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Join us as we hear from Nora Young as she discusses how we can Understand Artificial Intelligence and Build the Future We Want with AI.

Nora will dive into the range of applications and impressive results of artificial intelligence over the last several years. From facial recognition technology to ChatGPT, what’s driving the current AI boom, and how can we harness its capabilities, while protecting jobs, privacy, and equity?

In plain language, with laughs along the way, Nora Young explains how current approaches to AI work, what the practical future of AI looks like beyond the hype, and what the challenges are.

Keynote

Panel Discussion

As the pace of change in technology continues to increase, the need to keep up becomes more pressing. Technology is more than a set of tools; it is a system that organizes work, people, knowledge, and perspectives.

This panel examines emerging technologies such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning from the lens of physiotherapy. How can we reflect critically on the ways technology is incorporated into both practice and education? Will physiotherapy as a profession be different? With change comes the opportunity to be intentional in terms of health outcomes, patient, provider, and learner experiences, as well as how we incorporate equity into the practice of physiotherapy.

Panellists: Kyla Alsbury-Nealy, PT, PhD(C), MscPT, Michael Lukacs, PT, PhD & Joanna MacDougall, BScPT, MScPT

Plenary

An Invitation to Care: Bridging Theory to Practice

To care for another means becoming a character in their stories. What does it mean to care well for the people we serve? How can we deepen our skills of care, the mental habits and practice activities that characterize good care? While we may have answers grounded in physiotherapy, this talk invites us to explore these questions anew through thinking with narrative and care-oriented social theories, including Sontag’s work on illness as metaphor and Mol’s Logic of Care.

Speaker: Patty Thille, PT, PhD, MA, BSc(PT)

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Friday, March 22, 2024

Saturday, March 23, 2024

8:15am-9:45am

3:15pm-4:15pm

Concurrent SESSIONS

10:00-11:00am

Living with Chronic Conditions

This session will provide an overview on frailty, its impact on patient outcomes, and the role of physiotherapists in identifying, preventing, and treating frailty in acute care settings. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the implications of frailty in acute care settings through two examples and be introduced to assessment tools that can be used to optimize patient outcomes.

Speakers: Tania Larsen, PT, PhD & Erica Lo, BHSc

Learn to:

1. Define frailty as a clinical syndrome and identify tools to screen for frailty.
2. Understand the impact of frailty on patient outcomes in the acute care setting, with focus on both inpatient and outpatient populations.
3. Understand the role of physiotherapists in the management of frailty.

Why and How to Include Frailty Assessment in Your Toolbox for Acute Care Settings

Long COVID and Rehabilitation: Experiences of Physical Therapists Working with Adults Living with Long COVID in Canada: A Qualitative Study

Authors: Michelle Wong, MScPT, Shahd Al Hamour Al Jarad, MScPT, Caleb Kim, MScPT, Chantal Lin, MScPT, Amy Gao, MScPT, Nicole Kaufman, MScPT, Kiera McDuff, PT, Darren A Brown, PT, FCSP, MSc, Mres, Saul Cobbing, PT, PhD, Soo Chan Carusone (PhD) & Kelly K. O’Brien (BScPT, PhD)

Speakers: Shahd Al Hamour Al Jarad, MScPT & Michelle Wong, MScPT

Airway Clearance Therapy: Experiences and Perceptions of Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis

Authors: Corey Grunberg, PT, MScPT, BSc(Hons), Janvi Mehta, PT, MScPT, BSc(Hons), Elina Provad, PT, MScPT, BSc(Hons), Lauren Pan, PT, MScPT, BSc(Hons), BSc(Hons), Mariam Gerguis, PT, MScPT, Jade Mohamed, PT, MScPT, BSc(Hons), Janet Parsons, PhD, MSc, BSc(PT), BA,  & Kenneth Wu, PT, PhD, MA(SocSci), BSc(PT), MBA

Speaker: Corey Grunberg, PT, MScPT, BSc(Hons)

Given the multisystemic impact and increasing prevalence of Long COVID, this study will help to identify learning needs of Canadian physical therapists and key factors influencing implementation of Long COVID evidence, as well as inform future Long COVID-related educational materials/formal training.

