The Future is Now for Advanced Practice Physiotherapy in Canada

Julie Herrington^{1

2}, Leslie Soever^{3

4}, François Desmeules⁵, Chandra Farrer^{3

6}, Katie Lundon⁷, Anne MacLeod⁸, Alison Rushton⁹, Laura Passalent^{3

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11}

Affiliations

¹ From the: School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
² McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Physical Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qc, Canada.
⁶ Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁷ Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faulty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁸ Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
⁹ School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
¹⁰ Division of Rheumatology, Schroeder Arthritis Insitute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Cananda.
¹¹ Krembil Research Institute, University Health Insitute, Toronto ON, Canada.

Editorial

Julie Herrington et al. Physiother Can. 2024.

. 2024 Mar 6;76(1):1-3.

doi: 10.3138/ptc-2023-0085. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Julie Herrington^{1

2}, Leslie Soever^{3

4}, François Desmeules⁵, Chandra Farrer^{3

6}, Katie Lundon⁷, Anne MacLeod⁸, Alison Rushton⁹, Laura Passalent^{3

10

11}

¹ From the: School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
² McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Physical Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qc, Canada.
⁶ Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁷ Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faulty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁸ Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
⁹ School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
¹⁰ Division of Rheumatology, Schroeder Arthritis Insitute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Cananda.
¹¹ Krembil Research Institute, University Health Insitute, Toronto ON, Canada.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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