Beginning on November 8, some Albertans will become eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine booster shots. Included among the eligible groups are health-care professionals who meet the following criteria:
- Provide direct patient care.
- Received their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine less than eight weeks after their first dose.
|
|
Good Practice: Common Questions About Supervising Physiotherapist Interns |
Questions regarding supervision expectations are some of the most common questions posed to Physiotherapy Alberta. That’s not surprising given the range of supervision relationships physiotherapists may find themselves in, and the diverse training and experience those supervisors may encounter in their supervisor-supervisee relationships.
|
|
|
Mandate Change (Response to Bill 46) |
In December 2020, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, (“Bill 46”) received Royal Assent. The Act includes several amendments to the Health Professions Act including provisions that require regulatory colleges to cease functioning as professional associations and to divest themselves of any professional association functions they currently perform. To find out more about what is happening, click here.
To learn more about the differences between a College and Association, click here.
|
|
What Does it Mean to be a Professional in 2021? |
Date: November 18, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Although it can be easy to identify when an interaction with a health professional doesn’t “feel right”, defining professionalism can be difficult. Can a person “learn” to be a professional? If so, how can we develop our professionalism skills? How has the concept of professionalism changed over time? How does culture and context factor into a person’s understanding of what it means to be a professional? Join this interactive session to discuss and reflect on these questions and more.
Presenters: Sue Murphy, BHSc, Med
|
|
Upcoming Webinars
LGBTQ Affirming Care
Date: December 16, 2021
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Weight Bias and Stigma in Physiotherapy Practice
Date: January 20, 2022
Time: 8:00 a.m.
|
|
College Conversations Podcast
Listen to the College Conversations Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
|
|
Episode: 29, Misinformation and Professional Practice
Date: October 15, 2021
In this episode, Jody and Leanne discuss the profound effect that the spread of misinformation has had on the public’s trust of institutions and regulated health professionals alike. We talk about some of the statements issued by professional organizations and regulators during the pandemic about the expectations health professionals need to meet and the importance of avoiding spreading or amplifying misinformation.
|
|
Resource Corner: Supervision |
Supervision Standard of Practice: The physiotherapist is responsible and accountable for the physiotherapy services provided by personnel working under her/his supervision (supervisees).
Supervision Guide: Supervision is an essential competency for physiotherapists working in Canada’s health system. While no one supervision model will apply to all contexts of physiotherapy practice, this guide provides a framework to support effective supervision in clinical practice to help ensure that Physiotherapy Alberta’s practice standards are met.
Restricted Activities: A restricted activity is a regulated health service that by law can only be performed by individuals authorized to perform them. Restricted activities for physiotherapists are divided into those activities which are authorized to all regulated members of Physiotherapy Alberta, provided certain conditions are met, and those that require additional authorization from Physiotherapy Alberta.
In this episode, Simon Cooke, Physiotherapy Alberta Council Vice-President, and Leanne Loranger, Manager of Policy and Practice, discuss the considerations, challenges, and rewards of supervising physiotherapy interns.
Good Practice: Is There a Supervision Relationship? Any health-care provider who delivers services to an individual patient owes a duty of care to that patient and is responsible for the care they provide, as well as their acts, errors, and omissions. When a physiotherapist is supervising another health provider, they have additional responsibilities related to their role.
|
|
The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Alberta would like to thank all clinicians who have continued to support learning and clinical education over the last two years, despite it being a very challenging time for all. We could not continue to educate new physical therapists without you!
We are reaching out to anyone who is willing and able to provide placements for physical therapy students from January 3rd to February 11th, 2022. This is an intermediate placement for students in the second year of the program who will have completed MSK assessment and treatment, Cardio respiratory, neurology, pediatrics and aging coursework.
|
|
Physiotherapy Alberta | 780.438.0338 | info@physiotherapyalberta.ca | www.physiotherapyalberta.ca |
|
|
|
|
|
|