Adherence to airway clearance therapy among adults with cystic fibrosis is often inconsistent, which can be associated with poorer health outcomes. This study explores individuals’ experiences and perceptions of ACT, aiming to inform clinician recommendations of ACT techniques for adults with CF.

Move Better in 60 Seconds or Less: Applying Principles of Functional Neurology for Greater Outcomes in your Orthopaedic Practice

This engaging session enables participants to grasp the concept of "feeling is understanding" by applying various inputs like breathing techniques, visual and vestibular stimuli, proprioception, and others are sequentially applied to stimulate the brain and nervous system.

Speaker: Tom Swales, PT, AMTc, ATC, FCAMPT, CSCS, CAFCI, CGIMS, RKC, MCT

Learn to:

1. Acquire a basic and practical understanding of how the body and brain work together when treating orthopaedic pain and injury.
2. Utilize global movements to create a baseline and measure change after an input/intervention has been applied.
3. Apply basic inputs and reflex stimulation to the nervous system and measure how they affect movement and motor outputs that can be easily applied to your current practice.

Functional Changes in Individuals with Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: The Need for Physical Rehabilitation

Authors: Brenda Kibuka Nayiga, BHkin, MSc, MSc(PT)(c), Michelle E Kho, PT, PhD, MHSc, Ada Tang, PT, PhD, Sebastien J Hotte, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Karen Biggs, RD & Jenna Smith-Turchyn, PT PhD

Speaker: Brenda Kibuka Nayiga, BHkin, MSc, MSc(PT)(c)

To assess the physical functional changes for individuals with Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) during chemotherapy and describe unmet physical rehabilitation-related needs for this population.

Finding the Right Fit: Accessible Footwear Options for Children Who Wear AFOs

Authors: Lisa Caldana, BKin, BScPT, MHSc, ACPAC, Andrew Sedmihradsky, BA, MHSc,  Avery Leung, HBSc, MHSc, Dr. Edyta Marcon, MHSc, PhD, Dr. Joseph Ferenbok, PhD,  Dr. Virginia Wright, PT, PhD, Gordon Ruder, C.O.(c), F.C.B.C., MSc., Christa Brown, MSc, CO(c),   BSc & Jaime Winkler 

Speakers: Lisa Caldana, BKin, BScPT, MHSc, ACPAC & Andrew Sedmihradsky, BA, MHSc

The purpose of this project was to identify design features important to finding footwear that accommodates AFOs; gather information from caregivers, youth, and healthcare providers about their experience obtaining footwear; and co-design an intervention with caregivers and healthcare providers.

Inclusive Connections – A Pilot Mentorship Project

Inclusive Connections – A Pilot Mentorship Project was implemented at McMaster University in the Physiotherapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Programs during the 2023 – 2024 academic year. After a brief description of the project, we will highlight the preliminary results, including experiences of participating students and mentors.

Speakers: Riley Pedulla, BSc, MSc PT, PT Resident & Sarah Wojkowski, PT, PhD

Learn to:

1. Describe the importance of diverse mentorship.
2. Define the role of a mentor.
3. Summarize the benefits of mentorship for the mentee and mentor.

Admission Strategies Implemented by Health Professional Programs to Increase Diversity of the Prospective Student Cohort: A Scoping Review

Authors: Feng Lin, BKin, MSc(PT), Bonnie Vuong, BKin, MSc(PT), Kaylee Huynh, MSc PT, Harmandeep Dhaliwal, BSc. Kin, MSc(PT), Katie Nicodemo, BSc, MSc(PT), Ke Yi Yu, BSc, MSc(PT), Sarah Wojkowski, MSc(PT), PhD & Gregory F. Spadoni, PT, MSc, FCAMPT

Speakers: Harmandeep Dhaliwal, BSc. Kin, MSc(PT) & Kaylee Huynh, MSc PT

The purpose of this scoping review is to investigate various practices and measures utilized by health professional programs (HPPs) during the admissions cycle to increase student population diversity.

