Introducing the 2010-2011 PEI CPA Executive.
From left to right we have: Marya Carr, Secretary, Brian Hiscock, Past Pres., Angela Carragher, President, Sheila McMurdo, Education Co-chair, Judy Gosbee,Treasurer.
Primary Health Care and Physiotherapy
Members are encouraged to visit the Primary Health Care: Framework that Works website (http://www.eicp-acis.ca/) and to familiarize themselves with the contents. This website states:
“Enhancing Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Primary Health Care (EICP) Initiative!
In an exciting new health initiative, the leaders in Canada’s primary health care system are working together to facilitate more interdisciplinary collaboration. The EICP Initiative will engage primary health care providers, governments and Canadians in a national effort to create a framework for change and innovation in primary health care.
Our objective is to encourage health professionals to work together in the most effective and efficient way to produce the best health outcomes for patients and for providers. We have an ambitious research agenda designed to gain new insights into successful primary care models in both urban and rural settings. We also plan to develop practical tools to encourage inter-disciplinary collaboration, and a supportive policy and regulatory environment. In the end, the Initiative will deliver a set of guiding principles and a framework for collaboration that will inspire health care providers and governments to ensure that Canadians have access to the right professional and the right services, at the right time.
A Steering Committee comprised of physicians, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, dietitians, psychologists, pharmacists, occupational therapists and a national coalition on preventative practices will provide leadership and direction to the Initiative.
The EICP Initiative is funded by Health Canada’s Primary Health Care Transition Fund.”
"The PEI executive is active in making annual presentations at junior high schools. The topics include the proper way to wear a backpack, why to use ice for new injuries, and physiotherapy as a career choice."
