Email: smior@cmcc.ca
CMCC Phone #: 647-805-2035
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Dr. Silvano Mior is a Professor at CMCC, Policy Analyst at the WHO Collaborating Centre on Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Health and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University and Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.
He was Senior Clinical Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, contributing to policy matters pertinent to rehabilitation health professionals. Research interests include clinical outcomes and program evaluation, health services, assessing models of interdisciplinary patient-centred collaborative practice, and understanding patients’ experiences, expectations and safety in health care delivery.
He developed and implemented a model of collaboration between chiropractors and physicians and studied the outcomes from provider and patient perspectives. He has participated in international and national committees establishing guidelines for quality assurance and standards of chiropractic practice. He has more than 170 peer-reviewed articles, numerous book chapters and participated in funded research totaling more than CN$4.8 million.
Role: Co-Supervisor
Level: Resident
Student Name: De Bono, Gabriella
Institution: CMCC
Thesis/Project Title: Sports healthcare providers’ perspectives of working with chiropractors managing elite athletes: a qualitative study
Role: Co-Supervisor
Level: Resident
Student Name: Saxton, Hailey
Institution: CMCC
Thesis/Project Title: Exploring how chiropractors integrate patient preferences into shared decision making- A qualitative study
Role: Committee Member
Level: Masters
Student Name: Ead, Lauren
Institution: University of Toronto
Thesis/Project Title: Factors associated with low back pain among undergraduate students enrolled at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2017: A cross-sectional study.
Role: Committee Member
Level: Masters
Student Name: Belchos, Melissa
Institution: Ontario Tech University
Thesis/Project Title: Sleep patterns in university varsity athletes.
Role: Committee Member
Level: Masters
Student Name: Adeboyejo, A.
Institution: Ontario Tech University
Thesis/Project Title: Using ICF linking rules to catalogue characteristics of older adults with low back pain: a scoping review.
Role: Committee Member
Level: Masters
Student Name: Plener, Josh
Institution: University of Toronto
Thesis/Project Title: Information is Power”: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of Patients with Degenerative Cervical Radiculopathy.
Role: Committee Member
Level: Masters
Student Name: Grant, E.
Institution: Ontario Tech University
Thesis/Project Title: “I don’t think there’s anything typical about it.” Exploring sleep in families with a child with autism spectrum disorder.
Assessing the prevalence and associated characteristics of chiropractic services utilization before and after delisting from public funding among Albertans: an ecological times series study.
Untangling the association between the burden of chronic back problems, current utilization of chiropractic care, and availability of chiropractors at the health region level: ecological study.
Association between cervical manipulation or mobilization and ischemic stroke in individuals who seek care for neck pain or headaches: A systematic review and causal analysis.
Definition of disability and rehabilitation in the health sciences, social sciences, law, and economic: A scoping review.
All hands-on deck! Enhancing comprehensive primary care by integrating musculoskeletal care on interprofessional teams – supporting education, competency attainment and optimizing integration.
Research Associate, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University
Adjunct Professor, Ontario Tech University
Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto
Prof Pierre Côté, Ontario Tech University
Dr. Carol Cancelliere, Ontario Tech University
Dr. Greg Kawchuk, University of Alberta
Dr. Andre Bussières, University of Quebec, Trois Rivieres
Dr. Kent Stuber, Parker University
Dr. Jessica Wong, University of Western Ontario
Agency/Organization: Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation
Title: Assessing the prevalence and associated characteristics of chiropractic services utilization before and after delisting from public funding among Albertans: an ecological times series study.
Role: Co-PI
Agency/Organization: Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation
Title: Optimizing care for older adults: predicting non-responders to care across MSK disorders and treatments.
Role: Co-investigator
Agency/Organization: Eurospine
Title: Access to post-surgical rehabilitation for low back pain
Role: Co-investigator
Agency/Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada. Team Primary Care
Title: All hands-on deck! Enhancing comprehensive primary care by integrating musculoskeletal care on interprofessional teams – supporting education, competency attainment and optimizing integration.
Role: co-investigator
Agency/Organization: Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation
Title: Untangling the association between the burden of chronic back problems, current utilization of chiropractic care, and availability of chiropractors at the health region level: ecological study.
Role: Co-investigator