The Use of Simulation as a Component of Clinical Education in Health Professional Entry to Practice Programs: A Scoping Review

Authors: Jaimie Coleman BPHE, MScPT, MHM, Jasdeep Dhir BSc(PT), MCISc(MT), Julia Kobylianski BSc, MScPT, TDPT,  Melanie Law, MPA, BSc(PT), BA(H), Lindsey Coughlan, BScH, MScPT, Daphne Pereira, BPT, MPT & Lindsay Beavers, MSc(PT), 

Speakers: Jaimie Coleman, PT, BPHE, MScPT, MHM & Jasdeep Dhir BSc(PT), MCISc(MT), TDPT

Clinical education (CE) allows students enrolled in health care programs health professional education (HPE) the opportunity to gain practical experience in diverse practice settings, for the purpose of learning and applying physiotherapy knowledge, skills, behaviours, and clinical reasoning.

Optimizing Therapy Assistants in Unconventional Program Areas for Assistants in Acute care

8:15am-9:45am

Session Descriptions

Emerging Technologies & Physiotherapy - Critical Reflections and Novel Applications

Speaker: Nora Young

IMPROVING PT PRACTICE & ACCESS

INNOVATIONS IN CLINICAL EDUCATION

HUMAN HEALTH RESOURCES

Authors: Zeal Kadakia, MSc Student, PT, Ana Lopez, MScOT, Maheen Shahid, MScOT, Ashley Theoret, MScOT, Ronessa Dass, MSc Student, Shaminder Dhillon, PhD, OTReg(Ont), Jasdeep Dhir, BSc(PT) TDPT MClSc(MT) FCAMPT & Tara Packham, PhD, OTReg(Ont)

Speaker: Zeal Kadakia, MSc Student, PT

In Canada, internationally educated PTs and OTs may work as occupational/physical therapy assistants (OTA/PTAs) while pursuing Canadian licensure. This experience presents personal and professional opportunities and challenges, while (re)shaping their professional identity.

Therapists to Therapy Assistants: Transition Experiences of Internationally Educated Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists Practicing in Canada

Speakers: Daniel Galessiere, BScKin MScPT, Kukabria Kugathas, Therapy Assistant, Saran Lingham, MHM, MSc PT, Samantha Maislin, MSc PT & Amanda Smart, PT, MSc PT

Mackenzie Health and SE Health have collaborated on a philosophy of care to optimize the provision of rehab services utilizing a higher ratio of Assistants (TAs) to Therapists model across inpatient programs. Staff working in various acute care areas will present on optimizing scope of practice while delivering safe care.

Learn to:
Describe the core components and principles of highly effective team-based care and their application to establishing, implementing, and sustaining a Therapist/Therapy Assistant model of care.

Balancing the Scales: Factors Shaping Physical Therapy Clinical Education Capacity

Speakers: Pooria Khoshnevisan, MSc PT & Tyler Muirhead, BHSc, MScPT

Canada needs increased clinical education (CE) capacity however there is difficulty in recruiting internship opportunities. Therefore, this study’s purpose was to explore the perspectives of physiotherapists regarding factors and opportunities for increasing CE capacity in the Greater Toronto Area.

Authors: Tyler Muirhead, BHSc, MScPT, Ushwin Emmanuel, BSc.Kin, MScPT, Pooria Khoshnevisan, MScPT, Malcolm Sanderson, BKin, MScPT, Parneet Sidhu, BSc. Kin, MScPT, Brenda Mori, BScPT, MSc, PhD & Martine Quesnel, BSc, MScPT

Networking

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11:00-12:00pm

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

12:00-12:45pm

Concurrent Sessions

An Interdisciplinary Integrated Approach for Assessing and Treating Individuals with Severe TBI: A Case Study

12:45-1:45pm

Community Rehab Needs

Speakers: Ana Gollega, OT & Nick Li, PT, MScPT

Rehabilitation within the realm of acquired brain injury is complex. In this presentation, we will be illustrating with a case study the application of our interdisciplinary integrated approach for an individual who suffered a severe TBI at age 18. Our approach also provides insight into the potential possibilities of rehabilitation to help the client reach their best recovery potential.

