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November 2023

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS- TRENT HEALTH IN MOTION’S INNOVATIVE PROGRAM WINS COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD

2023-11-28T08:16:17-05:00November 27th, 2023|Leadership, Physiotherapy Award|

Trent Health in Motion’s Seniors in Motion program recently won a Community Spirit Award from the Older Adult Centres Association of Ontario. This news was covered in the Peterborough Examiner. To date, there have been over 200 participants go through the program, and the team at Trent Health in Motion is working to secure [...]

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October 2023

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS – RAJ SUPPIAH – PT PODCAST GUEST & BUSINESS LEADER

2023-11-02T08:10:29-04:00October 30th, 2023|Innovation, Leadership|

Raj was recently featured on PT Marketing Power Hour, a US based podcast where he discussed building a brand, the importance of systems, delegation and dedicating time working ON your business instead of working in it.Raj is the co-founder of Foundation Physiotherapy & Wellness which now has seven locations in Toronto, Etobicoke, and East York.Raj [...]

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September 2023

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS – SHARON SWITZER-MCINTYRE- PRESIDENT’S TEACHING AWARD

2023-10-20T10:09:44-04:00September 27th, 2023|Innovation, Leadership|

Congratulations to Sharon Switzer-McIntyre on receiving the University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award, the university’s highest honour for teaching (University of Toronto, 2023). This Award is in recognition of Sharon Switzer-McIntyre’s ongoing contributions to educational leadership and innovation and her sustained excellence in teaching. During her 25 years in the department of Physical Therapy at [...]

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NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH & RECONCILIATION 2023

2023-09-25T12:50:44-04:00September 25th, 2023|Advocacy|

September 30 is a federal statutory holiday commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is also a recognized as Orange Shirt Day, an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day inspired by the story of Indian Residential School Survivor Phyllis Webstad. On this day people across the country wear orange shirts to create awareness about [...]

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August 2023

MEMBERS INTHE NEWS – KRISTEN MACDONELL – SUPPORTING WOMEN EXPERIENCING CANCER

2023-08-08T13:20:35-04:00August 8th, 2023|Leadership|

"One year ago I opened my clinic MacDonell Family Physiotherapy. Noting a gap in our community and listening to stories women shared with me during treatment sessions, I founded WECAN - a networking support group for Women Experiencing Cancer that I hold free of charge every other month at the clinic. I have additional [...]

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July 2023

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS – CHARLOTTE ANDERSON – PROMOTING PHYSIOTHERAPY

2023-07-07T08:50:30-04:00July 6th, 2023|Leadership|

Members in the News – Charlotte Anderson – Leading, Teaching, and Promoting Physiotherapy Charlotte Anderson is a practicing Physiotherapist, researcher and CEO of Alpha Health Services, a multi-site clinic in Toronto. On June 5, 2023 she was a guest on Zoomer TV with a panel of health experts, answering questions from the live audience. [...]

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June 2023

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS – ANDRÉ RIOPEL – VISCUS DEVICE DEVELOPER

2023-06-05T13:05:01-04:00June 5th, 2023|Leadership|

André Riopel is a physiotherapist, competitive cyclist, and inventor of the ViscusTM.  André Riopel, BSc PT invented and perfected a momentum propelled therapeutic pedalling device called Viscus TM.  Combining two of his passions – cycling and physiotherapy – Riopel’s device, and its development was featured in Northern Ontario Business. André says "the concept for [...]

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May 2023

HAPPY PRIDE SEASON!

2024-05-13T15:28:17-04:00May 30th, 2023|Advocacy|

June is Pride Month and we celebrate 2SLGBTQI+ communities in Ontario and in our physiotherapy community. In addition to celebrating diversity and love in all its forms, we honour the achievements so far to end discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression this Pride Season and commit to the ongoing [...]

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April 2023

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS – TIFFANY TIU, PAIN PODCAST DEVELOPER

2023-09-07T12:47:03-04:00April 4th, 2023|Leadership, Students|

Tiffany Tiu is a student, researcher and Paincast podcast developer. "I am an enthusiastic physiotherapy student at the University of Toronto (UofT). Apart from enjoying my studies, I am passionate about evidence-based practice and pain advocacy. I co-chair the Pain Science Division (PSD) Student committee and conduct research at the Biomechanics of Orthopaedic Sports [...]

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December 2022

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS – AMANDA MORIN, ‘MOVE WITH NATURE’

2022-12-13T08:52:37-05:00December 13th, 2022|Professional Development|

Amanda Morin is an OPA member, Physiotherapist, and now children's book author. 'Last year I published a children's book 'Move with Nature'. It is an exercise routine from head to toe to have children develop their gross motor skills! The entire story was inspired by my work in South Africa where I provided exercise [...]

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