The Environment and Canadian Physiotherapists

Overview:

The physiotherapy profession came to be within a worldview in which we humans are understood to be exceptional beings that can control our destinies regardless of context.  According to this worldview, it is possible to nurture human health and well-being without having to think much about the environment in which we live.

The worldview of human exceptionalism is being disproven in real-time: evidence-based practice within clinical care is no match for a heat dome or an atmospheric river. Meanwhile, the environmental catastrophes experience in British Columbia in 2021 are merely foreshadows of events that will continue to increase in frequency and severity for all of us who are alive today.

In the face of these trends there is a realization with which we must come to terms:  there can be no human health without a healthy planet.

This live webinar is brought to you by the Global Health Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.

Please note: This webinar will be hosted in a Zoom Meeting, not a webinar. Therefore you must register by going here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAud-CqrD0rG9N-fHhaacZhw0Dr7wkVr0KE

 Should you have any questions, please email the CPA at pd@physiotherapy.ca

Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

1. Discuss ways that physiotherapists can incorporate environmental concerns into their practice;
2. Recognize how decolonization is a promising strategy to ensure environmental sustainability;
3. Engage in Environmental Physiotherapy leadership activities.

Presenters:

Allana Beavis (she/her), MScPT, MSc, BHSc; is a physiotherapist working at Community Therapy Services in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Through this agency, she provides fly-in consultative PT services to First Nation communities in northern Manitoba.  She is passionate about addressing health inequities and the underpinning unequal power relations in society that create them.

Shaun Cleaver (he/him), PT, PhD; is a Faculty Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University.  Shaun works to advance health equity teaching and research related to health professions.

Susan Czyzo (she/her), MScPT, BPHE; is a physiotherapist and clinical Pilates instructor providing in-person services in private practice in Toronto as well as virtually across Ontario.  Susan is passionate about the intersection of health and climate change.

Webinar Details:

• Date: February 15, 2022
• Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
• Price:
  • Free for Global Health Division and CPA Members! 
  • $15 for Non CPA Members

CPA - Embodia Partnership Information

Here's a short video that outlines how to make the most of your CPA Membership on Embodia. The video outlines registering for a webinar, connecting your CPA account to Embodia, and getting CPA discounts on courses/webinars. 

To authenticate yourself as a CPA member and start saving on your online continuing education, follow these steps (you only need to do this once):

1. Click here to login to the CPA website
2. Once you’ve logged in, go to the tab at the top called 'Events & Education', then click on PD Marketplace
3. Click on the link above the video that says 'Access the PD Markeplace Now!'

Please note: All pricing for CPA hosted webinars and courses, including all Division courses, is set by the CPA. If you have any questions about the pricing please contact the CPA at pd@physiotherapy.ca