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Feb. 17, 2020 -

Professional Issues

Announcing our 30 Day Challenge to Help You Elevate Your Clinical Practice

As physiotherapists we have access to more information, now more than ever, to improve our skills and clinical practice. From in-person to online courses… To consuming content on Instagram and Twitter…. To Facebook Groups and Linkedin... To ignitephysio 😀 But here’s the rub. All of this information doesn’t actually help us make changes in our clinical practice. And I’ve b...

Feb. 13, 2020 -

Career Planning

Professional Issues

Is Your Physiotherapy Practice Stagnant?

Do you feel like you’re becoming stagnant and, maybe even, complacent in your physiotherapy practice? Like you’re doing the same thing day in and day out, without the joy you used to feel when you were a new grad? Don’t worry – it’s perfectly normal! This is something that happens to tons of physiotherapists, and they’re able to push themselves to grow and find their way out of these ‘ruts’. ...

Feb. 13, 2020 -

3 Tricky Clinical Cases Conversation

Last week Andrew hosted a web chat with fellow ignite community members and seasoned physiotherapists, Sean FitzGerald and Lauralee Merkley to answer some recent questions posted on ignite. This informative round table discussion addresses these questions about cases that can be difficult to treat, and you'll benefit from the in-depth analysis and experience as all three dive into answering th...

Dec. 31, 2019 -

Career Planning

Professional Issues

Making the Most of the Mentor-Mentee Relationship as a New Grad Physiotherapist

A mentor can be an invaluable resource for a physiotherapist! Especially if both the mentor and the mentee are willing to put in the time necessary to make the relationship flourish. It takes effort to build and maintain a good relationship with your mentor, but it can be hard to know where to start. In this article, we’ll not only explore the reasons it’s important to build a strong relationsh...

Nov. 26, 2019 -

Career Planning

Professional Issues

The Importance of Mentors for Professional Improvement

In order to continue to succeed in your clinical practice, you’ll need to find ways to stay motivated. Mentors can provide you with the incentive to continue growing in your physiotherapy careers. Not only that, but they can also provide you with invaluable lessons from their extensive clinical experience. An integral part of the growth cycle is learning by observation and a strong mentor can...

Nov. 04, 2019 -

Career Planning

Professional Issues

How to Start With Personal Development as a Physiotherapist

Many of us get caught up with completing smaller, daily tasks like attending to our patients and staying on top of paperwork. And, while these are important, they aren’t necessarily helping us get to that next level in our physiotherapy careers. What about our bigger goals? Like learning new clinical techniques, developing our leadership skills or growing our practices? These are the goals t...

Oct. 15, 2019 -

Career Planning

Caseload Management

How Self-Reflection Makes You a Better Physiotherapist

In school, we learn how important it is to be a self-reflective physiotherapist. But, as much as this concept was drilled into us, many of us have forgotten about it. Not because we don’t believe in its importance, but because it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day business of treating patients and running a practice. With today’s high demand for healthcare and not enough staff to provid...

Oct. 01, 2019 -

Career Planning

Alberta Physio Spotlight: Elizabeth Sutton - Why Patient Pain Needs More Than Courses and X-rays to Help

With nearly 35 years of experience as a physiotherapist, Elizabeth Sutton has grown in her understanding of pain, patient care and being investigative as a therapist. Her career began mostly in the neuro/senior setting, and then over time she transitioned to orthopaedics. What was supposed to be a short move to Lethbridge in 1988, became long-term after she fell in love with the region and the...

Health Coaching – Not ‘just one more thing’

Sept. 24, 2019 -

Career Planning

New challenges need new approaches – and this is certainly true in health care! While there have been remarkable successes in treating acute diseases, the flip side is that there has been a surge i...

Aug. 23, 2019 -

Career Planning

Alberta Physio Spotlight: Terry Lerner - Things I Wish I Had Known in My PT Career

As she closed a 36-year career as a Physiotherapist this August, Terry Lerner realized she had learned a thing or two that may be of help to others. After graduating from the University of Alberta in 1983, she started her career in a hospital setting, rotating through all the outpatients, inpatients, home care and extended care. Now, a few decades later, she has done everything from private p...

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