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Reminder of new website address: www.sportphysioalberta.org

If you have any interesting ideas or stories involving a therapist, event or Sport Physio Alberta, we would love to hear from you, please contact us at shari@runninginjuryclinic.com

Need to update your concussion knowledge?

A new consensus statement on concussion in sport has been released. The SCAT form (Sport Concussion Assessment Tool) has also been updated. See the Appendices of the article for the new SCAT2 form.
Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport Held in Zurich, November 2008

Sport Physiotherapy Canada making changes:

Sport Physiotherapy Canada has begun to make changes in the structure of the interest group. Chief Executive Officer, Suzanne Gorman along with the Board of Directors is formulating governance policy with the goal of being recognized as the leader in Sport Physiotherapy. Members will see enhanced benefits and programs. Provincial groups will enjoy a more involved National group. Watch for the unveiling of the new SPC website this Fall at www.sportphysio.ca

The Annual General Meeting for Sport Physiotherapy Alberta was held on March 18th, 2009, and the committee wishes to thank all those that attended. Lois Pohlod has decided to direct her energy on other ventures and Sport Physiotherapy Alberta would like to thank her for her enthusiasm, dedication and knowledge to sport physiotherapy during her time as Chair. Sport Physiotherapy Alberta is pleased to announce Shari Macdonald as the new Sport Physiotherapy Alberta Chair and welcome her to her new position. Sport Physiotherapy Alberta is busy recruiting new members and executive positions are open! For more information on Sport Physiotherapy Alberta and how you can be a part of the activities, contact Shari Macdonald, Chair at shari@runninginjuryclinic.comca

At the Annual council meeting on June 1, 2008, the contact and combative sports categories were reviewed and revised as follows: For the Certificate exam the contact sport list has been updated to be: hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer and football. The combative sport list has been updated to be: wrestling, boxing, taekwondo, karate and judo.

Sport Physiotherapy Alberta continues to work to present the Sport First Responder course in Calgary and Edmonton. The Sport First Responder is now the standard required in the education programs of Sport Physiotherapy Canada and the Canadian Athletic Therapy Association. Again a reminder to all those interested in doing their Sport Medicine Certificate and Sport Medicine Diploma exams that as of August 2007, you must have your Sport First Responder Course to be a Certification Candidate. Once you are a certification candidate, you may then apply for your Sport Medicine Certificate.

Are you a diploma or certificate holder? Are you on the mentor list?

Mentors are needed to help certification candidates progress through the examination process.

A  mentor is responsible for:

  1. having a working knowledge of the education syllabus and exam process
  2. determin the candidates current knowledge and skill level and suggest a proposed plan for the candidate to obtain the necessary objectives
  3. provide resource material as necessary for both theoretical and practical components of the syllabus
  4. meet with the candidate regularly (every 50 hours or at least every 3 months) to review and discuss progress and to fill out a progress report
  5. review logbook entries with the candidate and make recommendations for further pursuits
  6. make a recommendation to SPC on the candidate's readiness to attempt the exam

Sample mentor report and recommendation forms  are available from SPC or in the SPC educationsyllabus.

If you are not on the list and are qualified, why not mentor someone and get yourself on the list.

Have you decided not to maintain your SPC credentials? - Have you considered the inactive status? ....For more information contact Sport Physiotherapy Canada at info@sportphysio.org


 

 
 
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