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Registration forms are now available for the following courses being offered in 2012:
Functional Fascial Taping - March 24 & 25, 2012, SaskatoonInstructor: Ron Alexander, Soft Tissue Therapist [Musculoskeletal], Australia. This interactive workshop demonstrates an innovative and simple way for clinicians to use tape to assist the treatment of musculoskeletal pathologies. The taping technique has two main purposes. The first is a simple alternative for pain management, which allows rehabilitation in a pain-free environment. The second purpose is to offer a sustained load to tissues. For more information on this technique and the instructor, visit http://www.fft.net.au.
Target audience is Physical Therapists, Athletic Therapists, Kinesiologists, Chiropractors & Massage Therapists. Registration is limited to 24 participants, so register early!
Early registration fee: $450 plus GST before February 10, 2012. For more information and/or to register: Download the registratration form here! ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT!!
Level 3 Upper Quadrant - Diploma of Advanced Orthopaedic Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy - begins March 21, 2012. The Level 3 Upper Quadrant course will be offered as a combination of in-person and distance education. For more information or to register, download the Level 3 Upper Quadrant information/registration form here.
A Lymphedema Management Symposium will be held April 19 & 20, 2012, at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre, Regina, SK. Keynote speakers include Dr. Andrea Cheville of the Mayo Clinic, Jan McFarland of Toronto's Lymphocare Centre and Dorit Tidhar from McGill University Health Centre's Lymphedema Clinic. .
This
conference will precede the annual general meetings of the Saskatchewan
Physiotherapy Association (April 20) and the annual general meetings of the Lymphedema Association of Saskatchewan Inc. (April 20) and the annual general meeting of the Saskatchewan College of Physical Therapists (April 21).
More information on this event can be found under the Lymphedema Symposium 2012 link here or on the left sidebar of this website.
Click here for the full Symposium program and registration form for this event OR go to the Lymphedema Symposium 2012 webpage to view or download the program and the registration form from there.
A Compression Management Workshop, instructed by Dorit Tidhar, will follow the Symposium. Registration for the workshop is limited. For more information on that event, click on the Lymphedema Symposium 2012 link above or on the left sidebar or download the information / registration form here.
Distance learning is becoming more widely used for post-professional continuing education in Canada. We invite you to enjoy the five recorded diabetes lectures free of charge as a result of a conference grant from the Interprofessional Health Collaborative of Saskatchewan.
Please tell your colleagues about the videos and invite them to view the videos as well.Denise Poirier recognizes the importance of continuing education in healthcare and has created three annual Continuing Education Awards of $500 each to assist professionals in each of the following healthcare fields:
Eligible continuing education activities would include: conference (travel and registration), workshops, professional development courses, seminars or graduate studies - in CANADA only.
To be eligible you must be currently working in your field or a student in your final year of your program. To find out more about this $500 Continuing Education Award, visit www.dpoirier.ca.
Take a look at the various courses of interest that are offered by other organizations and groups. Some of these are online offerings and can be taken from anywhere within Canada. Recently added courses of interest in Saskatchewan include:
Sensory Integration Certification Program, open to Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech-Language Pathologists - First course begins March 15, 2012 in Regina, SK.
Translating Research into Exercise4BrainChange™ Approaches for Individuals with Parkinson Disease: Real World Rehabilitation and Community Implications, with Becky Farley, PhD, MS, PT begins March 9th in Saskatoon.
Check the Non-CPTE Educational Opportunities page for more information on these and many other offerings.
NOTE: If you are not receiving the CPTE Newletter and Course Update Eblast notification emails, please contact Pat Tremaine at the CPTE office to be added to the list.
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