Webinar: Working with Physiotherapist Assistants

As we think about workforce planning and the future, we know that physiotherapists will need to work effectively with other members of the healthcare team. However, the College often hears comments that “physiotherapists don’t know how to work with physiotherapist assistants.”

During this informal “fireside chat” Sean FitzGerald speaks with leaders from physiotherapist assistant training programs to discuss the skills and education that graduates of PTA academic programs bring to the healthcare workforce.

Discussion topics include:
-An overview of what formal PTA training programs include.
-Suggestions for how physiotherapists could work more effectively with PTAs.
-Things that physiotherapists need to keep in mind when working with PTAs.
-Examples of misuse of PTAs in clinical practice.