Learn to:

1. Better understand the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in an integrated format.
2. Better understand various outcome measures to quantify subtle changes with clients with severe traumatic brain injuries.
3. Better understand how to use clinical judgment to progress treatment goals in complex cases.

Concussion Care: Establishing the State of Affairs in Scarborough, Ontario

Authors: Dr. Charlotte Anderson PhD, MScPT, BSc, Demitra Apostolopoulos BSc, MScPT, Tomas Azzano BSc, MScPT, Katelyn Humhej BSc,MScPT, Keagan Keung BSc, MScPT, Jordyn Peters BScHK, MScPT, Aya Slim BSc, MScPT & Dr. Euson Yeung PhD, MEd, BScPT

This study describes existing concussion care services for adults diagnosed with a concussion or post-concussion syndrome in Scarborough, Ontario, and identifies barriers to optimal concussion care in this population. Communities like Scarborough, Ontario that are known to experience underfunding in healthcare, may require particular efforts to enhance access and coordination of concussion care. The results show the need for the development and implementation of concussion care pathways to facilitate better quality, consistency, and standardization of care in Scarborough.

10:00-11:00am

Concurrent SESSIONS

10:00-11:00am

Concurrent SESSIONS

10:00-11:00am

Concurrent SESSIONS

How Has Body Image Been Evaluated Among People with Lower Limb Loss? A Scoping Review

Speaker: Kristin Nugent, MSc

Lower limb loss can result in an altered body image, leading to changes in self-esteem, mental health and quality of life. Understanding the nature and magnitude of body image concerns is crucial for physiotherapists working with this population to improve the long-term rehabilitative success.

How a National Consensus of Physio Entry-Level Business & Practice Management Core Curriculum Competencies Can Improve the Transition from Student to Independent Practitioner

12:45-1:45pm

Speakers: Diana Hopkins-Rosseel, CEC, BSc(PT), MSc(Rehab Sci), CS (CRPT) & Darryl Yardley, PT, MScPT, MScCl(Manip)

PTs need strong business acumen to make informed decisions, drive positive outcomes and thrive in practice. Competencies in these areas are partially reflected in the Competency Profile. The focus of this session is to share the consensus reached on the Business & Practice Management competencies and facilitate a discussion around proposals to better integrate these competencies across curricula.

Learn to:

1. Understand the potential gaps in entry-level curricula in business and practice management competencies and lack of consistency in content and delivery methods across the 15 Canadian universities.
2. Identify the ETP BPM competencies for physiotherapists established through a robust consensus process with Canadian stakeholders.
3. Inform and provide feedback on the future development and implementation of ETP BPM competencies to enrich the physiotherapy curriculum, provide a more holistic educational experience, and better prepare future physiotherapists.

Concurrent Sessions

Foundations of Practice

Canadian Physiotherapy Graduates’ Readiness to Work in Private Practice: Exploring Perspectives from Academic Faculty, Employers and Recent Graduates

Speaker: Brenda Mori, BScPT, MSc, PhD

The purpose of this study is to explore the work readiness of recent Canadian physiotherapy graduates who are working in private practice from the perspective of key groups, including academic faculty, employers, and recent Canadian graduates.

Authors: Brittany Emary, BSc, MSc PT, Parmis Atashzay, BSc, MSc PT, Kyle Hutton, BSc, MSc PT, Christine Pang, BKin, MScPT, Vithujan Thangeswaran, BSc, MSc PT, John Zaki, BSc, MSc PT, Annette Marcuzzi, BScPT, MHSc, CHE, Mark Hall, BScPT, MScPT, PhD, Geoff Bostick, BScPT, PhD & Brenda Mori, BScPT, MSc, PhD  

Development and Delivery of Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-oppression Concepts in Entry-level Health Professional Education

Speaker: Jasdeep Dhir, PT, MCISc(MT), TDPT

This scoping review performs a comprehensive search of the published literature to identify what frameworks, guidelines, and models are used, and how they are used, to develop and deliver justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-oppression concepts in entry-level healthcare program curricula.

