School of Physiotherapy

Faculty of Health

September 2013 Highlights and Events

~ by: Joanne Tortola, Administrative Coordinator, School of Physiotherapy

The School of Physiotherapy promises an active events calendar this fall, featuring many prominent guest speakers through our Physiotherapy Matters Seminar Series and other knowledge translation opportunities.

Fall 2013 Guest Speakers | Physiotherapy Matters:

  • 11-Sep-2013 Team Canada Healing Hands - International Rehabilitation Team Canada (Jim Adderson, Prosthetist, NSRC & Ruth Duggan, OT, Cornerstone Occupational Therapy Consultants)
  • 25-Sep-2013 Promoting functional recovery of upper limb post-stroke: how, when, and with what? (Dr. Shaun Boe, School of Physiotherapy)
  • 09-Oct-2013 Story of Disability (Wayne Gillis, Author, "Moving Forward")
  • 23-Oct-2013 The InteRACT Program (Linda Wozniak, InteRACT Program Director, Dalhousie University)
  • 06-Nov-2013 The Challenge of Exercise Prescription for People with Obesity (Dr. Gail Dechman, School of Physiotherapy)
  • 20-Nov-2013 Self-Management for Chronic Pain Clients -- Current Delivery of a Leading Best-Evidence Model in Nova Scotia ( Isabelle Zwerling, Manager, Health Services & Marianne Beaton, Program Lead for the Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (CPSMP), South Shore Health)

Webcasts:

Several of our Physiotherapy Matters Seminars have been successfully webcast to date, with some webcast recordings available for viewing from our website. Sharing these seminars with an online audience is one way the School hopes to better engage our clinical and alumni communities. We welcome your feedback and comments on our webcasts by email.

Upcoming Events:

  • School of Physiotherapy 50th Anniversary in 2015!  Stay tuned to our website and future editions of our eNewsletter for more information about this exciting celebration! We welcome your input on how YOU would like to celebrate fifty years of excellence in the School of Physiotherapy.  Please email us with your thoughts and ideas and/or to become involved!

Please stay tuned to our Events page for an up to date listing of what's happening in and around the School of Physiotherapy!