty Facilitators. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 24:1, 53-55, 2009.

Ashraf A., Lucey S., Cohn J., Chen T., Ambadar Z,. Prkachin K., Solomon P. The painful face – pain expression recognition using active appearance models. Image and Vision Computing. 27: 1788-1796, 2009.

**Barkey B., Wantanabe E., Solomon P., Wilkins S. Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in Work among Canadian Women Living with HIV/AIDS. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76: 4, 269-275, 2009.

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.

Solomon P., Geddes E. L. An interprofessional e-learning module on health care ethics. Journal of Interprofessional Care. August 2009. DOI 10.1080/13561820902886303

**Dorji S., Solomon P. Attitudes of health professionals towards persons with disabilities in Bhutan. Asia Pacific Disability and Rehabilitation Journal. 20:2, 32-42, 2009.

Book Chapters

Salfi J., Solomon P. Interprofessional Education. In: Bradshaw M., Lowenstein A Editors. Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and related Health Professions.Fifth Edition. Jones and Bartlett Publisher, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 2010.

Solomon P. Problem-based Learning. In: Bradshaw M., Lowenstein A Editors. Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and related Health Professions.Fifth Edition. Jones and Bartlett Publisher, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 2010.

Jung B., Solomon P., Martin A. Exploring the Intraprofessional and Interprofessional Context. In: McAlister L., Paterson M., Higgs J., Bithell C. (eds) Innovations in Allied Health Fieldwork Education: A Critical Appraisal. Sense Publishers. In press.

Solomon P., Baptiste S. Fundamentals of Interprofessional Communication: A Case Study of an On-line Facilitated Learning Experience. In Bromage A., Clouder L., Gordon F. (eds) Interprofessional E-Learning and Collaborative Work: Practices and Technologies. In press.

Solomon P. Problem-based Learning. In: Bradshaw M., Lowenstein A Editors. Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and related Health Professions. Fourth Edition. Jones and Bartlett Publisher, Sudbury, Massachusetts, pgs. 131-140, 2007.