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Tim Paquette
  Today’s learners not only have a wide variety of ways to access professional development, they can also do so 24/7.
  Expectations of learners in present-day society have risen exponentially. They want self-directed learning, available anytime and anywhere.
  Onl...

The Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) and the Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada (PFC) are proud to announce the establishment of the Indigenous Student Award for physiotherapy education.
  Aboriginal peoples in Canada face unique health challenges and have poorer health outcomes tha...

CPA’s Board of Directors is the governing body of the Association. It is the Board’s job to ensure that CPA fulfills its mission to advance the profession of physiotherapy in order to improve the health of Canadians. As a CPA member, you choose who serves on the Board, so it is helpful to know wh...

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...

Pierre-Yves Lauzon, P.R.T.    I would like to take this opportunity today to talk about my profession, which is still largely unknown to the general public and the medical world. Who we are Physical rehabilitation therapists are Quebec health professionals who work in physiotherapy.1 This means t...

Becoming a Clinical Specialist gives you recognition as a leader in your field. The right combination of experience and education provides you with an opportunity to distinguish yourself. The CPA Clinical Specialty program certifies physiotherapists who have focused their careers and can demonst...

  This post features two authors who shed more light on being a physiotherapist assistant (PTA). Aurelie writes about how she decided to pursue being a PTA, and Amy explains what it actually means to be one. Part I – The Backstory: How I Became a PTA Aurelie Dimandja, PTA I remember the summer b...

When I first began my physiotherapy (PT) career, I worked in a clinical area with a wonderful physiotherapist assistant (PTA).  We hadn’t learned much about this role in school and I wasn’t quite sure what I could assign to this person. Wasn’t I supposed to be able to do all of this stuff myself?...

On November 4th, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked why having a gender balanced cabinet was so important. His response was simple – “Because it is 2015”. (1) This succinct answer made me pause to reflect on my own career as a physiotherapist. Could I provide such a pointed answer if s...

If you don’t use Twitter, CPA’s Senior Practice Manager Chantal Lauzon empathizes with you. She had “no interest” in being a part of a social media platform where celebrity updates and a seemingly infinite stream of information is the norm. But in early February, she changed her mind. I sat down ...