Jess S

Advocate. Physiotherapist. All things brainy 🧠. Former pentathlete. Adventurer. Making my way in this world like everyone else.

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

@BostickUAPT @UofARehabMed I, too, hope the association can have greater influence on licensing matters. Additionally, advocating for intern voting rights for council members and greater transparency of the college procedures and administration.

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

Alberta’s new Physiotherapy Association has just launched! Physios and candidates will finally have representation at the provincial level during a time we need it most! Check out the website and consider getting involved today! https://t.co/PzUlpdQ5hg @UofARehabMed @BostickUAPT

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

@BostickUAPT So exciting that Alberta Physios (interns and fully licensed) and candidates will have representation at the provincial level👏👏👏 Look forward to working together in the future!

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

Yet another cancellation for this cohort…

[The Canadian Physio @thecdnphysio]

‼️BREAKING NEWS ‼️

The AB licensing exams scheduled for Jan 15/16 have been rescheduled for Feb 26/27.

Candidates are once again forced to adapt and place their lives and careers on hold.

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

@CollegeofPTs please review your regulations… and your double standards.

[Kate Roddy @kate_6ixphysio]

@CollegeofPTs Dear Theresa Stevens, don’t provide empathy without a solution. If you can grant a provisional license for a failed attempt at Sherbrooke, you can look at the 100 residents who have not had any ability to practice in this profession for 2 years and re-instate prov.

[Kate Roddy @kate_6ixphysio]

Dear @CollegeofPTs : residents and members shouldn’t have to update you on what other regulators are doing. Come out of your silo, make a couple of calls and collaborate. March 23rd was 9 mths ago and you have NOTHING to show for a lack of exam. CAPR isn’t the only villain.

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

@kate_6ixphysio @CollegeofPTs Jesse has been one for setting a timeline and a plan. Teresa said in June ��we don’t want to get to September and not have a plan”. Here we are in December still w/o a plan for ALL ON candidates. Is it going to take another 6? 12? 18 months? This is no longer a COVID problem.

[Mike Laporte @LaporteM21]

Round of applause to the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists for announcing their interim competency evaluation process - complete with timelines.
This is a great step forward for alleviating the licensing crisis. @PhysioCan #PTTimeForChange #PCE
https://t.co/xYyJYC7NOC

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

@Joe_Ottawa @FFizzeo @thecdnphysio @kate_6ixphysio @Joe_Ottawa to clarify I agree with this. But as I mentioned the actions of our associations and regulatory bodies suggest otherwise. We need more advocacy efforts for the profession. Thank you for advocating!

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

@FFizzeo @Joe_Ottawa @thecdnphysio @kate_6ixphysio Exactly. Thank you for taking my point. PT is essential. We play a large role in reducing admissions into higher (and more expensive) levels of care— and I presume even more so during a pandemic. But this has all been said before. Old news.

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

@Joe_Ottawa @FFizzeo @thecdnphysio @kate_6ixphysio 100 percent agree but the actions of our associations and licensing bodies suggest otherwise.

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

Must follow thread with important questions regulators are having (what appears to be) difficulty answering.

[Kate Roddy @kate_6ixphysio]

@PTCollegeBC: Twitter is a public forum and you’ve chosen to use it to announce this invitation so hopefully you’ll agree to start the discussion by answering some of these questions (see thread)

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

@FFizzeo @Joe_Ottawa @thecdnphysio @kate_6ixphysio To clarify, what you are saying is physiotherapists are actually nonessential?

[The Canadian Physio @thecdnphysio]

We are learning that yesterday’s @MedCouncilCan MCC part 2 exam which is most equivalent to the PCE clinical had technical difficulties and candidates were not able to fully complete the exam. We stand with the Medical Residents across Canada who are impacted by this.

[The Canadian Physio @thecdnphysio]

Breaking news out of BC: The College of Physiotherapist of BC has proposed bylaw changes to the Ministry of Health that would allow for a clinical evaluation without waiting for the 2021 clinical exam #LicensePT

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

I think what we’ve been witnessing is a system that doesn’t reflect the very values it aims to uphold 🧐🤔

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

@RachelNotley @CMOH_Alberta @DShepYEG @LoriSigurdson this is an Alberta problem too! Healthcare needs physios. @shandro this is a public health issue.

Physio graduates fed up as clinical exams cancelled for 4th time during COVID-19 | CBC News https://t.co/2u6DBIgl9P

[Jess S @Jess7Sh]

Really enjoyed writing this review of @McIn_Ali article. Stay informed and dig deeper into social issues! They may impact you (and your community) more than you know!

[Edmonton Social Planning Council @edmontonspc]

In an excerpt from our latest edition of "Research Update," volunteer reviewer @Jess7Sh takes a look at a recent @ParklandInst report on health care privatization in Alberta. https://t.co/dFBgUeep2x #abpoli #ableg #abhealth @McIn_Ali

[Mindful Health & Nutrition @mindfulhealth3]

Physiotherapy interns protest cancellation of licensing exam for third time https://t.co/8kFMVNNCIr

@shandro @RachelNotley what will you do to get these much needed healthcare workers licensed. The college isn’t doing their part. You need to step in!

[CBC British Columbia @cbcnewsbc]

There are calls to suspend the clinical exam requirements for new physiotherapists after they were cancelled a third time this weekend. As @jphballard reports, it comes at a time when B.C. faces a shortage of physiotherapists.