Dr. Dawn Guthrie

Associate Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education

Contact Information

Email: dguthrie@wlu.ca
Phone: 519-884-0710 ext.2590   |  lab 519-884-0710 ext.3935

Office Location: Bricker Academic Building, Room BA516
Office Hours: Mondays 1:00 - 2:30 PM or by appointment ( Winter 2013)

Languages Spoken

English

Academic Background

BSc (Waterloo), MSc (Toronto), PhD (Waterloo)

Biography

My background includes training in health studies, epidemiology and gerontology.  My research focuses on developing assessment systems and evaluating health care services for older adults and also for deafblind individuals.  I am interested in methods for assessing the quality of health care and also techniques used in risk adjustment of health-related outcomes.   I am also interested in the area of pharmacoepidemiology, including medication use and its appropriateness in the home care and long-term care setting.

Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Guthrie DM, Fletcher PC, Berg K, Williams E, Boumans N, Hirdes JP.  The role of medications in predicting activity  restriction due to a fear of falling.  Journal of Aging and Health 2012; 24:269-86.

2. Guthrie DM, Pitman R, Stolee P, Strong G, Poss, J, Tjam E, Bowman L, Ashworth M, Hirdes JP.  Reliability of a  standardized assessment for adults who are deaf-blind.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 2011;  48:545-554.

3. Fletcher PC, Guthrie DM, Berg K, Hirdes JP.  Risk factors for restriction in activity associated with fear of falling among  seniors within the community.  Journal of Patient Safety 2010;6: 187-91.

4. Fletcher PC, Dalby DM, Babcock M, Hirdes JP, Schneider M, Swinden K.  Drum and bugle corps participation:  does it  make you fit?  Canadian Journal of Kinesiology 2010;4:6-13.

5. Ploeg J, Brazil K, Hutchison B, Kaczorowski J, Dalby D, Goldsmith CH, Furlong W. Does preventive primary care  outreach improve health-related quality of life among older adults at risk of functional decline? A randomised  controlled trial.  British Medical Journal 2010; 340:c1480.

Recent Conference Presentations:

1. Fletcher PC, Almeida Q, Guthrie DM, Berg K, Jantzi M, Hirdes JP.  Assessing the health of individuals with   Parkinsonism using the Resident Assessment Instrument-Home Care.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the   Gerontological Society of American, Boston, MA.  Nov. 18-22, 2011.

2. Mofina A, Guthrie DM.  The use of risk adjustment for a home care quality indicator:  Incidence of cognitive decline.    Poster presented at the 40th Education and Scientific meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology/4th   Pan-American Congress of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Ottawa, ON. Oct. 21-23, 2011.

3. Guthrie DM, Hirdes JP, Stolee P, Fletcher PC, Papaioannou A, Maxwell C, Poss, J, Berg K, Pitman R.  Improving   communication between home care professionals to reduce fall among older adults.  Paper presented at the annual   conference of the Ontario Home Care Association, Mississauga, ON. May 25, 2011.

4. Beggs J, Guthrie DM.  Dual sensory loss and its relationship to communication and functional status among home  care clients.  Poster presented during the Presidential Poster Session at the annual conference of the American  Geriatrics Society, National Harbour, MD. May 11-14, 2011.

5. Guthrie DM.  Evaluation of a standardized assessment tool for adults with vision and hearing loss.  Paper presented at  the CNIB Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.  Oct. 29, 2010.

6. Beggs J, Guthrie DM.  The health, cognitive and functional status of older home care clients with and without vision  and hearing impairment.  Poster presented at the Canadian interRAI Conference, Toronto, ON.  Oct. 4, 2010.

7. Guthrie DM, Hirdes JP, Stolee P, Strong G, Poss J, Tjam EY.  A standardized assessment tool for adults who are  deafblind:  five years of research experience in Ontario, Canada.  Paper presented at the 8th Conference of the  Acquired Deafblindness Network, Aalborg, Denmark. Sept. 30, 2010.

Grants Currently Held:

1. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. 2012-2014. PI:  Seow H, Co-applicants:  Brazil K, Sussman J, Smith T, Guthrie  D, O’Reilly D. ($999,113). A comprehensive evaluation plan for the Integrated Client Care Project-Palliative Care  initiative.

Additional Information

Courses Taught 2012/2013

KP262 - Research Methods II

KP434/630 - Epidemiology of Physical Activity & Health

KP602 - Epidemiology of Health& Physical Activity