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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...

Pat Miller, PT, PhD, Vanima Dal Bello-Haas, PT, PhD, Chantal Lauzon, PT, BSc (PT) What is this project about? The Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) has partnered with Dr. Vanina Dal Bello-Haas and Dr. Pat Miller from McMaster University to identify a set of core professional values and ass...

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...

Aliki Thomas, Annie Rochette, Fatima Amari and the Canada EBP Project Team What is the recently graduated PT’s experience with evidence-based practice? Does it evolve over time? Physiotherapy students across Canada receive state-of-the-art education in order to be ready to enter a variety of com...

Chantal Lauzon, PT, and Melissa Anderson, PT
  Headlines about insurance fraud, abuse, and waste are threats to the reputation of our profession. CPA’s advocacy work can be hampered by a few instances of poor judgment, lack of integrity, or insurance fraud.  The bad behaviours of a few peop...

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...

Arthur Woznowski-Vu
  “That’s great in theory, but how do I actually use it in the real-world?” If you’ve ever struggled with bridging the gap between theory and practice, then mentorship could help you.
  “I took a whole bunch of courses, but I’m struggling to put it all together.” B...

Tim Paquette
  The CPA Clinical Specialty Program is going into its’ eighth year and provides recognition of a clinical specialist who demonstrates an advanced level of clinical practice through a formal program. This program combines clinical experience in the specialty practice area, cont...

Kim Tytler Are these themes familiar? You can watch life, or you can live it Opioids and pain management Healthy aging Living your life to its fullest potential The value of physiotherapy
  The common link? All have been used to represent National Physiotherapy Month as ways to start so...

Chantal Lauzon   Planning for Congress 2020 is underway! This is the one you should plan to attend. We will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association at the beautiful Shaw Centre in Ottawa, May 28-30, 2020. 
  Launching this summer is the Call for Presen...