W. Darlene Reid
BMR, PhD
Darlene Reid obtained her Bachelor of Medical Rehabilitation (PT) from the University of Manitoba and her PhD from the University of British Columbia. Darlene was a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia and chaired in the Research Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Sciences where she has guided considerable expansion of the program. In the fall of 2014, she moved to Toronto and is currently a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto.
Dr. Reid’s involvement in organizations at the national level has furthered the development and interdisciplinary collaboration of cardiopulmonary physical therapy, including: Co-Chair of the Scientific Program of the Canadian Respiratory Conference; the Canadian Physiotherapy Cardiorespiratory Society of the Lung Association; Cardiorespiratory Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association; the Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Guidelines Committee on Exercise; Canadian Thoracic Society–COPD Guidelines–National Implementation and Dissemination Committee. Professor Reid has received recognition awards for leadership from the national Lung Association, a Killam Research Fellowship, a Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia Research Award, and a Silver Quill Award for Outstanding Knowledge Translation article in the Physiotherapy Canada journal. She is also an Associate Editor of journals focused on cardiopulmonary physical therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation.
Research & Scholarly Activities
Professor Reid is a clinical scientist whose investigations have spanned basic sciences, clinical, and translational research. Research themes have focused on dysfunction of the inspiratory and limb muscles in chronic disease that involves quantification of muscle structure and function at the cellular and macroscopic level. Primary goals of ongoing work is to determine how cognitive interference and dyspnea can affect muscle performance in healthy people and chronic respiratory disease. Dr. Reid has also directed her current research towards using non-invasive tools that can be taken to the bedside including wireless near infrared spectroscopy, ultrasound, and dynamometry. She has forged research collaborations nationally and internationally including Europe, France, Spain, Japan, Chile, and Brazil. Dr. Reid supervises research trainees at the MSc, PhD and PDF level in Rehabilitation Sciences and also collaborates with visiting research scientists.
Dr. Reid is active in knowledge translation endeavors that include the development of systematic/scoping reviews and clinical practice guidelines in addition to implementation strategies.
Recent and Ongoing Research
- Examines muscle oxygenation during loaded breathing and limb muscle loading in healthy people, and patients with COPD or ILD.
- Dual task performance in healthy older and young adults and COPD patients.
Dr. Reid has over 160 peer reviewed publications and has edited and coauthored the textbook - Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy: Management and Case Studies. 2nd ed. SLACK Incorporated; 2013. More information can be found on Researchgate and Darlene's lab page.
Teaching
- Research Co-lead and co-instructor of Unit 13 - PHT 1113Y and Program Evaluation for Physical Therapy Practice II
- Supervise an MScPT research group in Unit 7, 10, 12, 13
- Supervise an MSc student, PhD student and two post docs.
Appointments
- Professor, Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine
- Adjunct Appointment, Interdepartment Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto
- Senior Scientist, KITE - Toronto Rehab University Health Network