The College of Physiotherapists of Manitoba

If you are presently on the Inactive register and planning to return to work, you must contact the CPM office in order to change your licensing status to the Practicing Register prior to returning to work.

FYI, Practice Audits are coming

The Physiotherapists Act enacted in the Province of Manitoba on December 31, 2001, legislated the requirement for Physiotherapy Practice Audits (Physiotherapy Act: Part 7 - General Provisions - Practice Auditors). The Council of CPM mandated the Advisory Committee on Physiotherapy Practice to develop a Physiotherapy Practice Audit. The Advisory Committee on Physiotherapy Practice developed a tool in accordance with Physiotherapists Regulation, Schedule A (Section 19), Standards of Practice.

Physiotherapy Practice Audits are intended to ensure safe and effective province-wide physiotherapy practice is delivered to the public. The process is designed to audit the individual physiotherapist in his or her practice environment. Practice environment refers to but not limited to facility-based, private practice, home care and community-based practices. The Physiotherapy Practice Audit process will also assist the individual physiotherapist in achieving and maintaining a safe and effective standard of care.

Therapy

Focus on Support Workers

In Manitoba, support workers (also known as physiotherapy assistants or rehabilitation assistants) have traditionally received on the job training. Short term training programs established by several educational facilities are currently operating in Manitoba.

In other provinces, a large number of support worker education programs have developed in formalized settings. Some of these programs offer up to two years of physiotherapy specific assistant training.

With the advent of these training programs, the Canadian Physiotherapy Association has formed partnerships with the Alliance and others, to determine the role of the physiotherapy assistant and to develop a document which lists the competencies of this group of worker. CPA is currently organizing focus groups across the country to receive input from physiotherapists, support workers and other stakeholders about the role and competencies of support workers.