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Physiotherapy Alberta

Many Albertans have an illness, injury or condition which makes mobility difficult and therefore effects every aspect of our day-to-day lives, from working to participating in hobbies or exercising. Physiotherapy is performed by physiotherapists. Physiotherapists are experts on how your body moves and what stops it from moving. As movement specialists, physiotherapists will use a hands-on approach to help you restore, maximize and maintain movement for the rest of your life. In Alberta, physiotherapy is a regulated health-care profession. This means only qualified professionals can become registered physiotherapists and use the titles physiotherapist, physical therapist or PT.

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About Physiotherapy Alberta

Mandate:

While our name, Physiotherapy Alberta - College + Association, is relatively new, we've been in the business of regulating the physiotherapy profession since 1985. At that time we were known as the College of Physical Therapists of Alberta. In 2010 our mandate expanded to include association services so we changed our name to better reflect the two services we provide.

College = our regulatory role

Physiotherapy in Alberta is a self-regulated profession. Established in legislation, Physiotherapy Alberta is the organization responsible for regulating physiotherapist's practice. 

Our mandate, first and foremost, is to protect the public interest. The public places the utmost trust in health-care providers. Patients and families expect safe and effective quality care. We share those expectations and work to ensure the right systems and processes are in place to support quality physiotherapy service delivery. We do this by:

• Setting and enforcing practice and professional standards.
• Registering only qualified and competent physiotherapists.
• Administering a continuing competence program.
• Investigating public and patient concerns.
• Promoting and advocating excellence in physiotherapy and patient care.
• Supporting member understanding of and adherence to their regulatory responsibilities.

We receive our authority from Alberta's Health Professions Act, Physical Therapists Profession Regulation and bylaws.

Association = member services role

We also provide leadership and direction to the profession and promote excellence in practice, education and research to improve the health and mobility of Albertans. We do this by:

• Offering professional development opportunities.
• Promoting the value of the profession through marketing and public relations activities.

For more information about Physiotherapy Alberta, Visit on the Web: Physiotherapy Alberta