Authors: Zeina Abu-Jurji, MSc(PT), BHSc, Emma Coulter, MSc(PT), BMSc, Conner McQueen, MSc(PT), BKin, Isabelle Chan-Emery, MSc(PT), BSc, Mark Rukavina, MSc(PT), BA, Rachel Solecki, MSc(PT), BSc, Sarah Wojkowski, MSc(PT), PhD & Jasdeep Dhir, PT, MCISc(MT), TDPT

Breaking Barriers, Building Trust: The Benefit of Patient-Centred Communication

12:45-1:45pm

Speakers: Anita Ashton, MPA, Fiona Campbell, BSc PT, MSc (Rehab. Sciences) & Taylor Turner, BA

Patient centered communication can build trust with patients particularly among marginalized and vulnerable groups who may have experienced discrimination or bias when accessing health care. Participants will have increased awareness and practical strategies to support the therapeutic relationship, intentionally focusing on each patient, their goals, and lived experiences.

Learn to:

1. Recognize the importance of patient centered communication in optimizing the therapeutic relationship and patient outcomes.
2. Reflect on your practices in this area and opportunities for further personal development.
3. Consider and apply a variety of patient centered communication skills and techniques to enhance practice.

Concurrent Sessions

Person-Centred Care & Equity

Let’s Talk about Sex(uality and Gender). A path to healthier communities

Speakers: Lindsay Beavers, PT, MPT, BSc.Kin, Corey Grunberg, PT, MScPT, Elizabeth Houlding, PT, Codie Primeau, PhD, MPT, MSc, BSc, Alex Ruth, PT, MScPT, HBScKin & Kelsey Vickers, MSc PT

This session is designed to be a brave space to talk about sex, sexuality, and gender in our profession. Open to all, and regardless of how you identify, having a baseline understanding of the ways oppression related to sex, sexuality and gender impacts the 2SLGBTQIPA+ community is integral to being a supportive colleague, and providing safer and effective care for our patients and clients.

Learn to:

1. Engage in current discussions of sex, sexuality, and gender in the physiotherapy profession.
2. Explore how systems of oppression related to sex and gender (e.g. heteronormativity, cissexism) play out at the structural/institutional, interpersonal, and internal levels in the context of physiotherapy practice.
3. Identify strategies that can be implemented in practice, education, and policy to interrupt these systems and improve health equity for the 2SLGBTQIPA+ community.

Putting the Fit in Physiotherapy: Physical Activity and Exercise Across the Lifespan

12:45-1:45pm

Speakers: Laura Brunton, PT, PhD, Jenna Schulz, PT, MPT, PhD & Christina Ziebart, PT, PhD

The panel is comprised of physiotherapists and researchers who conduct exercise and physical activity research across the lifespan. Dr. Laura Brunton works with the paediatric population and has conducted research on physical activity in children with cerebral palsy. Dr. Jenna Schulz works with athletes, pregnant and postpartum women. Dr. Ziebart conducts research on older adults.

Learn to:

1. Understand the importance of exercise across the lifespan.
2. Understand the role physiotherapists play in exercise prescription.
3. Improve physiotherapists’ comfort in providing exercises to individuals across the lifespan.

Concurrent Sessions

Physical Activity Promotion

Improving Physical Activity Recommendations in Homecare: A Quality Improvement Project

Speaker: Brydne Edwards, OT Reg. (Ont.), PhD

This presentation focuses on showcasing the results of a quality improvement project that aimed to increase physiotherapists and occupational therapists’ knowledge, frequency, and quality of physical activity recommendations for adults with cognitive impairment. The presentation will share the details and impact of a multimodal education strategy for achieving these aims.

Learn to:

1. Educational strategies to improve physical activity recommendations in community rehabilitation.
2. How to implement a quality improvement methodology in rehabilitation practice to address a practice gap.

