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Global Physio PodcastGP061: Discussing Environmental Physiotherapy with 3 University of Manitoba Students2025-04-2630 min
Global Physio PodcastGP060: Understanding Physiotherapy from the Perspectives of Non-Indigenous Black Peoples in Australia with Adelaide Rusinga and Nathalia Costa This episode, which was recorded in early 2024, features two physiotherapists, Adelaide Rusinga and Dr. Nathalia Costa, who share the learnings from their paper titled "Exploring the Systemic Structures that Affect Access to Physical Therapist Services for Non-Indigenous Black People in Australia." Their research set out to explore the perspectives of non-Indigenous Black people when it comes to the physiotherapy profession in Australia. We discuss the intersection of race, whiteness and the physiotherapy profession, and ways to move towards a more culturally aware and appropriate profession.2025-03-1752 min
Global Physio PodcastGP059: World Indigenous Physiotherapy Alliance with Ray Gates Today’s guest is Ray Gates, an Aboriginal Australian (Bundjalung) physiotherapist with over 20 years experience as a PT and with Indigenous health. He was the first Aboriginal PT to become a member and later Chairperson of the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s (then) Indigenous Health Committee. He was a founder of the first Indigenous Physiotherapy Support Network in Australia, which later became the National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Physiotherapists (NAATSIP). He has been involved with Indigenous health both in Australia and around the world in a variety of roles. Ray is currently living in the United States wher...2025-02-1755 min
Global Physio PodcastGP058: Exploring Critical Consciousness with Stephanie Lurch In today’s episode, the co-hosts interview Stephanie Lurch, who is a storyteller, activist, leader and physiotherapist. Stephanie discusses her keynote address at the CPA National Congress in 2024 entitled “Manifesto of a Critical Consciousness”, and so much more in this inspiring episode.2025-02-0949 min
Global Physio PodcastGP057: Memoirs of a Global Health Physiotherapist In today’s episode, the co-hosts interview Hilary Crowley who is a physiotherapist and an author. Hilary published a travel memoir entitled “Mini Saga in South Africa” about a year that she spent working around South Africa in the 1960s. This was during apartheid which started in 1948 and continued until 1994. Her experiences there led her to follow a career in paediatrics and overseas development work. It also formed the base of her interest in politics. Her previous books include Footsteps to Freedom, which covers 25 years of experiences volunteering in a community based rehabilitation program in rural south India, and Health...2025-01-0757 min
Global Physio PodcastLearnings from a Community Rehabilitation Worker Program in Northern Ontario This episode, we are lucky to have Colleen, Margaret, Kirsten and Denise, who are all a part of the Community Rehab Program in Northern Ontario, Canada, share their experiences on the program. Community rehabilitation workers in this program are local Indigenous community members trained in providing rehabilitation to support Elders in their community. We talk about the Indigenous communities where this program takes place, the challenges in delivering rehab services in rural Ontario, and some important considerations when designing health programs for Indigenous communities.2024-12-2956 min
Global Physio PodcastGP055: Sport and Justice with Tracy Blake (Part 2)Today's episode is Part 2 of a two-part series featuring Tracy Blake (she/her). The only daughter of Trinidadian immigrants, Tracy and her youngest brother were raised in the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-faith, working class neighbourhood of Rexdale in Toronto, on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Anishinabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewa, and Huron-Wendat peoples, as well as the Mississaugas of the Credit. Her 17-year clinical career includes providing acute inpatient care in the largest hospital system in Canada, community care to diverse populations ages 6 to 86 in private practice, field event coverage to athletes from over 25 sports at over 40 local, provincial...2024-10-151h 28
Global Physio PodcastGP054: Sport and Justice with Tracy Blake (Part 1) Today's episode features Tracy Blake (she/her). The only daughter of Trinidadian immigrants, Tracy and her youngest brother were raised in the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-faith, working class neighbourhood of Rexdale in Toronto, on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Anishinabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewa, and Huron-Wendat peoples, as well as the Mississaugas of the Credit. Her 17-year clinical career includes providing acute inpatient care in the largest hospital system in Canada, community care to diverse populations ages 6 to 86 in private practice, field event coverage to athletes from over 25 sports at over 40 local, provincial, national, and international events, and whatever-was-needed a...2024-10-131h 26
