We are very excited to share that digital marketing agency, Phanta Media and the Ontario Physiotherapy Association were awarded a 2019 GOLD Telly Award in the category of ‘Online Commercials – Campaign Promotion’for our #PhysioHelpsLives ‘Pain Face’campaign. The international Telly Awards have been honoring excellence in video and television across all screens since 1979 [...]
I am a registered physiotherapist and I have been working in long-term care (LTC) and geriatric rehabilitation for 13 years. Working with a fragile geriatric population means that at any one time a significant number of my patients have open wounds. I have had many patients whose course in rehab has been greatly affected [...]
By Alison Bonnyman, Secretary, OPA Board of Directors I was very pleased to be a part of the CPA Forum on Promoting Healthy Aging. Admittedly, it took some family persuasion to be away on the July long weekend, but it was worth it. Healthy Aging is a very timely topic both professionally, as we [...]
On June 18, the Quinte-St. Lawrence (QSL) District hosted a panel discussion on ‘Embracing uncertainty, overcoming challenges, and lessons learned’ for ‘soon-to-be graduates of the MScPT program at Queen’s University. This event came about after a discussion with current students and representatives on the QSL District Leadership Team, Sarah Kelly and Josh Nickel, who [...]
On May 31, 2019, McMaster Rehabilitation Sciences hosted their 25th Annual Charity Ball. Every year the McMaster Rehabilitation Sciences Charity Ball Committee organizes a dinner and dancing gala. This committee is comprised solely of students within the Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Language Pathology programs who collaborate to execute all components of this event. [...]
#WCPT2019: The thoughts of a Rookie Presenter & WCPT Delegate By Tracy Blake, PT, PhD What happens when 4500 physiotherapists from over 100 World Confederation for Physical Therapists (WCPT) member organizations descend on Geneva, Switzerland? Magic. Opening ceremonies was an incredible experience- I hadn’t truly understood the breadth of the physiotherapy community until I [...]
To celebrate National Physiotherapy Month this year, the Kitchener-Waterloo District committee partnered with the MS Society’s annual MS walk on Sunday May 5, 2019 in Kitchener. Two physiotherapists from the Kitchener-Waterloo District committee set up a booth on event day to raise awareness about the role of physiotherapy in MS and the many roles [...]
May is National Physiotherapy Month and physiotherapists, physiotherapist assistants and students across the country organize events to connect with their local communities. OPA offers members in Ontario items to help them start conversations including brochures, pens, water bottles, sticky notes and the option to borrow one of OPA’s banners. This year, over 130 members [...]
Outstanding Volunteer Award Recipient By Robert Cusinato Who am I? The answer to this very question remains elusive not only to me but to each and every one of us. While I have been searching for clues, I have experienced a rebirth of sorts. It still remains unclear what triggered this positive change as [...]
OPA’s InterACTION conference is quickly approaching in Toronto on Friday, April 5– Saturday, April 6! There are lots of reasons to attend the conference. For example, listening to speakers including two plenary sessions (one on tech in health care), viewing presentations on recent research, networking with your peers, celebrating the physiotherapy profession, and more! [...]
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