Dr. Lesley Bainbridge is a retired associate professor from the Department of Physical Therapy in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Her work over the past decade has focused on interprofessional health education and collaborative practice in the health sector. Bainbridge’s research relates to the pedagogy of interprofessional health education, including links to theory, competencies for collaborative practice and collaborative leadership.
Experience
Bainbridge worked clinically as a physical therapist before moving into management and administration in the health sector primarily in the lower mainland of British Columbia. Mid-career, she moved to UBC to serve as head of the Physical Therapy program and then as director of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences. Bainbridge has served in several leadership positions including president of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, director of Interprofessional Education in the Faculty of Medicine and associate principal in the College of Health Disciplines, both at UBC. In retirement Bainbridge continues to work with graduate students, accreditation of education programs and special projects.
Education
2009
PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on interprofessional health education
Union Institute and University
2000
Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education
University of British Columbia
1995
Master of Arts in Education
University of British Columbia
1986
Diploma in Health Services Management
B.C. Institute of Technology
1982
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation
University of British Columbia
1974
Diploma in Physiotherapy
Royal Naval School of Physiotherapy
Awards
2007
Canadian Physiotherapy Association Silver Quill Award
for excellence in a manuscript in knowledge translation
2004
Canadian Physiotherapy Association Life Membership Award
for leadership and outstanding contributions to the profession over 25 years
2003
Killam Teaching Prize
University of British Columbia
Publications
.Connell, G., Bainbridge, L. (2020). Understanding how chiropractors build trust with patients: a mixed-methods study. The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 64(2), 97.
Arain, M., Suter,E., Hepp ,S., Nanayakkara ,S., Harrison, EL. , Mickelson, G., Bainbridge, L. , Grymonpre, RE. (2017). Interprofessional Competency Toolkit for Internationally Educated Health Professionals: Evaluation and Pilot Testing (2017). J Contin Educ Health Prof 37 (3), 173-182.
Dean, E., Greig, A., Murphy, S., Roots, R., Nembhard, N., Rankin, A., Bainbridge, L., Anthony, J., Hoens, A.M., Garland, S.J. (2016). Raising the Priority of Lifestyle-Related Noncommunicable Diseases in Physical Therapy Curricula. Physical therapy, 96(7), 940.
Bainbridge, L, Regehr G. (2015). Should there be an "I" in team? A new perspective on developing and maintaining collaborative networks in health professional care. In C. Orchard & L. Bainbridge (Eds.). Interprofessional client-centred collaborative practice: What does it look like? How can it be achieved? Nova Science Publishers: New York, NY. Chapter 4, 51-66.
Hean, S., Doucet, S., Bainbridge, L., Green, C., Ball, V., Anderson, L., Baldwin, C., Pitt, R., Snyman, S., Schmidt, M., Clark, P. (2015). Moving from atheoretical to theoretical approaches to interprofessional client-centred collaborative practice. In: Orchard, Carole and Bainbridge, Lesley, (eds.) Interprofessional Client-Centred Collaborative Practice: What Does it Look Like? How Can it be Achieved? Professions - Training, Education and Demographics . Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-63483-811-5
Newton, C., Bainbridge, L., Ball, V., Baum, K. D., Bontje, P., Boyce, R. A., Wagner, S. J. (2015). The Health Care Team Challenge™: Developing an international interprofessional education research collaboration. Nurse education today, 35(1), 4-8.
Légaré, F., Stacey, D., Durand, M. J., Corbière, M., Bainbridge, L., Labrecque, M. E. (2015). Occupational therapists’ shared decision-making behaviors with patients having persistent pain in a work rehabilitation context: A cross-sectional study. Patient education and counseling, 98(7), 864-870.
Bainbridge, L. (2014). Interprofessional education in allied health: is this yet another silo? Medical education, 48(3), pp.229-231.
Coutu, M Roots, R., Smith, L., Brown, H., Bainbridge, L. and Li, L. (2014). “All those things you never thought”: Perspectives from occupational therapists practicing in rural British Columbia. Occupational Therapy Now, 16(6), pp.26-28.
Coutu, M.F., Légaré, F., Durand, M.J., Corbière, M., Stacey, D., Bainbridge, L., Labrecque, M.E. (2015). Operationalizing a shared decision making model for work rehabilitation programs: a consensus process. Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 25(1),141-152.
