GHD Champions
The Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) Global Health Award is presented annually to a CPA member who has augmented the profile of physiotherapy globally. The GHD seeks to recognize previous CPA Global Health Award winners and other Canadian Physiotherapists who have made a substantial impact on global health.
CPA Global Health Award Winners
2020 - Dr. Matthew Hunt
2019 - No Award Granted
2018 - Robin Roots
2017 - No Award Granted
2016 - Michelle Fraser
2015 - No Award Granted
2014 - Stephanie Nixon
2013 - No Award Granted
2012 - No Award Granted
2011 - Beth Langille
2010 - Shaun Cleaver
2009 - Hilary Crowley
2008 - Kathy Mulder
2007 - Julie Hard
2006 - Nicole Charlebois-Refae
2005 - Marion Current
2004 - Michel Landry
2003 - Mary Martin & G. Elizabeth Tata
2002 - Kenneth Hill
CPA Enid Graham Memorial Lecture Award Winners
2020 - Dr. Michel Landry - "What's Past is Prologue" Lecture
2013 - Hilary Crowley - "Grasping the Nettle" Lecture
CPA Life Membership Award Winner
2020 - Hilary Crowley
WCPT International Service Award - Practice
2015 - Dr. Michel Landry
WCPT International Service Award - Education
2015 - Mary Martin
Blog Contributor Bursaries
GHD members who are clinicians who contribute content to our website will be entered to win a FREE MEMBERSHIP to the GHD for the following membership year. Provide us with a posting for our website by December 31st and you will be entered into the draw.
Clinician Free Membership Winners ($35)
2019 - Lisa Pearson - Malawi & Ethiopia
2017 - Natalie Langstaff - Ukraine
- Anik Goulet - St. Lucia, Haiti
Student Free Membership Winners ($35)
2016 - Rachelle MacDonald - India
2015 - Corey Kim - South Africa
2014 - Geneviève Sirois-Leclerc - Mexico
2013 - Naomi Casiro- Argentina
Clinician Bursaries
The GHD Global Physiotherapy Bursary, valued at up to $500, is awarded annually to one or more successful candidates who are members of the GHD. The funding must be used for one of the following:
- Attending a Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) Congress.
- Attending a World Physiotherapy Congress.
- Attending an educational event (in-person or virtually) related to global health.
- Engaging in socially responsible global health volunteering, work, or research, which may include, but is not limited to, humanitarian work abroad, emergency preparedness/response, inner city health, vulnerably housed populations, rural and remote health, newcomers to Canada health, Indigenous health, social justice, and health equity.
If selected as a bursary winner, the candidate will be required to contribute a post or video to the GHD blog, vlog, or the Global Physio Podcast within one month of attending the event or completing the volunteer, work, or research initiative.
Application Deadline: March 15
Application Form - Clinician Bursary
Clinician Bursary Winners
2018 - Hilary Crowley - Congress Montreal18
2017 - No Award Granted
2016 - Elizabeth Harvey - Nicaragua
2015 - Andrea Mendoza - India
2014 - Karen Penwell - Nepal
2012 - Gillian Coates - Nepal
2011 - Michelle Pieke - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Other Funding Sources
Drs Buski Lakhani International Travel Bursaries
Rotary Club of Edmonton Mayfield (Edmonton, AB)