Scientific Program
Keynote Speakers | Invited Speakers | Scientific Program | Workshops | Call for Papers
Some of the most renowned speakers have been invited to the 2008 Symposium. They are prime characters in the art of physical therapy as well as masters in integrating research into clinical practice. They are committed to giving you clues on how to put all the pieces of clinical reasoning together.
Here are our keynote speakers:
Dr. Paul Hodges is renowned for his research in spinal stability. He was awarded the 2006 prize from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine and he leads a team of researchers investigating spinal pain in Australia.
To learn more about Dr Paul Hodges, visit these websites:
http://www.shrs.uq.edu.au/physio/staff/paul_hodges.html
http://www.uq.edu.au/uqresearchers/researcher/hodgesp.html?uv_category=prj
Mark Jones is Program Director, Master of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia. His background in psychology as well as his training in Advanced Manipulative Therapy has led him to the field of clinical reasoning.
To learn more about Mark Jones, visit these websites:
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/staff/homepage.asp?Name=Mark.Jones
http://www.physiotherapy.org.nz/index02/Publications/JournalPDF/32(2)July04_p55-66.pdf
http://books.google.ca/books?id=YfJmzMbX9jIC&vq=mark++A+jones+and+clinical+reasoning&hl=fr&ie=ISO-8859-1
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Diane Lee, an internationally renowned author of many books on the pelvis and the thoracic spine, has integrated the scientific research on lumbopelvic function into a clinical model for assessment and treatment. She is a member of the Scientific Committee for the Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain.
To learn more about Diane Lee, visit these websites:
http://dianelee.ca/staff/diane.php
http://www.dianelee.ca/courses/references.php
http://www.dianelee.ca/videos/books.html
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Linda Joy-Lee, member of Professor Hodges' team of researchers, she is currently pursuing a PhD investigating novel approaches to assess and train thoracic control in patients with spinal pain and dysfunction. Together with Diane Lee, LJ is a co-founder of DiscoverPhysio, whose mission is to educate, inspire, and support clinicians worldwide in their professional journeys.
To learn more about Linda Joy-Lee, visit these websites:
http://www.discoverphysio.ca
http://www.ljptconsulting.ca/product/LumbopelvicHip.html
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Dr. Mary Magarey is a Senior Lecturer for the Division of Health Sciences and teaches at the postgraduate level in the new Master of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy program at the University of South Australia. She has a particular interest in the sporting shoulder and in clinical reasoning.
To learn more about Dr Mary Magarey, visit these websites:
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/staff/homepage.asp?Name=Mary.Magarey
http://www.physiotherapy.org.nz/index02/Publications/JournalPDF/32(2)July04_p55-66.pdf
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Erl Pettman, who obtained the 2002 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Orthopaedic Division of the CPA for his contributions towards Manual Therapy education especially in the field of biomechanics and clinical reasoning, is an adjunct professor of the DScPT program at Andrew University in Michigan.
To learn more about Erl Pettman, visit these websites:
http://erlpettman.com/curriculumvitae.php
http://erlpettman.com/book.php
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Here are our invited speakers:
Mr. Roger Kerry MSc Manipulative Therapy, Course Director and Researcher at Nottingham University, Great Britain. His research interests include haemodynamics, manual therapy, clinical reasoning, and educational models. In June of this year, he was one of the invited panellists at the WCPT in Vancouver, presenting "Vertebral Artery Insufficiency Testing: Research, Protocols and Clinical Implications". Hearing about our Symposium on Clinical Reasoning, he absolutely wanted to join us to talk about his most passionate research subject.
To learn more about Roger Kerry, visit these websites:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cps/index.php?page=2.0.0.72
http://www.macpweb.org/home/index.php?p=263
http://combinedmovements.org/books.aspx
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Mr. Geoffrey Norman Ph.D., M.A in Educational Psychology, is Assistant Dean for Educational Research at McMaster University in Ontario. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2007 and presently holds a Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Dimensions of Clinical Expertise. He focuses his research on the psychology of clinical reasoning. His challenge is to develop new ways of delivering knowledge, based on technology, but derived from an understanding of the way we think and learn.
To learn more about Geoff Norman, visit these websites:
http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/ceb/faculty_member_norman.htm
http://www.asme.org.uk/conf_courses/2005/docs_pix/asm_norman.pdf
http://www.chairs.gc.ca/web/chairholders/viewprofile_f.asp?id=133&UniversityID=&SubjectID=&DisciplineID=&Researcher=&Keyword=&SortedField=Tier&SortedOrder
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Dr. Bernard Charlin MD, PhD was trained in Montpellier, France, as a head and neck surgeon. In Quebec, he was chair of the ENT division of the Department of Surgery at the University of Sherbrooke. He obtained a Master degree in Education (MA) in the University of Sherbrooke in 1993, a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate school of Education in 1994, and a PhD in Education at the University of Maastricht in 2002. In 1998, he moved to the University of Montreal to become Head of the Unit of research and Development in Health Sciences Education. His research field is assessment in situation of uncertainty. He is co-founder of the international journal "Pédagogie Médicale" and co-founder of the "Société Internationale Francophone d'Education Médicale" (SIFEM).
