While recently in Toronto, Canada, I was lucky enough to meet and interview Karen Yoshida, one of the first physiotherapists to engage in critical disability studies. Karen has been a CPN member since its inception. Karen K. Yoshida PhD is Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science Institute, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Social and Behavioural Science Division), Mentor, Collaborative Graduate Program in Women’s Health, University of Toronto You have had a very interesting career in physiotherapy, could you discuss the time when your work started to be ‘critical’? A number of events during the early 1980’s, when I was training as a physical … [Read more...] about Profile: Karen K. Yoshida
Entrevista: Amy Hiller
(Traduccion por Viviana Silva Guerrera - muchas gracias!) Amy Hiller ha sido miembro del CPN desde sus inicios y recientemente se presento en el foro crítico fisioterapia de la conferencia de la Asociación de Fisioterapia de Australia. Ella es fisioterapeuta musculoesquelética, investigadora cualitativa educadora. Amy es actualmente estudiante de doctorado de la Universidad de Melbourne, donde investiga la comunicación en fisioterapia. La entrevisté sobre su trabajo de doctorado. Como se interesó en explorar las interacciones paciente-fisioterapeuta para empezar? Siempre me ha gustado escuchar las historias de la gente y tratar de entender cada individuo y sus circunstancias únicas … [Read more...] about Entrevista: Amy Hiller
Interview: Amy Hiller
Amy Hiller has been a member of the CPN from its inception and she recently presented at the Critical Physiotherapy Forum at the Australian Physiotherapy Association conference. She is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist, a qualitative researcher and an educator. Amy is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne where she investigates communication in physiotherapy. I interviewed her about her PhD work. What got you interested in exploring patient-physiotherapist interactions to start with? I have always enjoyed listening to people’s stories and trying to understand each individual and their unique circumstances through my clinical work. It was, however, after my year … [Read more...] about Interview: Amy Hiller
Critical physiotherapy podcast
Late last year I spent a very nice hour with CPN member and passionate physiotherapy-reformer Paul Lagerman, otherwise known as The Naked Physio (link). Paul's website has been using blogging, social media and podcasting as a way to debate our profession for a while now, and he has just published a conversation we had about the past, present and future of the profession and the role that people in the Critical Physiotherapy Network are playing in transforming the profession. You can hear the entirety of the podcast here or through Paul's site. … [Read more...] about Critical physiotherapy podcast
Member Profile: Pia Kontos
From time to time we profile a member of the Critical Physiotherapy Network to find out more about them and their work. In this profile we talk to Pia Kontos who is a Senior Scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and an Associate Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, at the University of Toronto, Canada. Pia is one of our non-physiotherapist members whose work closely aligns with the goals of the CPN. She is a prolific and creative researcher who uses critical social theory and arts-based approaches to examine and address the norms and assumptions underpinning care practices in long-term care and rehabilitation settings. We asked Pia to tell us more about her … [Read more...] about Member Profile: Pia Kontos
Interview with Wenche Bjorbækmo
Every so often we profile a member of the Critical Physiotherapy Network to find out a bit more about them and their work. In this 'interview' we asked Wenche Bjorbækmo about the inspiration behind her research. Wenche works in the Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. Wenche's work centres on qualitative research, phenomenology, physiotherapy, movement, experience, exercise, disability and (re)habilitation (you can see a link to her interests, research, teaching and publications here). Wenche has been a member of the CPN almost from its inception, and many of us had the pleasure of meeting her and hearing her present at the In Sickness and In Health … [Read more...] about Interview with Wenche Bjorbækmo
Interview with Clare Kell
As part of our 'interview' series with people in the Critical Physiotherapy Network, I asked Clare Kell some questions about her approach to physiotherapy, research and life in general. Clare was the author of a paper titled 'Making practice education visible: Challenging assumptions about the patient's place in placement environments' (International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 21(8), 359-366). Clare is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead at Cardiff University in Wales (KellC@cardiff.ac.uk). You can find Clare's CPN member profile here Where does your interest in health care education - and particularly patient-centred care in physiotherapy - come from? This is a hard … [Read more...] about Interview with Clare Kell