Podcasts

Jody Prohar, Registrar and Executive Director of the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta and Leanne Loranger, Manager of Policy and Practice discuss the dizzying landscape of privacy legislation for physiotherapists in Alberta.

In this episode, Simon Cooke, the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta Council Vice-President and Leanne Loranger, Manager of Policy and Practice discuss the considerations, challenges, and rewards of supervising Physiotherapy Interns.

In this episode, the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta’s Council President Karin Eldred and Leanne Loranger, Manager of Policy and Practice answer common questions that arise when physiotherapists seek consent for treatment.

Jody Prohar, Registrar and Executive Director of the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta and Leanne Loranger, Manager of Policy and Practice discuss emerging physiotherapy practices.

In this episode, Jody Prohar, Registrar and Executive Director of the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta and Leanne Loranger, Manager of Policy and Practice talk about how a history of sexual assault has the potential to affect the patient-physiotherapist relationship.

In this episode, we go into greater detail about how dirty jokes and other seemingly innocent comments could lead to big trouble for physiotherapists because of how sexual misconduct is defined by the Health Professions Act. We discuss the concepts of professionalism, power, and power imbalance in therapeutic relationships.

Jody Prohar, Registrar and Executive Director of the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta and Leanne Loranger, Manager of Policy and Practice discuss how the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta defines the term “patient.”