Something for the weekend: We can cut private health insurance costs by fixing how we pay for hip replacements and other implants A very cool, free online citation manager The consequences of social hierarchies in Brazil Telling people to be more physically active isn’t working …and we’re not actually busier than we were years ago Why philosophy of science? The research replication crisis in science Everything we need is already out there - so what’s the future of public education? The Dissident Interview: A Deterritorializing Guerrilla Encounter Medical manipulations and the history of physiotherapy from Kay Nias at the Wellcome Global Transformations in the Life Sciences, … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #50
Our annual 30 Days of September campaign is back next week
Every year for the last five years we have run a month-long campaign called 30 Days of September. Each day of the month we post up something around a common theme. In the past we've made desktop wallpaper with our favourite quotes on and featured members of the CPN, but this year we're returning to where it all began. Five years ago, at the birth of the Association, we asked you, our loyal readers and members, what you'd like our business to focus on. And, as best we could, that's what we did. So five years on, we're going to repeat the exercise, and we need your help. Every day during September we'll post up a poll asking you whether you think we should do something or not. … [Read more...] about Our annual 30 Days of September campaign is back next week
Resources for 7th Critical Physiotherapy Course
Here you can find all of the resources for the 7th critical physiotherapy course given by Filip Maric on the Fundamental violence of physiotherapy. Link to the presentation slides for the talk. … [Read more...] about Resources for 7th Critical Physiotherapy Course
CPN Digest #49
Something for the weekend: A Defense of the Phenomenological Account of Health and Illness Disrupted breath, songlines of breathlessness: an interdisciplinary response The Pedestrian Speech Acts of British Gujarati Indian Walkers “how medicine, throughout the emergence of QoL, began to expand its gaze beyond the confines of the body to what that body does in daily life” Art of now - Hands Data and Digital Directory: 100 places for public servants to learn for free Disability, Rehabilitation, Welfare Policy and the British Ex-Service Migrant in Australia Jacques Derrida (revised) Robot, heal thyself: scientists develop self-repairing machines Civil War Disability in the Light … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #49
The 7th and final Critical Physiotherapy Course of the year is THIS WEEK
Filip Maric will be talking about The fundamental violence of physiotherapy The session is free to join, just use this link at the time shown above: https://aut.zoom.us/j/622770935 Abstract This online session builds on the eponymous article and will discuss ‘The fundamental violence of physiotherapy: Emmanuel Levinas’s critique of ontology and its implications for physiotherapy theory and practice’ (Maric & Nicholls, in review). Ontology and epistemology are generally thought to be the fundamental building blocks of any theory and practice. Levinas’s critique acutely highlights a significant problem that underpins both of these areas of philosophical inquiry and their … [Read more...] about The 7th and final Critical Physiotherapy Course of the year is THIS WEEK
CPN Digest #48
Something for the weekend: A qualitative research synthesis exploring professional touch in healthcare Disabled But Not Really The problem of mindfulness Learning How to Write Successfully from Academic Writers Artificial intelligence and machine learning in clinical development “The best jobs of the future will be those that don't exist today” People are losing trust in health researchers The problem with TED Talks The history of the bicycle A qualitative research synthesis exploring professional touch in healthcare practice Children, Tuberculosis, and the Toronto Sanatorium Posthuman knowledge The Politics of Health: 2020 International Health Humanities Consortium … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #48
Launching the NEW Environmental Physiotherapy Association
Physiotherapy has needed an international association dedicated to the environment for some time, and not only because we now have social media that allows us to connect across the globe, but because life on our planet is imperilled. The climate crisis now facing us is beyond doubt, and everyone - especially those with the kinds of social capital held by physiotherapists - has a responsibility to act. Physiotherapy has always been a ‘low carbon’ profession, and the environment has always been a part of our work, but it has never been celebrated overtly before, or thought of as a place where our work can make a significant impact. We hope that is about to change. Last month Filip … [Read more...] about Launching the NEW Environmental Physiotherapy Association