Early Identification and Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis

2:00-3:00pm

Speaker: Angelo Papachristos, BSc, BScPT, MBA, ACPAC

Axial Spondyloarthritis is an often-overlooked cause of chronic back pain. The EIDA Project raises awareness and educates non-rheumatologists about clinical features and pattern that may suggest the presence of axSpA. The goal of this program is to shorten the diagnostic delay by increasing awareness and knowledge of axSpA, reasons for timely referral and optimizing therapies for axSpA.

Learn to:

1. Develop an awareness of axSpA as treatable cause of back pain.
2. Recognize an inflammatory back pain pattern as a typical presentation of axSpA.
3. Identify other common clinical features of axSpA that occur outside the spine.
4. Gain knowledge of basic principles of diagnosis and treatment of axSpA as applied by rheumatologists.
5. Understand appropriate testing for a patient with chronic back pain suspected of axSpA and apply criteria for referral to rheumatology.

Concurrent Sessions

Arthritis Care

Advanced Clinician Practitioners in Arthritis Care (ACPAC): A Workforce Profile

Speaker: Laura Passalent, PT, BScPT, MHSc, ACPAC

The objective of this study was to profile the current ACPAC workforce with respect to:

1. Demographics, including aspects of ethnicity, diversity, and inclusion.
2. Practice setting and clinical roles.
3. Health system integration.
4. Remuneration

Authors: Laura Passalent, PT, BScPT, MHSc, ACPAC, Leslie Soever, PT, BScPT, MSc, ACPAC, Amanda Steiman, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Christopher Nielsen, BSc, MD, FRCSC, Deborah Levy, MD, MS, FRCPC & Robert D. Inman, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FRCP Edin

Awareness of Clinical Reasoning Bias During Assessment of Low Back Pain and Ways to Mitigate

2:00-3:00pm

Speaker: Michael Belcamino, PT, Cert. MDT, Student PhD-Education Studies

Using the lumbar assessment form, the presentation will review potential sources of clinical reasoning error or cognitive bias. It will propose strategies such as reflection, self-assessment, and likelihood ratios to limit and recognize these errors.

Learn to:

1. Recognize common clinical reasoning errors in physiotherapy practice. 
2. Develop strategies to mitigate the reasoning errors and enhance assessment and management of LBP.

Concurrent Sessions

MSK & Pain

Virtual Care for Low Back Pain:  Perspectives of Ontario Healthcare Providers

Speaker: Marcia Correale, BSc PT

Learn to:

1. Analyze the factors influencing healthcare providers' decisions to adopt, continue, or discontinue virtual care post-pandemic.
2. Examine the results of a multi-faceted study, focusing on the preferences and experiences of physiotherapists delivering virtual care for low back pain, using quantitative data derived from a questionnaire.

Ontario's MOH initiated "Rapid Access Clinics - Low Back Pain" (RAC-LBP) in 2018. Amid COVID-19 closures, RAC-LBP pivoted to standardized virtual care (VC). Post-restrictions, VC declined, with providers opting for in-person or hybrid care. Post-pandemic reflection prompted a study on VC preference for LBP patients, exploring provider experiences through quantitative questionnaire data.

Associations of Gender Role and Pain in Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review

Speakers: Jessica Glugosh, BSc, MScPT, PT Resident & Riley Pedulla, BSc, MScPT, PT Resident

This is the first mixed-methods review to investigate the association of gender roles with pain in those with MSK disorders - a significant contributor to disability worldwide. As previously only sex differences have been explored, our findings are unique and may inform pain research/management.

Authors: Jessica Glugosh, BSc, MScPT, PT Resident, Riley Pedulla, BSc, MScPT, PT Resident, Nivethan Jeyaseelan, BSc, MScPT, PT Resident, Benjamin Prevost, BAkin, MScPT, Interim PT, PT, Ecatl Velez, BSc, MScPT, Brittney Winnitoy, BSc, BFA, MScPT, PT Resident, Interim PT, Dr. Laura Churchill, BAkin, MSc, MScPT, PhD, PT, YV Raghava Neelapala, BPT, MScPT, PhD(c) & Dr. Lisa Carlesso, BSc, MScPT, PhD, PT    

Transgender Care in Physiotherapy

2:00-3:00pm

Speakers: Caleb Perez, BSc Kin, PT student & Codie Primeau, PhD, MPT, MSc, BSc

Explore practical aspects of affirming transgender physiotherapy care through sharing of lived experiences and case scenarios. Gain foundational knowledge and practical strategies to support more inclusive environments, and valuable resources and training opportunities to support continued self-education. Join us to enhance your skills and contribute towards more inclusive physiotherapy practices.

