Katie Churchill

MSc. OT, OT Reg (Ont.)

Clinical Research Affiliate

Director

Regional Sub-acute Network and Clinical Services Planning
Adjunct Lecturer

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto

About:

Katie Churchill is an occupational therapist and health system leader who has practiced across the continuum of care for health systems in Ontario and Alberta. She has held provincial leadership positions with Alberta Health Services and the Rehabilitative Care Alliance and is now a Director of the regional sub-acute network and clinical services planning with Bruyère Health.

Churchill is passionate about advancing evidence-based practice and elevating the profile of rehabilitative care within the health system. She’s a lifelong learner and is actively involved in research and knowledge translation through her academic appointments with the University of Toronto, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.

Over her career, she’s been active in a variety of research activities such as the University of Toronto Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID and was a founding member of the Canadian Practice-Based Research and Innovation Network (CP-BRaIN).

Research Interests:

Rehabilitation, health-system planning, models of care, tele-rehab, implementation science, patient-engagement.

Select Publications:

O’Brien KK, McDuff K, Chattu VK, Churchill K, Colantonio A, Davenport TE, Cameron, JI. (2024). A framework of research priorities in COVID rehabilitation from the Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID: an international consultation involving qualitative and quantitative research. Disability and Rehabilitation.

Brehon K, Miciak M, Hung P, Chen SP, Perreault K, Hudon K, Wieler M, Hunter S, Hoddinott L, Hall M, Churchill K, Brown DA, Brown CA, Bostick G, Skolnik K, Lam G, Weatherald J, Gross DP. (2023). “None of us are lying”: an interpretive description of the search for legitimacy and the journey to access quality health services by individuals living with Long COVID. BMC Health Services Research.

Short H, Al Sayah F, Churchill K, Keogh E, Warner L, Ohinmaa A, Johnson JA. (2023). The use of EQ-5D-5L as a patient-reported outcome measure in evaluating community rehabilitation services in Alberta, Canada. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.

Brehon K, Carriere J, Churchill K, Loyola-Sanchez A, O’Connell P, Papathanassoglou E, MacIsaac R, Tavakoli M, Ho C, Manhas KP. (2022). Evaluating the impact of a novel telerehabilitation service to address neurological, musculoskeletal, or coronavirus disease 2019 rehabilitation concerns during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Digital Health.

Valenzano T, Bellicoso D, Morassaei S, Topolovec-Vranic J, Churchill K, Thomson N, Harris A, Jeffs L, Di Prospero L. (2022). Advancing Practice-Based Research among Nursing and Health Disciplines Professionals - Creating a Network of Leaders and Influencers. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.

Contact:

kchurchill@bruyere.org