The eighth episode of Arthritis Consumer Experts’ #ArthritisAtHome features Dr. Marie Westby, Physical Therapy Teaching Supervisor, Mary Pack Arthritis Program, Vancouver, British Columbia. She shares her insights on getting physiotherapy support through TeleHealth during #COVID19. #WellnessWednesday
Dr. Marie Westby has a Bachelor of science In physiotherapy and PhD in rehabilitation sciences from the University of British Columbia. She is a Clinician Scientist at the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility as a part of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. Currently, she is helping the Mary Pack Program set up their telehealth services to provide some support to patients while the clinics are closed to in-person visits.
Visit the official page of Arthritis At Home: https://jointhealth.org/arthritisatho…
Check out these helpful resources for patients:
Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia – Find a physio https://bcphysio.org/find-a-physio (Go to “Areas of practice”, then select “Arthritis”. In the “Advanced Search” section, under “clinic type”, select “Virtual Care/TeleHealth”.)
Physiotherapy Alberta College and Association: A guide to telerehab services for patients : https://www.physiotherapyalberta.ca/f…
Physiotherapy Evidence Database: Evidence to guide telehealth physiotherapy: https://www.pedro.org.au/english/evid…
Checkout these helpful resources for physiotherapists: Canadian Physiotherapy Association – Tele-Rehabilitation https://physiotherapy.ca/tele-rehabil…
Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia – Physiotherapy Virtual Care Toolkit: https://bcphysio.org/covid-19/telereh…
Getting Online with Telerehabilitation in BC – Lecture Recording https://bcphysio.org/getting-online-t…