Welcome to the Neurosciences Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association
We are a not-for-profit national organization operated by volunteers with a passion for neurological physiotherapy. We connect physiotherapists working in neurological settings to learning opportunities and a community of colleagues across the country.
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NSD Executive: Open Positions
The Neurosciences Division Executive is looking for a new Secretary and a Newsletter Co-Editor. All NSD executive positions are filled by volunteers. The time commitment is flexible, and no experience is required. If you're interested, please email a statement of...
SPECIAL WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MEMBERS INTERESTED IN TELEREHAB
A pragmatic overview of the research and implementation of Telerehabilitation with neurological populations Presenters: Dr. Dahlia Kairy, Dr. Hélène Corriveau, and Dr. Sarah DonkersWednesday April 1, 2020 12:30-1:30 EST This webinar will provide an overview of...
AEROBICS Workshop is Cancelled
The AEROBICS workshop on May 28 with Dr. Marilyn MacKay-Lyons has been cancelled as an in-person workshop. We hope to offer the workshop at a future date and that those interested will join us at that time. In the meantime, if you have not taken the eAEROBICS modules,...
Pre-Congress Course UPDATE
Since Congress has been cancelled, we will not be running this pre-Congress course. If you have already registered, we will be in touch about refunding the cost of registration. Please stay tuned for updates as we explore virtual education opportunities. Join NSD in...
Call for volunteers
The Neurosciences Division executive is building an education committee, and we need your help. We are in need of several volunteers to coordinate and moderate our popular webinar series. Responsibilities include scheduling webinars, recording sessions, and following...
Summer 2019 Vestibular Journal Club Article is LIVE!
Visit the Vestibular Sub-Interest Group forum to read the article and clinician commentary for this quarter. The article is titled "Vestibular activity and cognitive development in children: Perspectives" and the clinician commentary comes from Elizabeth Dannenbaum,...
Webinars
Grow your practice with NSD's education series
We offer regular webinars covering different topics related to neuro physio practice.
Training the Brain: Connecting Vision To Action
RECORDED November 26, 2020 @ 7:00PM Eastern SPEAKER: Katie Mitchell Vision is our dominant sense that provides rich temporal and spatial information about our environment. Daily activities require processing of dynamic visual scenes in various environments to...
NSD 2020 Annual Meeting
NSD's 2020 Annual Meeting was held virtually on August 27, 2020. If you weren't able to join live, you can watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/qA68PtHYlOg The slides shared in this presentation can be downloaded here: NSD AGM 2020H27 Slide Deck rev...
‘The New Normal’: Navigating the changes to the physiotherapy profession
RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE: https://youtu.be/cYfpYlEHrG4 Speakers: Brenda Mori, Natasha Wilch, and Karim Meghji Brenda Mori is the Director of Clinical Education and Community Affairs at the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto and leads the...