If you'd like to hear what The End of Physiotherapy is about, who its for, and why you might want to read it, there's a short podcast here explaining it. On Tuesday evening next (10th October), Paul Lagerman (the Naked Physio) and I, will be holding a Facebook Live event to talk about the book. Check out Paul's Facebook page for more details. … [Read more...] about A brief podcast on The End of Physiotherapy
30 Days of September: Day 25
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30 Days of September: Day 19
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30 Days of September: Day 11
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Kicking up, not kicking down
A friend of mine works with young people who are first- or second-generation migrants to New Zealand. Her job is to equip them with the skills they'll need to run campaigns, advocate for their communities, and improve the lives of the people around them. They're 'therapists' of a sort. She has a simple way of knowing whether someone is doing the right thing or not. She asks "Are you kicking up, or kicking down?" By 'kicking up', she means agitating against those people with power, the ones in positions in authority. All too often people find it easier to kick down: taking aim at the people who are easy targets, because they're vulnerable, less powerful, less fortunate. It's the … [Read more...] about Kicking up, not kicking down
Making enemies of friends
When Voltaire, the French philosopher and writer, was on his death-bed in 1778, he was asked by his priest if he renounced Satan, he replied "Now, my good man, this is no time to be making enemies." I heard the quote again the other day when I was talking to a friend about the way that the greatest enemies of progress are often one's own colleagues and friends. The subject came up because of two instances in nursing that had shown how unstable some professional ideologies can be when exposed to critical scrutiny. The first instance was the debate surrounding the publication of David Thompson and Philip Darbyshire's paper Is academic nursing being sabotaged by its own killer … [Read more...] about Making enemies of friends
Critique, Resistance and Action conference update
Back in mid-December, we posted about a critical health conference coming up in Sydney later this year. The Critique, Resistance and Action conference will be hosted by the University of Sydney from 31 October to 2 November 2016 (see the original conference announcement here). The deadline for abstracts closes on 28th February, and it looks as if a few members of the CPN will be attending. We normally try to arrange a get-together for members each year and would like to know if you plan on going. If you're thinking about going, and would like to know more about the arrangements, please contact david.nicholls@aut.ac.nz for more information. … [Read more...] about Critique, Resistance and Action conference update