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The Seniors’ Health Division (SHD) is the special interest group within the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) dedicated to physiotherapy practice in rehabilitative care of older adults. SHD is comprised of physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and physiotherapy support personnel from a...
Forum 2019 - Maximizing potential: promoting healthy aging
By 2036, more than 62% of health care spending will be on those over 65. How can physiotherapy influence decisions that will help promote healthy aging?
Call for Presentations open November 1-30, 2018.
Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Details coming soon.
Professional Development
Member Content
Online Courses and E-learning
General Topics
Physiotherapy and Older People – variety of online course topics available on Physiopedia
Diverse topics crucial to caring for older adults
Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario – compendium of educational offerings
Portal of Geriatrics Online Ed...
Practice Guidelines and Resources
Member Content
Assessment and Outcome Measures
Functional outcome measures for the older adult population on Physiopedia
Shirley Ryan Rehab Measures Database (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)
Geriatric Examination Toolkit
Gait Speed as a Vital Sign in Geriatric Rehabilitation
Gait Speed: the Sixt...
Seniors' Health
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Vol.9 No.4
July 31, 2019
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