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Linda Li

Professor
Academic Appointment
Professor
Research Focus
Bones, Joints and Muscles Rehabilitation Intervention
Degrees / Designations

B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD

Contact Info
arthritis.rehab.med.ubc.ca/
lli@arthritisresearch.ca
604-207-4020
linda-li-5463677/

Biography

Dr. Linda Li is a professor and Harold Robinson / Arthritis Society Chair in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia, a senior scientist at Arthritis Research Canada, and a physiotherapist at the Mary Pack Arthritis Program in Vancouver General Hospital. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Patient-oriented Knowledge Translation.

Dr. Li’s research centers on improving the care for people with arthritis and empowering patient self-care. Her work focuses on the integration of online, mobile and wearable tools in health care. Examples of her work include the use of interactive decision aids for improving communication between patients and health professionals, and the use of wearables and apps to personalized physical activity levels for patients. Dr. Li’s work in knowledge translation has also led to new studies on the benefits of engaging patients and the public in the full spectrum of research process.

Research Studies

Bones, Joints and Muscles

Implementing an evidence-based exercise program to reduce falls in older adults

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Supporting Patient Care With Electronic Resource (SuPER)

Arthritis

OPAM-IA: Using Digital Activity Trackers to Improve Physical Activity in Inflammatory Arthritis

Osteoarthritis

SuPRA: Using Wearable Activity Trackers With a New Application to Improve Physical Activity in Knee Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis

MONITOR-OA: Using Wearable Activity Trackers to Improve Physical Activity in Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee, Osteoporosis

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of an Activity Tracker-driven Intervention for Promoting Physical Activity in People Living With Osteoarthritis of the Knee (TRACK-OA)

News and Awards

Improving rheumatoid arthritis self-management—Your wearable can help

Feb 7, 2020

Ask our experts: What do you wish people knew about clinical trials?

May 2, 2018

Not just a disease of the elderly

May 2, 2018

Getting chronic arthritis patients on the right track

Aug 18, 2017

Researcher-consumer-patient group collaboration facilitates knowledge translation

Jan 21, 2017

People in profile: Clayon Hamilton

Jan 22, 2016

Moving from evidence to action to treat knee osteoarthritis

Jan 12, 2016

Innovation and Translational Research Awards 2014 Recipients

Jul 7, 2014

Publications

  • Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology -

    Moving from evidence to practice: Models of care for the prevention and management of musculoskeletal conditions.

    Speerin R, Slater H, Li L, Moore K, Chan M, Dreinhöfer K, Ebeling PR, Willcock S, Briggs AM
  • Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology -

    Determinants of MSK health and disability--social determinants of inequities in MSK health.

    Guillemin F, Carruthers E, Li LC
  • BMC medical informatics and decision making -

    Development and preliminary user testing of the DCIDA (Dynamic computer interactive decision application) for 'nudging' patients towards high quality decisions.

    Bansback N, Li LC, Lynd L, Bryan S
  • Patient education and counseling -

    Exploiting order effects to improve the quality of decisions.

    Bansback N, Li LC, Lynd L, Bryan S
  • Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada -

    Occupational physical loading tasks and knee osteoarthritis: a review of the evidence.

    Ezzat AM, Li LC
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