Newton, C., Bainbridge, L.,Ball, V., Baum, KD., Bontje, P., Boyce, R.A., Moran, M., Richardson, B., Tamura, Y., Uden, D., Wagner, S., Wood, V. (2015) The Health Care Team Challenge™: Developing an international interprofessional education research collaboration. Nurse Education Today 35: 4–8.
Roots, R., Smith, L., Brown, H., Bainbridge, L., Li, L. (2014) “All those things you never thought”: Perspectives from occupational therapists practicing in rural British Columbia. Occupational Therapy Now, 16 (6), 26-28
Roots, R.; Li, L.; Bainbridge, L.; Brown, H. (2014). Rural rehabilitation practice: perspectives of occupational therapists and physical therapists in British Columbia, Canada. Rural and Remote Health. http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=2506
Manwale, M., Klein, M., Bainbridge, L. (2014). Improved outcomes for elderly patients who received care on a transitional care unit. Canadian Family Physician. 60 (5) e263-e271 *Recipient of the 2015 Canadian Family Physician Best Original Research Article Award.
Wood, V., DePalma, C., Eccott, L., Drynan, D., Ball, V., Newton, C. and Bainbridge, L. (2013). Developing Learning Objectives Based on the Canadian National Interprofessional Competency Framework. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 27,19-20.
Orchard, C., Bainbridge, L., Schmitt, M. and Casimiro, L. (2013) The CIHC National Competency Framework: Ratification and Development of Measurement for the CIHC National IP Competency Framework. Journal ofIinterprofessional Care , 27,15-16.
Drynan, D., Bainbridge, L., & Ball, V. (2013). Evaluation of an Innovative Interprofessional Student Run Clinic. Journal of InterprofessionaL Care. 27, 10-10.
Bainbridge, L; Grossman, S; Dharamsi, S.; Kindiak, R.; Porter, J;, Wood, V. (2013) Engagement Studios: Students and Communities Working to Address the Determinants of Health. Education for Health.
Newton, C., Bainbridge, L., Ball, V.A., Wood, V.I. (2013). Health Care Team Challenges: an international review and research agenda. Journal of Interprofessional Care, Early Online: 1–3.
Newton, C., Bainbridge, L., Ball, V. (2013). Interprofessional Case Competitions: Can We Capture the Impact on Practice? Journal of Interprofessional Care 27, 67-67.
Wood, V., Eccott, L. & Bainbridge, L. (2013). A Blended Active Learning Pilot: A way to Deliver Interprofessional Pain Management Education. Pharmacy, 1(2), 218-227.
Hean, S., Anderson, E., Bainbridge, L., Clark, P.G. Craddock, D., Doucet, S., Hammick, M., Mpofu, R., O’Halloran, C., Pitt, R., Oandasan, I. (2013). IN-2-THEORY: Interprofessional theory, scholarship and collaboration: A community of practice. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2013; Early Online: 1–3 ISSN 1356-1820 print/ISSN 1469-9567 online DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2012.743979.
Bainbridge L., Wood, V. (2013). Part II – The Power of Prepositions: A Taxonomy for Interprofessional Education. Journal of Interprofessional Care. March 2013, Vol. 27(2), 131-136.
Bainbridge L., Wood, V. (2012). The power of prepositions: learning with, from, and about others in the context of interprofessional education. Part 1. Journal of Interprofessional Care. Vol. 26 (6), 452-458.
Mickelson, G., Suter, E., Deutschlander, S., Bainbridge, L., Harrison, L., Grymonpre, R., Hepp, S. (2012). Interprofessional Collaboration as a Health Human Resources Strategy: Moving Forward with a Western Provinces Research Agenda. Health Care Quarterly.
Suter, E., Lait, J., Mickelson, G., Bainbridge, L., Ateah, C., Ho, K., Harrison, L., Grymonpre, R., Jarvis-Selanger, S., Achilles, S., Deutchlander, S., Nurani, Z. (2012). Can interprofessional collaboration provide health human resources solutions? A knowledge synthesis. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 26: 261–268.
Delva D, Towle A, Doucet S, Nasser S, Bainbridge L, Kerston P. The Health Mentors Program: an approach to teaching interprofessional collaboration, chronic illness and patient-centred care. [Workshop] Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Banff AB, 7-11 May 2011. Medical Education 2012; 46 (Suppl 1):16.
Bainbridge, L., Dharamsi, S. & V. Wood (2012). A Parisian Salon Addressing Social Determinants of Health. Medical Education, 46(5), 520.