To learn more about Dr Bernard Charlin, visit these websites:
http://www.cme.umontreal.ca/tcs/
http://www.pedagogie-medicale.org
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Scientific Program - Final
Friday, September 26th 2008
18:30 Opening Remarks
18:35 Panel
"Clinical Practice Guidelines for Mechanical Neck Disorders: from research lab to clinic floor"
Anita Gross - Canada
Roger Kerry - UK
Mary Magarey - Australia
19:35 Discussion + questions
20:00 Wine and Cheese with the Exhibitors
Saturday, September 27th 2008
7:15 Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8:15 Welcoming Remarks
8:20 Mark Jones, PT, BSc Psych, M Appl Sc
"Clinical Reasoning: Understanding the Person and the Problem - Assessment and Management Implication"
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9:05 Diane Lee, PT, FCAMT, CGIMS
"A Focus on Clinical Expertise and Deductive Reasoning in Evidence-based Practice: The Lumbopelvis"
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9:50 Question Period
10:05 Coffee Break
10:35 Linda Joy-Lee, BSc PT, FCAMT, CIHR Fellow, PhD (candidate)
"The Essential Role of the Thorax in Restoring Optimal Function"
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11:20 Erl Pettman, PT, FCAMT
"An anatomical and evidence enhanced review of C2/3 intervertebral joint dysfunction"
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12:05 Question Period
12:15 Lunch
13:30 Geoff Norman, PhD, MA Educational Psych
"The Role of Experience in Clinical Expertise"
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14:15 Bernard Charlin, MD, PhD
"Research on clinical reasoning: From theory to a method for assessment in context of uncertainty"
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14:45 Coffee Break
15:15 Workshops, choice of 3 out of 4 workshops of 20 min duration
15:15 to 15:35
15:40 to 16:00
16:05 to 16:25
Mark Jones: Narrative Reasoning in Action: What does it look like and what does it lead to?
(Abstract: PDF File)
Erl Pettman : The Acute Cranio-Vertebral Scanning Examination
(Abstract: PDF File)
Diane Lee : Deductive Reasoning and the Specific Active SLR
(Abstract: PDF File)
Linda Joy Lee : Deductive Reasoning and Rotation of the Trunk
(Abstract: PDF File)
16:30 Annual General Meeting, Orthopaedic Division CPA
19:00 Cocktails
19:30 Gala dinner
Sunday, September 28th 2008
7:30 Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8:30 Roger Kerry, PT, MSc
"Clinical Reasoning and Philosophy: Exploring the Logic of our Practice"
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9:15 Laurie McLaughlin, PT, DSc, FCAMT
"Incorporating the Fascial System into a Clinical Reasoning Framework"
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9:35 Anita Gross, PT, Grad Dip Manip Ther, FCAMT, MSc
"Knowledge to Action: Neck Pain Treatment Resulting from a Series of Systematic Cochrane Reviews"
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10:00 Question Period
10:15 Coffee Break
10:45 Concurrent sessions
Room A:
10:45 "Clinical Reasoning and Inter-Professional Working: the Importance of Understanding"
Melanie Wright, BScPT
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11:10 "Use of Remote Facilitation to Develop Clinical Reasoning Skills in Physical Therapy Students"
Robyn Davies, BHScPT, MAppSc, FCAMT
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11:35 "Exercises for Mechanical Neck Disorders: A Cochrane Review Update"
Sherill Rutherford, PT, FCAMT
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Room B:
10:45 "Whiplash Injury – Dispelling Some Common Myths"
Kathy O'Bright, MSc, BSc PT, RCAMT
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11:10 "Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorder (WAD) Patients and Hypersensitivity: Prognosis and Detection Utilising Physical and Psychological Laboratory Measures"
Ashley Smith, BScPT
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11:35 "The Physiotherapy Profession's Diagnostic Dilemma and the OPPQ Initiative"
Luc Hébert, PT, PhD
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Room C:
10:45 "Deriving Clinical Prediction Rules for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome using General and Restricted Classification Systems"
Brenna Bath, BScPT, FCAMT, MSc, PhD (candidate)
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11:10 "A Case of Acetabular Labral Tears as a Co-morbidity to Low Back and Pelvic Pain Following Motor Vehicle Collision"
Pat Fonstad, PT, DScPT (Hons), FCAMT
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11:35 "Reliability and Validity of a Weightbearing Measure of Ankle Dorsiflexion Range of Motion "
Martin Chisholm, BScPT, MScPT, FCAMT
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Room D:
10:45 "Does a change in afferent input to the third occipital nerve produce nystagmus?"
Kathryn Schneider, PT, DSc
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11:10 "Is There a Connection Between Non Responsive Neck or Back Pain Patients and Altered Respiratory Chemistry: a Case Series"
Laurie McLaughlin, PT, DSc, FCAMT
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11:35 "Presence of Primitive Reflexes in Chronic Low Back Pain"
Sean Gibbons, BSc (Hons)PT, MSc Ergonomics
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12:00 Lunch
13:15 Paul Hodges, PT, PhD
"How can science influence our clinical decision in low back pain?"
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14:00 Mary Magarey , PT, PhD
"Reasoning your Way through the Injured Athletic Shoulder"
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14:45 Question Period
15:00 Closing Remarks
Call for Papers
The Organising Committee would like to thank everyone who submitted an abstract for the Symposium.
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