5 Mistakes New Grad Physiotherapists Make That Can Cost You Your Reputation (And How to Fix Them)
By Shafiq Bhanji, BSc, PT, MBA Starting out as a new grad was a frightening time for me. I wasn’t quite sure about my skills yet and was nervous around patients. Right out of school I soon realized that what I learned in school was very different from the real world. I was not prepared […]
How to Hire An All-Star Front Desk In 60 minutes That Consistently Gets You More Patients
By Rick Lau, Healthcare Entrepreneur I recently got a call from a client I’ve been mentoring for the past couple of years. He owns multiple locations and was having a very tough month. He called and told me he lost his superstar front desk and didn’t know what to do. As you know filling a […]
5 Tips to Rocking Your First Encounter with Patients
By Slava Blokhin Physiotherapists are positioned in a unique situation. We can make a massive difference in a person’s long term health, and it all starts with the first assessment. As Jim Millard, a physiotherapist with over 20 years of experience said, “we are not in the business of physiotherapy. We are in the business […]
4 simple teachings from “The Wealthy Barber Returns” for new grads
Congrats to all the new grads! You’ve graduated, written your licensing exams, and have gotten your first job all in the past couple of months. Now you’re finally getting a paycheck. Exciting times! You finally have some disposable income, but what do you do with it? Below you’ll find my top 4 takeaways from The […]
How to grow your business through your staff
by Charlotte Anderson Growth is the process of increasing in size. The goal of most small businesses or start ups is to ultimately grow. There are several methods, strategies, and ways to grow, and growth can occur in different areas of your business, at different times and simultaneously. Growth doesn’t always have to mean revenue growth, […]
Top 4 Takeaways for Physiotherapy Students From Congress
By Maggie Bergeron, PT Every other year, the Canadian Physiotherapy Association brings together physiotherapists, academics, researchers, business owners and students under the same roof. This year congress entitled Montreal 18 was cohosted by AQP, OPPQ and the CPA. During the three-day event, participants attend a wide range of sessions, hear an update on recent research, […]
Top 5 “Congress” takeaways (in Montreal) every owner needs to know
By Karim Meghji, PT There’s nothing like attending a live event. You walk out with your chest high and the feelings of of having true super powers. Having just attended Congress 2018 in Montreal, i can clearly say that those clinic owners or people of influence who attended were treated to a 48 hours Boot […]
7 Suggestions to Being Successful on Placements
Slava Placements are a crucial component of any successful physiotherapy program. They are massive for obtaining experience and practicing on real patients in real life settings. Students tend to shape their experiences in the profession based on outcomes of their placements and ultimately, it is a big factor for choosing a particular branch of physiotherapy. […]
Making Business Your Business
Brittany Kafka Physiotherapists are in the business of helping people. Business is about not only aspects of marketing and finance, it’s also about constant improvements and pursuing excellence. This pursuit of excellence helps to draw the link connecting physiotherapy and business. Whether you’re managing a clinic or working within one, here’s why you, as […]
Leadership from a Student Perspective
Julie Medwid, MPT2 In early November I attended CPA’s Leadership Forum in Ottawa as the student representative for CPA’s Private Practice Division and it was a great experience. I was fairly nervous about attending as I thought to myself, “I’m just a student; I don’t have much of a leadership role as a professional yet.” […]