Webinars

In the draft Standards of Practice related to Indigenous cultural safety and health equity, the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta has introduced performance expectations related to trauma informed care.

Senior staff from Alberta’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner will briefly discuss the core principles underlying privacy legislations in Alberta.

Health benefits fraud is a serious issue that affects physiotherapy providers and patients alike. The potential consequences of fraudulent billing can be significant.

Adopting evidence into practice is no easy task. There are both individual and contextual factors that influence the uptake of evidence into practice. Luckily, there are strategies that physiotherapists at the point of care can apply to bring themselves and their practices closer to alignment with evidence.

What is critical theory and how is critical research relevant to physiotherapy practice?

This presentation is for all physiotherapists, but will focus on physiotherapists working in small, private physiotherapy businesses that may lack formal policies and resources to support disclosure.

Have you ever encountered a patient who you suspected was experiencing family violence? Have you ever had a patient tell you that a family member was abusive and been uncertain how to respond?

Many physiotherapists learned the 3-part model of evidence-based practice during their entry to practice education, with overlapping circles representing best available evidence, provider expertise, and patient values and circumstances. This presentation will discuss the alignment of these 3 elements, and importantly, present solutions for when they don’t align.  Is there a new way to view this old model to help us make better clinical decisions?

Dr. Roach will draw on her research related to how colonization, adverse childhood experiences and intergenerational trauma impact cognitive development and cognitive decline later in life, to increase attendees’ understanding of:

Social media use among regulated health professionals is increasingly common. With increasing activity there has also been an increase in concerns and complaints received by health profession regulators related to professional conduct on social media platforms.