Biography
Ms. Desmarais is an experienced physiotherapist who graduated from McGill University in 2005. In 2023, she completed a research-based master's degree at the Université de Sherbrooke. Her master's project, entitled “MAPS Project: Musculoskeletal Prognostic Outcome Measure. Personalizing rehabilitation care for workers with musculoskeletal disorders through prognostic tools. Phase 2: Feasibility of implementation in a clinical setting”, focused on the integration of prognostic tools into clinical practice.
In addition, she holds a professional master's degree from Western University (2013) and has completed several specialized training programs in education, including a graduate microprogram in Health Sciences Education at the Université de Sherbrooke. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the same institution.
Her doctoral research builds on her master's work and aims to evaluate the impact of the MAPS tool on the personalization of physiotherapy care. The overarching goal is to improve the quality of rehabilitation services provided to individuals with musculoskeletal disorders by more effectively tailoring care to each patient and their treatment plan.