Global Physio PodcastGP053: Teaching and Practicing Around the World with Jennifer Allen Today’s episode focuses on the fascinating career of Jennifer Allen, a Canadian-trained physiotherapist who is a former Chair of the Global Health Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Jennifer has practiced and taught physiotherapy all over the world. Jennifer discusses her experience at World Physiotherapy Congress in Dubai in June 2023 and emerging roles for physiotherapists in the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Units.2024-09-0846 min
Global Physio PodcastGP052: Urban Planning and Health with Alex HeilmannToday's episode, we have Alex Heilmann, a Masters student at UBC, studying Community Planning. He is from Boston originally and moved to Vancouver to study Planning, particularly Transportation Planning. His work and projects relate to transitioning cities away from car dependency. We cover a range of topics on how urban planning and city design impacts health, not just physical health, but social capital and environmental health.2024-06-1750 min
Global Physio PodcastGP051: Year in Review We, the podcast co-hosts, dedicated this episode to reflecting on how things have been going since the Global Physio Podcast relaunch in 2023. We express our gratitude for the many guests who have come onto the podcast. We discuss the successes as well as the challenges and lessons learned with the podcast. We talk about the ways we’ve changed as people and clinicians, and share some of the content we’ve been immersed in as of late. Stay tuned, there is a lot of great content coming up in 2024!2024-04-2329 min
Global Physio PodcastGP050: Considerations for and Reflections on International Physiotherapy Work with Alex Hejazi In this podcast episode, we speak with Bahareh Alexandra Hejazi about her experience and insights about her time spent in Italy, Palestine and Uganda. Despite international work offering many exciting prospects for health professionals and potential to create positive change across the globe, it is important to speak about the uncomfortable truths and complexities involved. Alex speaks candidly about the impact of power and privilege associated with professionals from the Global North, the often under-considered consequences and disruptions we cause to local communities with our "good intentions", and suggestions she has for clinicians interested in working globally.2024-01-1843 min
Global Physio PodcastGP049: Designing Novel Work-Models with Sara AbassbhaySara Abassbhay completed her Bachelor of Sciences in Rehabilitation and her Master of Sciences (applied) in Physical Therapy at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Her career has taken her all over the world and she has practiced as a physiotherapist in Singapore, Ghana, and Canada. More recently, she was working in the Yukon Territory in northern Canada and on a Mercy Ship near Sierra Leone. Sara has also dipped her toe in animal rehabilitation. And this year, she will begin her PhD in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at AUT in Auckland, New Zealand. In...2023-12-2741 min
Global Physio PodcastGP048: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion with Dr. Rosemary Morgan and Dr. Linda ThumbaWhile our profession has been female-dominated for most, if not all, of its history, leadership positions are disproportionately occupied by men. In addition, there are significant gender inequities with regard to the global unmet needs of rehabilitation. Women accounted for just over half of the 2.4 billion people worldwide living with conditions that would benefit from rehabilitation services according to data from the Global Burden of Disease Study conducted in 2019. So, why aren’t we talking more about gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) within rehabilitation? Today’s guests are here to help us do just that. Dr. Rosem...2023-10-0246 min
Global Physio PodcastGP047: Physiotherapy Education from the Perspective of Muslim Women with Nathalia Costa and Sarah Jang Our guests today, Sarah Jang and Dr. Nathalia Costa, are the authors of the paper titled “Exploring physiotherapy education in Australia from the perspective of Muslim women physiotherapy students”. Through exploring the experiences of Muslim women within physiotherapy education, they raise important questions about the impact of Western dominant discourses within physiotherapy on ethnic minority groups. They dive into ways to make physiotherapy education more inclusive for different cultural and religious backgrounds. We also talk about the amplified image of physiotherapy and sport, envisioning physiotherapy integration with public health, discrimination and political impact on health seeking behaviors and most impo...2023-09-0254 min
