Liliane Asseraf-Pasin
Associate Professor [Professional] | Associate Director, Physical Therapy Program
BSc (Phys Ther), M.Ed., PhD (Education)
Advanced Education & Management Strategies, Research Projects, and Interprofessional Education.
Courses
McGill University POTH 624: Research Project (7-credits) (September 2021- present
IPEA 502: Lecturer & Facilitator (Clinicians & Faculty Sessions, 2015 – present)
IPEA 501: Lecturer & Facilitator (Student sessions, 2013 – present)
IPEA 500: Lecturer & Facilitator (Student sessions, 2012 – present)
POTH 612: Advanced Research Methods: Qualitative Module (3-credits) (2011 – 2015)
POTH 602: Advanced Educational and Management Strategies (3-credits) (2011 – present)
Prof Liliane Asseraf-Pasin is the Associate Director of the Physiotherapy Program. Her research interests include developing cultural humility, mentoring novice professionals and interprofessional education and practice. She is responsible for the development and implementation of the equivalency stream for internationally trained physical therapists completing their equivalency at the School. She is an executive member of the Office for Interprofessional Education (OIPE)
Liliane Asseraf-Pasin completed her BSc. PT in 1982. She holds an M.Ed. and a Ph.D. in Education, Leadership Concentration (2012) from McGill University. Her most significant contributions have been in the areas of education, advocacy and mentorship. She started at McGill University in 1999 as Faculty Lecturer and Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education. Liliane Asseraf-Pasin facilitated the transitioning of the Bachelor PT program to the Master’s PT Applied program in 2012 and played a key role in the development of the McGill/UQAC physiotherapy extension program at the Université du Québec at Chicoutimi (UQAC). She then held the position of Associate Director of the PT Program (2012-2017), Director of the Physiotherapy Program (2017-2024) & Equivalency Programs (2017 -). She is an executive member of the Office of Interprofessional Education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her main research interests are interprofessional education, cultural sensitivity, and developing pedagogical strategies to support student learning, teaching, and clinical supervision.
To conclude, Liliane Asseraf-Pasin is an inspiring leader with more than 40 years of commitment to advancing her profession. Her exceptional contribution to the physiotherapy profession was acknowledged at the provincial and national levels. In 2016, she received the Prix Excellence from the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec, which highlights the work of professionals that contribute particularly to the development of and influence the profession. In 2017, she was awarded the McGill University Award for Equity and Community Building, which recognizes the active involvement of a person in promoting diversity and inclusivity within the McGill community. Finally, on November 6, 2021, she received the National Professional Contribution Award, from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, which recognizes individuals who have enhanced the profession and the practice of physiotherapists through an impactful, unique and outstanding contribution over a notable period of time. She has been named Fellow of physiotherapy by the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec.
Director, Board of Directors, Canadian Physiotherapy Association (June 2024 - )
Executive Member, OIPE (2017 - )
Education
Mentoring
2023 Hallé M-C, Bussières A, Asseraf-Pasin L, Storr, C., Mak, S., Root, K., & Thomas, A. (2023). Stakeholders' priorities in the development of evidence-based practice competencies in rehabilitation students: A nominal group technique study. Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol 0, ISS 0. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2239138.
2021 Hallé M-C, Bussières A, Asseraf-Pasin L, Storr, C., Mak, S., Root, K., & Thomas, A. (2021). Building evidence-based practice competencies among rehabilitation students: A qualitative exploration of faculty and preceptors’ perspectives. Advances in health sciences education, 25 Apr 2021, 26(4):1311-1338. DOI: 10.1007/s10459-021-10051-0.
2021 Asseraf-Pasin, L. Clinician’s Commentary on Wojkowski S , Norman K , Stratford P, et al. Physiotherapy students’ performance in clinical education: an analysis of one year of Canadian cross-sectional data . 2021: https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2020-0018. Physiotherapy
Canada, Fall 2021, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 368-369.
2016 Book Chapter: Implementing Interprofessional and Citizenship Education in a Regional. University: Carving Paths, Crossing Boundaries in Complex Adaptive Systems. Hassan Soubhi, Sandra Coulombe, Dominique Labbée, Liliane Asseraf-Pasin, Sharon Hatcher, Ariane Girard, Stéphane Allaire. DOI:10.1057/978-1-137-53744-7_5.
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Interprofessional-Education-Collabo... Research
2016 Asseraf-Pasin, L. Mentoring practices in Physical and Occupational Therapy Paperback, Éditions universitaires européennes. ISBN-10 : 9783639541458, Dec 20 2016.
2016 Asseraf-Pasin, L., Perlman, C., 2016. Initiatives interprofessionnelles à l'université McGill, Kinésithérapie la Revue 2016;16(175):28–31.
2016 Pallot, A., 2016. Entretien avec Liliane Asseraf-Pasin, Kinésithérapie la Revue 2016;16(175):43–45.
Keynote Speaker
2022 Keynote speaker at the Italian Conference of Directors of Bachelor and Master's Programs for health professionals (June 17-18, 2022).
2021 Invited speaker at the First International Congress of Rehabilitation at Univesidad Estatal del Valle de Toluca, Mexico, November 24, 2021.
Media Interview
2022 Interviewed with Minister Carla Qualtrough, from the Minister of Employment, Workforce, Development and Disability Inclusion of Canada The event was live streamed on the ministry's Facebook pages. English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lukVcEwmn1I, The McGill new Bridging Program is presented at 15:24 minutes/32:48 minutes. March 23, 2022.
2022 Interview with Karima Boumefta on “BoukPhysio PodCast”. Title: My Profession:Physiotherapist. Live diffusion of one hour on several platforms (Streamyard, LinkedIn, and Face Book) on May 6, 2022.
