08/30/2024
Please share this important message from the Ontario Physiotherapy Association about increasing physiotherapists' scope of practice to include ordering diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests, which will help decrease the load on family doctors and hospitals! You can see more information about this call for action at
https://opa.on.ca/advocacy-positions/scope-of-practice/
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It is the mission of this government to deliver on a vision for patient centred care. This promise ensures that Ontarians will be connected to the health care they need when they need it.
The government has made a commitment to Ontarians to strengthen all aspects of health care – including hospital emergency rooms, community settings and care at home. Ontario’s physiotherapists deliver care in each of these settings and can have an even greater impact on providing timely, accessible and patient centered care if they are able to practice at their full scope.
The government’s long-term plan is built on three pillars: The Right Care in the Right Place, Faster Access to Care, and Hiring More Health Care Workers. Physiotherapists are regulated health professionals and members of interdisciplinary care teams across the province, and they are calling on the government to finally enable them to practice their full scope and improve care for Ontario’s patients.
Ontario’s physiotherapists are expecting the province to truly deliver on their vision – to complete the work that was started with Bill 179. Complete the remaining regulations to implement the authorities for physiotherapists to order diagnostic imaging, including x-rays and ultrasound, and to order laboratory tests.