Global Physio PodcastGP046: The Challenges of Making a Truly Global Podcast Today’s episode is all about reflexivity. The show co-hosts discuss their individual positionalities and examine how their lived experiences and socialization may influence the podcast. The show co-hosts share their dream of creating a podcast that is relevant to physiotherapists all over the world, amplifies voices that have been historically silenced and breaks down barriers with regard to knowledge translation. Ultimately, the hope is to bring together a community of curious physiotherapists who can learn from and inspire one another. Whether you’re a physiotherapist in the Global North or Global South, this podcast is for you. ...2023-07-0115 min
Global Physio PodcastGP045: Physiotherapy Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model with Karime Mescouto The biopsychosocial model has been touted as an effective approach towards addressing physiotherapy-related health conditions for its ability to guide clinicians to think beyond biomedical factors. The shift to integrate subjective experiences, psychological and social aspects to understand a patient’s lived experiences is a step forward beyond purely patho-anatomical explanations of pain and disability. However, this model is not immune to critique and challenges. Today, our guest is Karime Mescouto (she/her/ela/dela), a Brazilian physiotherapist and a Postdoctoral researcher at RECOVER at The University of Queensland, Australia. Her research examines the assumptions and the app...2023-06-0237 min
Global Physio PodcastGP044: Mindfulness and Environmental Justice with Elizabeth Houlding & Susan Czyzo Environmental physiotherapy is an emerging practice area. There are physiotherapists all over the world calling for more sustainable physiotherapy practices. Moreover, there is a growing consciousness within physiotherapy globally around the environmental injustices experienced by equity deserving groups. A lot of people, including physiotherapists, may experience stagnation when confronted by the enormity of the climate crisis. This is where mindfulness comes in. Mindfulness can help us process and move through difficult emotions and engage in environmental justice. Today’s guests will help us journey deeper into mindfulness and environmental justice.2023-05-0338 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP043: Defining Global Health with Derek Lai & Allana Beavis Global health is really difficult to pin down definitionally. Perhaps an even more important question than “what is global health” would be: “what are the core values of global health?” In today’s episode, Derek Lai and Allana Beavis will share their understanding of the values that underpin this field. Additionally, they will discuss their experiences completing Master-level Global Health programs and how that has influenced their careers as physiotherapists. Resources: Salm M, Ali M, Minihane M, Conrad P. Defining global health: findings from a systematic review and thematic analysis of the literature. BMJ Glob Health. 20...2023-04-0240 min
Global Physio PodcastGP042: The Physiotherapy Paradox with Dr. Dave Nicholls (Part 2)This episode is part 2 of a two-part series where we discuss how our profession’s lack of engagement with social theory has resulted in physiotherapy having some massive blindspots regarding who we are, what we do and what our future holds. Our guest is Dr. Dave Nicholls, a Professor of Critical Physiotherapy in the School of Clinical Sciences at Auckland University of Technology in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Dave has authored two books: “The End of Physiotherapy” (2017, Routledge) and “Physiotherapy Otherwise” (2022, Tuwhera Open Access). He founded the Critical Physiotherapy Network and the International Physiotherapy History Association, and more recently P...2023-03-0140 min
Global Physio PodcastGP041: The Physiotherapy Paradox with Dr. Dave Nicholls (Part 1) This episode is part 1 of a two-part series where we discuss how our profession’s lack of engagement with social theory has resulted in physiotherapy having some massive blindspots regarding who we are, what we do and what our future holds. Our guest is Dr. Dave Nicholls, a Professor of Critical Physiotherapy in the School of Clinical Sciences at Auckland University of Technology in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Dave has authored two books: “The End of Physiotherapy” (2017, Routledge) and “Physiotherapy Otherwise" (2022, Tuwhera Open Access). He founded the Critical Physiotherapy Network and the International Physiotherapy History Association, and more recently ParaDoxa, which is...2023-03-0146 min
Global Physio PodcastGP040: Global Physio Podcast Relaunch with Krysta NorwickWelcome to the Global Physio Podcast! This episode features an introduction to the podcast and new host (Allana Beavis), as well as an interview with the former host and creator (Krysta Norwick). We hope you enjoy the podcast! In this episode we talk about: What the mission of the Global Physio Podcast is What’s in store for the Global Physio Podcast audience What inspired Krysta to create the Global Physio Podcast What Krysta is working on now Resources: Krysta’s Instagram: @krystanorwick Krysta’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KrystaNo...2023-02-0117 min
