The Search for Justice: Developing a Collaborative Understanding of Health Justice in Physiotherapy

Jasdeep Dhir¹, Tracy Blake^{1

2

3}, Shaun Cleaver⁴, Jenna Smith-Turchyn¹, Patricia Miller¹, Meredith Smith^{5

6

7}, Mari Udarbe Han^{8

9

10}, Katie Gasparelli¹¹, Sarah Wojkowski¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Rehabilitation Science, Physiotherapy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Sport Scientist Canada.
³ Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁵ Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Black Physiotherapy Association, Canada.
⁸ 519Physio, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁹ London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁰ Black, Brown, Indigenous, Person of Colour (BBIPOC) Physiotherapy Student Collective in collaboration with the National Student Assembly, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Canada.
¹¹ Healthcare Excellence Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Editorial

Jasdeep Dhir et al. Physiother Can. 2022.

. 2022 Aug 24;74(3):227-229.

doi: 10.3138/ptc-74-3-gee. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Jasdeep Dhir¹, Tracy Blake^{1

2

3}, Shaun Cleaver⁴, Jenna Smith-Turchyn¹, Patricia Miller¹, Meredith Smith^{5

6

7}, Mari Udarbe Han^{8

9

10}, Katie Gasparelli¹¹, Sarah Wojkowski¹

¹ School of Rehabilitation Science, Physiotherapy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Sport Scientist Canada.
³ Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁵ Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Black Physiotherapy Association, Canada.
⁸ 519Physio, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁹ London Health Sciences Centre; London, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁰ Black, Brown, Indigenous, Person of Colour (BBIPOC) Physiotherapy Student Collective in collaboration with the National Student Assembly, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Canada.
¹¹ Healthcare Excellence Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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