critical physiotherapy network

My name is Sarah Oosman. I am a 1st generation settler Canadian with mixed ethnicity (South Asian/Mauritius & Wales) and currently live, play, and work on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis People, also known as Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. I have been a physical therapist for more than 20 years and am an associate professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science, University of Saskatchewan. I am also a researcher with the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) and a co-lead on an Indigenous-led Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) in Saskatchewan. I joined the CPN at its inception in 2014. I spend my time in the … [Read more...] about Sarah Oosman – 30DoS – Day 2

Since my early days as a clinician, I have always been interested in the interactional/relational aspects of healthcare. What are the components that contribute to a successful therapeutic relationship between a patient and a physiotherapist? How do we need to think about interactions and communication in physiotherapy? After a few years of clinical practice in both Switzerland and the USA, I enrolled in a PhD programme in Sociology to explore exactly interactional aspects in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. I have been working in higher education for nearly 20 years and have continued to investigate interactional practice situations in healthcare, both in Switzerland and in Asia. I was … [Read more...] about Veronika Schoeb – 30 DoS – Day 1