A huge thanks goes out to our pt Health team -and their furry friends – for participating in this years Cobequid Health Foundation Walk Run event in Sackville Nova Scotia! The event raised $84,995 (in cash) & $22,382 (in-kind) for a Grand Total of $107,377 with proceeds used towards the purchase of priority medical equipment to expand the services offered …
Barb Weiss Elected Chair of Board of Governors for CCNM
Dr. Barbara Weiss, ND, Director of Professional Development – Naturopathic Medicine for pt Health, was recently elected Chair of the Board of Governors for the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM). Barb has served on the board since 2007, most recently as Vice Chair and Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee. CCNM’s board of governors consists of naturopathic doctors …
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Deborah Dobbin scores the Clinical Education Award!
pt Health’s Deborah Dobbin, Physiotherapist at Forest Hills Physiotherapy, won the School of Physiotherapy Clinical Education Award. The award is for recognition of outstanding contribution to the clinical education of Dalhousie University Physiotherapy students. Deborah was given this award because she created a comfortable and rich learning environment for the clinical practice experience and offered endless opportunities for learning while …
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pt Health’s James Campbell Receives Cressy Award!
Congratulations goes out to James Campbell, a second year student in the MScPT program, who was selected as a recipient for a 2012 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award for his outstanding extracurricular contributions to the University. The University of Toronto Alumni Association recognizes students who go the distance to improve the University of Toronto, their local communities and the world …
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Darryl Yardley, Arbor Award 2012 recipient
Darryl Yardley has volunteered hundreds of hours as a student mentor, lecturer, small group facilitator, job strategy panelist and clinical skills lab demonstrator in the University of Toronto Department of Physical Therapy. Recognizing the value of student research, he obtained funding to support a prize for graduating students’ best research projects. Congrats Darryl!
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Springbank Physiotherapy Runs for the Cure!
This summer the staff at Springbank Physiotherapy were touched close to home by breast cancer. In August, the whole staff suited up in pink attire and joined the CIBC Run For The Cure. In addition to the event, the clinic did a live interview with a local radio station and held several fundraising events, including a bake sale, in the …
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pt Health’s very own Paula Wiltse takes 1st place in marathon!
This past month, Seaway Physiotherapy’s Paula Wiltse entered in the Niagara Falls International Marathon and took first place! It was midway through the 42-kilometre marathon that Paula realized she had a chance to win. “I switched gears, so to speak,” she said. Wiltse pulled away from a pack of leaders, and when she looked behind, “no one came with me …
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Dunnville Physiotherapy Volunteers at Annual Ride, Run, Walk for your Hospital Event!
Physiotherapists Alison Higgins and Valerie Nagtegaal as well as Massage Therapist, Nadine Hopman, from Dunnville Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation volunteered at the 5th Annual Ride, Run, Walk for your Hospital. This fundraiser is designed to help raise money for a CT Scanner, which will be the only one in the Haldimand County! This year the community was able to raise $48,000!! …
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Community Spirit Shining Bright Out East
pt Health employees love to show their community spirit by supporting local fundraising events. All of us at pt Health would like to recognize our team out East who over the past few months have participated in community events such as the: Brain Tumour Foundation Spring Sprint MS Bike Tour, and the Cobequid Foundation Walk/Run Way to make a difference …
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