We are beyond saddened by the horrific hate crime and Islamophobia that has taken a colleague physiotherapist Syed Salman Afzaal and family members in London, Ontario. OPA stands with the Muslim community in this difficult time and condemns hate crimes, racism and Islamophobia – they have no place in our communities or anywhere and [...]
June is National Indigenous History Month and we honour and celebrate the history, culture and diversity of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. The remains of 215 children were recently discovered at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. This tragedy shows us that we have a long way to [...]
In honour of Black History Month, we celebrate Black physiotherapists and physiotherapist assistants over our history that have changed lives and contributed to the profession and the Association as member volunteers, clinical experts, leaders, educators and researchers. For more information surrounding Black History Month, the Ontario Black History Society has several resources including a [...]
The following statement was released by OPA on Friday, June 5, 2020 on social media.
I am a registered physiotherapist working in geriatric rehab and general medicine in a rehabilitation hospital in Toronto. The majority of patients we see are medically complex with numerous co-morbidities, often coming under our care with either a pre-existing wound or being at high risk of developing wounds. Having an ulcer highly affects our [...]
Phyllis Carleton, a life time member of the OPA, celebrated her 100th birthday on September 28, 2019 with family and friends. Phyllis graduated from the University of Toronto in Occupational Therapy in 1940, after serving in World War II (WWII). During WWII, she served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in England. She [...]
Westgate District members had a blast on November 30th at the District's Dodgeball Fundraising event which took place at the South Common Community Centre in Mississauga. We had 15 participants from the district, and all proceeds raised will be donated to the Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada (PFC) to fund physiotherapy research. Special shoutout to [...]
The Ontario Physiotherapy Association had its annual PHC Connect event on November 8 at the Burlington Family Health Team. PHC Connect is a networking event organized for physiotherapists working in primary health care organizations across Ontario. It has been fascinating through my exposure as a physiotherapist (PT) in primary healthcare to learn how physiotherapists [...]
Physio North is a biannual conference launched in the 1990s to enrich, empower and encourage physiotherapists and physiotherapist assistants working in northern Ontario. This September, we had more than 30 people register for Physio North 2019. Our theme was Maximizing Our Potential. Traditionally, we are a profession that constantly tries to maximize our clients' [...]
This year OPA once again exhibited at the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) conference: Health System Integration Built on The Foundation of Team-Based Primary Health Care, which took place September 19-20, 2019. This was the fifth year in a row that OPA exhibited at this particular conference. I had the pleasure [...]
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