The mission statement of the Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association is the advancement of orthopaedic physiotherapy through the promotion of excellence in education, practice and research.
  - taken from the OD's 5 year plan 1990-95

The Orthopaedic division is pleased to provide access for its members to the Cervical Manipulation Information Sheet (CMIS). The document is now available on the Documents for Download page of the members only section of the OD website and can be downloaded in a pdf format.
The CMIS is an evidence based tool created for clinicians. In order for informed consent to be valid when administering a cervical manipulation, certain information must be communicated. The CMIS is designed to help guide one through all of the pertinent information. In addition, the CMIS contains literature references for clinical predictors for those likely to respond to cervical manipulation or those likely to have an adverse event. As well, treatment outcomes regarding both effectiveness of cervical manipulation and adverse events are provided. This additional information will serve to help the clinician in the critical reasoning process when deciding whether a cervical manipulation is an appropriate technique for each patient. The references in the CMIS are current as of October 2008. It will be updated on a yearly basis or as new information is published.

The application deadline for the Intermediate Exam will be October 31st, 2008. You will be required to have COMPLETED the level 3 courses by this deadline in order to apply. Mentorship hours will be due one month after the application deadline (due November 30th, 2008). If you do not complete your hours by this deadline you will not be registered for the exam (you will receive a refund less 15% admin fee).

Applications will be accepted starting September 15, 2008. Download the application here.

The location of the Intermediate Multiple Choice and Case History Exams will be held in major centers across the country. Location is dependent on enrollment. We make every effort to accommodate those in more remote locations.

The date of the Multiple Choice and Case History Exam is February 21st, 2009 across the country.

The location of the Intermediate Practical Exam depends on the number of candidates enrolled. The Orthopaedic Division cannot guarantee that the PRACTICAL exam will be held in both locations.

• East - April 5/6, 2008
• West - March 29/30, 2008

For more information please .

Posted August 7, 2008

The dates for the Advanced Exam are:
West – October 25-26, 2008
East – November 15-16, 2008
Location of each exam is dependent on enrollment.
Download the application here.
Deadline for application is July 31, 2008. Candidates must provide proof of completion of Level 4 and Level 5 courses and a cheque for the full amount of the exam ($850, no post-dated cheques accepted).
The deadline for submitting mentorship hours (60 hours) is August 31, 2008.
If you have any questions, please .

You must apply to be an instructor for the syllabus courses in the Orthopaedic Division EACH YEAR. Applications are now closed for the 2008-09 teaching year. Applications will be accepted for the 2009-2010 teaching year from January 01-March 31 2009.

Please use the following address when submitting your applications:

East Toronto Orthopaedic and Sports Injury Clinic
1577 Danforth Avenue, Unit 4
Toronto, ON M4C 1H7

Applications will be accepted for the 2009-2010 teaching year from January 01-March 31, 2009

NEW for 2009: applicants must submit a curriculum vitae and teaching dossier with the application.

Download Instructor Application form
Download Curriculum Vitae template
Download Teaching Dossier template

IFOMT 2012 - Quebec City, Canada

<NEW> Please review the new MENTORSHIP GUIDELINES as well as obtain access to the mentorship database.

As of January 1, 2006 candidates of the Advanced Diploma of Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy will be required to complete supervised clinical hours in partial fulfillment of the syllabus. The candidates must be supervised by therapists who already have their Intermediate or Advanced certification. To facilitate contact between candidates and supervising therapists a "Supervising Therapist Contact Page" will be established on the Orthopaedic Division web site. Physiotherapists with the above credentials who are willing to act as supervising therapists are asked to download this form, complete and send to Jackie Sadie. If you have any questions please .

School of Physical Therapy

University of Western Ontario

Do you want to:

• Earn a Masters degree in Manual and Manipulative Therapy
• Qualify to be a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapists
• Complete a program in one year with primarily distance learning

For more information, please download this document.

A new section has been added in the Members Only section where articles from the Orthopaedic Division Review (ODR) will be made available for download. Onced logged in division members can download the articles in Adobe PDF format and leave their comments. See the Members Only section.

You will find the most up to date listings for orthopaedic courses in the 'Courses' area of the 'Education Committee' section. Both syllabus and non-syllabus courses are listed. An online form is provided if you would like to have your course listed as well.

Visit the 'Studies' area of the Members Forum to find a partner to study with, or even pose a question that has be nagging at you.

Check out the 'Members Forum' in the 'Members' section to post a question, join a discussion or start your own discussion topic. Note: the above link takes to to an similar forum as to the one I would like to add to the site.

There are many documents available for download in the 'Documents' part of the 'Members' section. Please have a look. There are many different documents availble from application forms to outcome measures forms. Email us if you have any suggestions or additions to this section.