Glen Bergeron, PhD., CAT(C)

Glen Bergeron Phone: 204.786.9190
Office: 3D10
Building: Duckworth Centre
Email: g.bergeron@uwinnipeg.ca

Biography:

Glen is a distinguished faculty member in the Gupta Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health at the University of Winnipeg. He has a BPE from University of Manitoba in 1973, an MSc from the University of Alberta in 1978 and a PhD from the University of Manitoba in 1992. He certified with the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA) in 1975. He has worked at many national and international events including five Olympic games; two World University Games, one Pan Am Games and a variety of world championships. He has served as a certified Athletic Therapist for a variety of sports including football, hockey, soccer, fastball, trach and field, basketball, volleyball and uniquely, professional wrestling. Glen was the Medical Lead for the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Manitoba. He was inducted into the CATA Hall of Fame in 1997. He is a member of the Program Accreditation Committee of the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association, a Board Member of the Manitoba Medical Services Foundation, and a member of the Manitoba Adult Concussion Network. He currently serves internationally as the Past-President of the World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy (WFATT). In 2022, he was the awarded with the first WFATT Achievement Award. In 2023, he was awarded the outstanding educator award by the Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba.

Glen's PhD research was on Patellofemoral pain of the knee. He is experienced with the treatment of back and neck pain. He also focuses on research and treatment of acute and persistent post-concussion symptoms.

Glen sees patients in the on-campus Athletic Therapy Clinic two days a week.

Courses:
KIN 3502 Rehabilitation of Upper and Lower Limb Sport Injuries
KIN 4301 Applied Human Anatomy

Research Interests:

Glen's PhD research was on Patellofemoral pain of the knee. He is experienced with the treatment of back and neck pain. He also focuses on research and treatment of concussions and post-concussion syndrome.

Publications:

O’Connor, S., Whyte, E., O’Keeffe, S., Frank, E., Bergeron, G., Gardner, G., Moran, K., & Corrigan, J. (2023). Development and Psychometric Properties of the Measure of Anxiety in Practical Examinations. Health Professions Educator Journal, 6(SpecialIss). Retrieved from https://hpej.net/journals/medicaleducator/article/view/1952

Lempke LB, Bergeron G, O'Connor S, Lynall RC, Resch JE, Walton SR. Concussion Assessment and Management Practices Among Irish and Canadian Athletic Therapists: An International Perspective. J Athl Train. 2022 Jun 20. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0097.22. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35724361.

Bergeron GL. Incidence, awareness, and reporting of sport-related concussions in Manitoba high schools. Canadian journal of neurological sciences / journal canadien des sciences neurologiques. 2019;46(04):443-450. doi:10.1017/cjn.2019.58

Frank, E, O’Connor, S., Bergeron, G., & Gardner, G., International Athletic Training and Therapy: Comparing partners in the Mutual Recognition Agreement. (approved for publication January 2019)

Caine D, Bergeron G, Goodwin B, Thomas J, Caine C, Dyck K, Steinfeld S, Andre S,. A survey of injuries affecting pre-professional ballet dancers. Journal of dance medicine & science. 2016;20(3):115-126. doi:10.12678/1089-313X.20.3.115

Lafave, M.R., Bergeron, G., Klassen, C., Valdez, D., McKenzie, K., Parr, K., Elliot, J., Streed, K., Peeler, J., Orecchio, E., DeMont, R. (2016). Consensus Statements from the Canadian Athletic Therapists' Association (CATA) Education Task Force. Athletic Training Education Journal. Vol. 11(1), pp.5-9. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/11015

Caine D, Ph.D., Goodwin B, Ph.D., Caine CG, Ph.D., Bergeron G, Ph.D., CAT (C) Epidemiological Review of Injury in Young Pre-Professional Ballet Dancers Journal of Dance Medicine & Science • Volume 19, Number 4, 2015

Bergeron, G., Larivière, C., Sullivan, P., The Role of Kinesiologists and the Promotion of Physical Activity and Exercise in the Canadian Health Care System, A position paper endorsed and published by the Canadian Council of Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators (CCUPEKA) October 2014

Lafave, M.R., Bergeron, G. (2014). Building Professional Competence by Design or Just Marking Time: What direction are we heading with practical athletic therapy/training education in Canada? Athletic Training Education Journal (Vol. 9(2) pp. 59 - 63).

French Publication:

Lafave, M. R., Bergeron, G., Building Professional Competence by Design or Just Marking Time: Suggestions for Educational Reform in Athletic Therapy Education in Canada, Athletic Training Education Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, April, 2014

Ready, A.E., G. Bergeron, B. Naimark, S.L. Boreskie, J. Ducas, J.V Sawatzky and D.T. Drinkwater. Incidence and Determinants of Injuries Sustained by Older Women During a Walking Program, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Vol 7, Number 1, January 1999.

Ready, A.E., G. Bergeron, B. Naimark, S.L. Boreskie, J. Ducas, J.V Sawatzky and D.T. Drinkwater. Injury rate and determinants in older women in walking programs: effect of exercise frequency. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 27(5):S195, 1995. Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, May, 1995.

Bergeron, G., Therapeutic Massage, The Journal of The Canadian Athletic Therapist Association, 9(2) Issue 23, Summer, 1982.

Bergeron, G., First Aid in the school, The Stopwatch, The Publication of the Physical Education Council of the New Brunswick Teacher's Association, XI (3), May, 1983

Bergeron, G., First Aid in the school, The Stopwatch, The Publication of the Physical Education Council of the New Brunswick Teacher's Association, XII (1), September, 1983.

Bergeron, G., Tennis Elbow - On the Squash Court? Squash Manitoba Newsletter, October, 1983.

Bergeron, G., Medical Legal Opinions: The Athletic Therapist Responsibility, The Journal of The Canadian Athletic Therapist Association, April, 1990