Linda Li - ICEBeRG / GReBECI

Biography

Linda Li is an Assistant Professor at the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia. In 2006, she was the first rehabilitation professional appointed to the role of Harold Robinson / Arthritis Society Chair in Arthritic Diseases.

She completed her Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy at McGill University and Master’s of Science at the University of Western Ontario. She earned a Doctorate in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto in 2004. Two years later, she completed a CIHR-funded Post-doctoral Fellowship in knowledge translation at the Ottawa Health Research Institute under the supervision of Drs. Jeremy Grimshaw and Ian Graham.

Linda’s research and academic activities focus in two areas: models of care in the management of arthritis, and the development and evaluation of knowledge translation strategies. Her research centres on assessing health service delivery models, and understanding and facilitating the use of evidence by health professionals and patients.

As the lead investigator of a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of Primary Therapist Model, Linda examined the value of extended roles of physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The results showed that patients with RA can achieve better clinical outcomes after treatment from a rheumatology-trained primary therapist as compared to a physical therapy and/or occupational therapy generalist. Her research has challenged the thinking around traditional roles of rehabilitation therapists and the discipline-specific model in arthritis care.

Li LC, Koehn C, Lehman A. People with arthritis and their families in rehabilitation, care and research. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. (In press.) March 2007.
Li LC, Bombardier C. Setting priorities in arthritis care: Care III Conference. Journal of Rheumatology. 33(9):1891-1894, 2006.
Vliet Vlieland TM, Li LC, MacKay C, Badley EM. Does everybody need a team? Journal of Rheumatology. 33(9):1897-1899, 2006.
Vliet Vlieland TM, Li LC, MacKay C, Bombardier C, Badley EM. Current topics on models of care in the management of inflammatory arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology. 33(9):1900-1903, 2006.
Li LC, Maetzel A, Davis AM, Lineker S, Bombardier C, Coyte PC. Primary therapist model for patients referred for rheumatoid arthritis rehabilitation: A cost effectiveness analysis. Arthritis and Rheumatism. 55(3):402-410, 2006.
Li LC, Davis AM, Lineker S, Coyte PC, Bombardier C. The outcome of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were referred to received treatment from a primary therapist – A randomized controlled trial. Arthritis and Rheumatism. 55(1):42-52, 2006.
Westby MD, Li LC. Physical therapy and exercise for arthritis. Geriatrics and Ageing. 9(9),624-630, 2006
Li LC, Davis AM, Lineker S, Coyte PC, Bombardier C. The outcome of home-based rehabilitation provided by primary therapists for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Pilot study. Physiotherapy Canada, 57:255-264, 2005
Li LC, Iversen MD. Outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving rehabilitation. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 17(2):172-176, 2005.
Li LC, Maetzel A, Pencharz J, Maguire L, Bombardier C, the CHAP Team. The use of mainstream non-pharmacologic treatment by patients with arthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism. 51(2):203-209, 2004.
Maetzel A, Li LC, Pencharz J, Tomlinson G, Bombardier C. The economic burden associated with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and hypertension: a comparative study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 63(4):395-401,2004. (Impact factor: 3.92)
Li L, Bombardier C. Utilization of physical and occupational therapy by Ontario rheumatologists in managing rheumatoid arthritis – a survey. Physiotherapy Canada. 55(1):23-30, 2003.
Maetzel A, Li L. A review of studies with economic relevance for low back pain, published between 1996 and 2001. Best Practice & Research in Clinical Rheumatology. 16(1):23-30, 2002.
Li LC, Bombardier C. Physiotherapy management of low back pain: An exploratory survey. Physical Therapy. 81(4):1018-1028, 2001.
Li L, Irvin E, Guzman J, Bombardier C. Surfing for back pain sufferers – the nature and quality of back pain information on the Internet. Spine. 26(5):545-557, 2001.
Lineker SC, Li LC. Arthritis models of care for non-pharmacological interventions. Geriatrics & Aging. 4(5):4, 34-35, 2001.
Li LC, Coyte PC, Lineker SC, Wood H, Renahan M: Ambulatory care or home-based treatment? An economic evaluation of two physiotherapy delivery options for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 13 (4): 183-190, 2000.