Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. I will be brief. Good afternoon, everyone. I am very pleased to appear before you once again. I was a little unsure of what to tell you since I was here a few months ago delivering a lot of data and information about physiotherapy's efforts to integrate for

Human Resources committee  With regard to physiotherapy, the standard for the highest level of competence entry into practice for physiotherapists across Canada is recognized, and interprovincial is not a problem. The trick is that limited licence issue again. We've seen a really elegant solution in Quebe

Human Resources committee  Sure. I can certainly provide it. The answer to question number two is that it wasn't really a numbers question, or at least that wasn't the initial finding. The findings were that in order to make the practicum of value, a drop in patient load was pretty much necessary so that

Human Resources committee  That's a fantastic question, and any health profession has to have the courage and honesty to ask itself that on a regular basis. Our competency standards are equivalent to those of the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand, and that's it. Everywhere else in the world, physiotherapi

Human Resources committee  A federal program would indeed be desirable. I cannot speak for everyone, but I'm convinced that everyone would be willing to agree to that. However, there could be a constitutional debate involved. In our opinion, Quebec is an ideal example. We have physiotherapists who arrive

Human Resources committee  We certainly recognize the need and the problem. We've looked at a number of incentives that may make it more palatable for small businesses, clinic owners, and so on to provide opportunities. I'm always a big fan of using taxation as an incentive. So if there's some way to provi

Human Resources committee  Specifically for physiotherapy, the gap is likely to widen. When we consider baby boomers' demand for graceful aging, which includes mobility and so on, the demand for physiotherapy is increasing, and we see a broadening gap. Programs are ramping up in Canada for training in Cana

Human Resources committee  Not in physiotherapy, but I can't speak for the others.

Human Resources committee  The quick answer is yes. Perhaps it's the single best example of collaborative approaches in physiotherapy in the last 30 years. I listed a number of achievements from 2007 to today in the development of those bridging programs: language testing, opportunities for placements, and

Human Resources committee  We received funding to do the study, but so far everything else has been funded either through our own pockets or through the provincial government. The bridging program at Ryerson, which has now transferred to the University of Toronto, was funded by the Government of Ontario. O

Human Resources committee  That's right.

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Bonjour, tout le monde. Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to present to the committee. The title of this presentation is a somewhat intimidating one—about practical solutions for what is historically an intractable problem—but we'll give it our best shot.

Health committee  Thank you. Dr. Busing stole my Calgary example, which is perhaps the most famous one where physiotherapy is concerned. The reduction of wait times for musculoskeletal surgery--hip and knee especially--is very dramatic and the example is so clearly understood by a layperson such

Health committee  If I may just add one more thing, it's critical.... I hope I'm not conveying the message that the federal government is responsible in some way for this, because the federal government is a participant in this, but the professions themselves must inform health consumers about wha

Health committee  If I may be so bold—and I've had an opportunity to talk to some of you about this before—I think this is an opportunity for the federal government to take a dramatic leadership position and say that it will only pay for health systems that truly incorporate inter-professional col