REP 15 - Good practice: fees and fee guidelines
March 15, 2017
This post was originally published on December 4, 2014 and can be accessed here. Content is republished with permission from Physiotherapy Alberta.
Physiotherapy Alberta is contacted on a regular basis by both members and the public who want to obtain a copy of the fee schedule or guideline.
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REP 21 - Learning: Anytime, Anywhere
April 8, 2019
Tim Paquette and Maggie Bergeron
When CPA examined options for the development of a new Professional Development Marketplace (PDM) platform, the current conditions for learning needed to be taken into consideration.
Learning and access to knowledge in today’s world is vastly diffe...
When CPA examined options for the development of a new Professional Development Marketplace (PDM) platform, the current conditions for learning needed to be taken into consideration.
Learning and access to knowledge in today’s world is vastly diffe...
REP 17 - Are great practitioners at risk of losing their reputation?
March 17, 2017
This post was originally published on January 20, 2016 and can be accessed here. Content is republished with permission from the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario.
There was a BBC headline that caught my eye not too long ago: “Athletics doping: What happens if trust goes out of sport?”1
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REP 6 - Strength in Coalitions
February 25, 2019
Melissa Anderson, PT
Having just survived the holidays with my family, the thought of a crowded dinner table comes to mind. Here, there are a lot of voices and a lot of conversations. Sometimes to make yourself heard, you need to speak with a stronger voice.
Advocacy issues are of...
Having just survived the holidays with my family, the thought of a crowded dinner table comes to mind. Here, there are a lot of voices and a lot of conversations. Sometimes to make yourself heard, you need to speak with a stronger voice.
Advocacy issues are of...
REP 13 - Quality Physiotherapy Toolkit
March 18, 2019
Chantal Lauzon, PT
In 2015-2017, CPA embarked on a Quality Physiotherapy campaign. The final outcome was a toolkit to enable members to explore each dimension of quality at their own pace.
A committee representing all facets of physiotherapy in Canada has adapted the definitions o...
In 2015-2017, CPA embarked on a Quality Physiotherapy campaign. The final outcome was a toolkit to enable members to explore each dimension of quality at their own pace.
A committee representing all facets of physiotherapy in Canada has adapted the definitions o...
REP 12 - Sometimes, You Don't Know What You Don't Know...
March 18, 2019
Mary-Ann Dalzell
Our family is very fortunate to live in a small, tight knit, lake-side community in Quebec where everyone knows one another and cares for one another. Knowing that I work in Oncology, I‘ve been approached many times by family, friends and neighbors who pass by my dock and...
Our family is very fortunate to live in a small, tight knit, lake-side community in Quebec where everyone knows one another and cares for one another. Knowing that I work in Oncology, I‘ve been approached many times by family, friends and neighbors who pass by my dock and...
REP 2 - Healthy Aging Initiatives in Saskatchewan and the Importance of Physical Therapy
February 18, 2019
Cathy Arnold and Sarah Oosman
What’s the issue?
Over the next 20 years, Canada’s population of adults over the age of 65 years is expected to rise by 68% reaching 10.4 million by 2037 with the number of adults 75 years and older doubling in most provinces, including Saskatchewan (Infographic: Ca...
REP 11 - I’m a PTA: what do I need to know about fraud, abuse and waste?
March 11, 2017
Q: As a PTA, I am not regulated; I don’t review the financial records at my clinic. What do I need to know about helping to maintain an ethical working environment, and in preventing fraud, abuse and waste?
A: The first place to start is to review the standards of practice that the physiotherapi...
REP 7 - Incentives and murky waters: the prescription of orthotics
March 7, 2017
During my Master’s of physiotherapy degree, custom orthotics were not an integral part of our curriculum for entry-level practice.
However, shortly after passing my national exam, I began working at a private practice facility that encouraged us to prescribe custom orthotics.
The ask
I remembe...
REP 3 - CPA's Response to the Opioids Crisis
February 18, 2019
Melissa Anderson, PT
Every Canadian who consumes news, in print, on TV, or via the internet has heard of the opioid crisis. The number of people it touches is staggering, and the stories of loss are heart-wrenching. And this crisis, it seems, does not discriminate - literally anyone could...
Every Canadian who consumes news, in print, on TV, or via the internet has heard of the opioid crisis. The number of people it touches is staggering, and the stories of loss are heart-wrenching. And this crisis, it seems, does not discriminate - literally anyone could...