Learn to:

1. Increase Awareness and Understanding: Enhance awareness of the unique healthcare needs and challenges faced by transgender individuals.
2. Equip with Introductory Knowledge and Strategies: Provide foundational knowledge, including gender-affirming care, and specific strategies to foster inclusivity and support within the physiotherapy profession for transgender clients.
3. Highlight Resources and Education Opportunities: Introduce resources and continuing education opportunities to support physiotherapists' self-learning to enhance their care for transgender clients.

Concurrent Sessions

Making PT Care Equitable & Safe

Safer Spaces in Rehabilitation: A scoping Review of Trauma-informed Care in Health Professional education

Speakers: Teresa Raso, MScPT & Brooke Scheele, MScPT

The purpose of the scoping review was to uncover current methods being used to teach trauma-informed care (TIC) to healthcare providers and identify the best practice for implementing TIC into professional program curricula.

Authors: Teresa Raso, MScPT, Erin Locke, MScPT, Crystal Robello, MScPT, Krystin Rudge, MScPT, Brooke Scheele, MScPT, & Dr. Trisha Lawson, BSc PT, PhD  

Anti-Oppression Pedagogy in Health Professions: A Scoping Review

Speaker: Meredith Smith, PT, MScPT

There is an increasing call for anti-oppression pedagogy to be incorporated in health professional programs to reduce health inequities and improve care. The aim of this scoping review is to understand how anti-oppression pedagogy is conceptualized and integrated in health professions education.

Authors: Meredith Smith,PT, MScPT, Med, Tricia McGuire-Adams, PhD & Kaylee Eady, PhD  

The Use of Virtual Simulations Games for Effective Learning: A Knowledge Translation Workshop for Physical Therapy Educators, Clinicians and Managers

2:00-3:00pm

Speakers: Jaimie Coleman, PT, BPHE, MScPT, MHM & Sharon Gabison, BSc, BScPT, MSc, PhD

In this interactive presentation, we will introduce a new and innovative learning tool that physical therapy educators, clinicians and managers can use to facilitate learning and training of physical therapists and enhance continuing professional development of clinicians.

Learn to:

1. Describe the definitions and concepts of virtual simulation games.
2. Appreciate the development and application of a virtual simulation game from conception to implementation.
3. Appreciate resources required to develop their own virtual simulation games.

Concurrent Sessions

Virtual Care

Attendees will learn that a validated digital tool has the potential to transform osteoarthritis care by providing a valid remote measurement of real-life functional limitations and reduce the burden of time consuming in-person tests.

Physiotherapy-led telerehabilitation programs for individuals living with or beyond cancer: A scoping review

Clinician and Participant Perspectives on a Virtual Chronic Disease Management Program Targeting Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis

2:00-3:00pm

Speaker: Jill Van Damme, MSc PT, PhD (c)

Virtual programs may increase the uptake non-pharmacological treatments for osteoarthritis by reaching individuals otherwise unable to participate. This study aimed to understand the experiences and perspectives of clinicians and individuals who participated in the GLA:D Canada Remote program.

Concurrent Sessions

Authors: Jill Van Damme, MSc PT, PhD (c), Dr. Patricia Strachan, PhD, Dr. Ayse Kuspinar, PhD PT, Dr. Michael Kalu, PhD, Mashal Zaide, BSc & Dr. Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, PhD PT

Authors: Kristin Nugent, MSc, Atharv Joshi, MSc, Dr Michael Payne, MSc, MD, Dr Ricardo Viana, MOT, MD, Dr Janelle Unger, PT, PhD, Dr Susan Winifred Hunter, PT, PhD