Global Physio PodcastGP039: Telehealth with Krysta Wark and Phil Sheppard2020-05-1534 minGlobal Physio PodcastCOVID-19 UPDATE 5: Considerations for re-opening with Phil Sheppard and Dr. Mike Landry2020-04-2418 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP038: Global Health from Home with Emily Eglitis2020-04-1522 minGlobal Physio PodcastCOVID-19 UPDATE 4: with Phil Sheppard and Mike Landry2020-04-1339 minGlobal Physio PodcastCOVID-19 UPDATE 3: Mental Health with Alex Sterling2020-04-1339 minGlobal Physio PodcastCOVID-19 UPDATE 2: with Irena Djordjevic2020-04-0425 minGlobal Physio PodcastCOVID-19 UPDATE 1: with Mike Landry and Phil Sheppard2020-03-3038 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP037: Voluntourism with Emily Eglitis and Dr. Mohan Sharma2020-03-1542 minGlobal Physio PodcastCoronavirus and Physiotherapy: Managing in Complexity with Mike Landry2020-03-1436 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP036: Mind-body Medicine with Dr. Crystal Frazee2020-02-1529 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP035: Year in Review on Balance with Phil Sheppard2020-01-1541 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP034: Train the Trainer with Anik Goulet2019-12-1534 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP033: Health Governance with Dr. Raphael Lencucha2019-11-1529 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP032: Bioethical Considerations with Dr. Matthew Hunt2019-09-1635 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP031: Evaluating Health Equity with Chantal Camden2019-08-1525 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP030: From Field Work to Research with Mathieu Simard2019-07-1534 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP029: Burden of Disease with James Bardy2019-06-1530 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP028: Career Progression with Michèle Goulet2019-04-1523 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP027: Health Coaching with Dr. Crystal Frazee2019-03-1536 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP026: Global Physiotherapy with Dr. Emma Stokes2019-02-1530 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP025: Year in Review with Krysta Wark2019-01-1543 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP024: PhysioYoga for Pelvic Health with Shelly Prosko2018-12-1536 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP023: Pain and Yoga Therapy with Neil Pearson2018-11-1523 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP022: Reverse Culture Shock with Johana Amar2018-10-1525 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP021: Physiopedia Global Health Course with Rachael Lowe2018-09-1525 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP020: Power Dynamics with Shaun Cleaver2018-08-1538 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP019: Canadian Underserved Communities Part 2 of 2 with Dr. Brenna Bath and Dr. Stacey Love Grona2018-07-1538 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP018: Canadian Underserved Communities 1 of 2 with Gail Kuo2018-06-1528 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP017: Overseas Development with Hilary Crowley2018-05-1536 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP016: Fistula Care with Michelle Pieké2018-04-1521 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP015: Financial Barriers with Corey Kim2018-03-1523 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP014: Year in Review: Burnout with Phil Sheppard2018-01-1533 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP013: Evidence Based Practice with Saurab Sharma2017-12-1523 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP012: Deployments with Peter Skelton2017-11-1529 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP011: Pelvic Pain with Ruth Jones2017-10-1630 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP010: Infectious Disease with Mike Landry2017-09-1528 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP009: WCPT Congress with Kayla Hildebrand2017-08-1521 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP008: Orphaned and Vulnerable Children with Jenna Pomeroy-Ward2017-07-1519 minGlobal Physio PodcastA Better World Canada with Mona Walls and Karen Leung2017-06-1527 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP006: Torture and Trauma with Laura Pizer Gueron2017-05-1633 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP005: Ignite Physio with Andrew Koppejan2017-04-1523 minGlobal Physio PodcastRural Canadian Practice with Robin Roots2017-03-1522 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP003: Community Based Rehab with Sheila Purves2017-02-1526 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP002: Disaster Relief with Phil Sheppard2017-01-1724 minGlobal Physio PodcastGP001: IntroductionWelcome to the Global Physio Podcast. This episode is an introduction to the podcast and its host. This podcast is designed to expose of all those interested in Global Health, particularly physiotherapists and physiotherapy students, in relevant discussions. Interviewees will range from instructors, clinicians, researchers, students, Global Health participants, etc. We hope you enjoy the podcast!2016-11-3002 min