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CONGRESS 2009

An Event To Remember

With its highly successful fundraising events to the $50,000 donation from the Orthopaedic Division and $105,000 from AON Reed Stenhouse Inc., more than $170,000 was raised making Calgary a Congress to remember for the Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada (PFC).

Brian Gomes, Vice President, AON Reed Stenhouse, presents Robert Dykes, President, PFC, with a cheque in the amount of $105,000. The Aon donation supports PFC's operational activities that allow the Foundation to fund research programs.

$50,000 Donation from the Orthopaedic Division

The $50,000 donation from the Orthopaedic Division has been directed to the Alun Morgan Memorial Fund, a fund established in 1989 by the Orthopaedic Division in honour of its namesake, one of the founders of the Orthopaedic Division and a pioneer of manual therapy in Canada.  The Fund is now managed by PFC with an award presented each year through PFC’s Annual Awards Program.

Gallery - Presentations at Congress 2009 Susan Crawford, CIHR-IA Assistant Director, presents Theo Veerstegh with a $4,000 Masters Level CIHR IA Mobility In Aging Scholarship for his project: Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement for the Senior Recreational Golfer Danielle Levac accepts the $3,000 NSD-PFC Physiotherapy Research Grant in the Neurosciences for her project: Exploring the use of Virtual Reality (Nintendo Wii & Wiifit) within physiotherapy interventions for children and youth with acquired brain injury Meaghan Shearer of Queen’s University accepts the $1,000 Award in the Ann Collins Whitmore Student Competition from Robert Dykes, President. Meaghan and her colleague Ivan Soo share in the top prize for their research project entitled: Effects of Speed of Descent and Physiological Fatigue on Lower Limb Coordination During Stair Descent in Healthy Aging People Neil Pearson, Chair, Pain Science Division, presents Carol Damp-Lowery of the Leadership Division with a complimentary CPA membership for being the top pledge earner in the CPA Division Challenge held as part of the PFC Run/Walk for Research at Congress 2009. Carol raised $800 in pledges Trish Manns accepts the $5,000 Alberta Research Award from Robert Dykes, President, for her project: Validation of the SenseWear Armband for Energy Expenditure Measurement in Stroke Survivors Timothy Wideman accepts the $4,000 Ann Collins Whitmore Memorial Scholarship for his project: Indices of temporal summation of pain in patients with musculoskeletal conditions: inter-relations and prognostic value for rehabilitation outcomes Bev Lafoley, PFC Past-President, with Caroline Gill, CPA Board Member       Dan Mueller, PFC Board of Governors and Shaun Cleaver       Dan Mueller, PFC Board of Governor and member of the Leadership Division, accepts second prize from Neil Pearson, for raising $500 in pledges for PFC in the CPA Division Challenge

PFC Run/Walk For Research

Thanks to the efforts of Neil Pearson, Chair of the Pain Science Division, the first ever CPA Division Challenge held as part of PFC’s Run/Walk for Research attracted 65 participants who enthusiastically embraced the concept raising more than $5,000 in pledges.  Carol Damp-Lowery, who collected $800 in pledges, and Dan Mueller, who collected $500, showed why they are members of the Leadership Division with their stellar fundraising efforts.  Both won prizes for their accomplishment. The Orthopaedic Division had the most members participating while the Leadership Division won bragging rights for having the highest percentage of members signed up for the event.

Congratulations to Tim Mitchell and Lauren Campbell, finishing first in the Men’s and Women’s Category respectively.

Tim and Lauren along with the second and third place finishers received prizes courtesy of the Running Room.

PFC would like to acknowledge the Running Room for supporting the event locally.

Gallery - PFC Run/Walk For Research Lorie Paterson, PFC Board of Governor, presents Tim Mitchell, first-place men’s finisher, with a gift certificate from the Running Room Lorie Paterson, PFC Board of Governor, presents first-place women’s finisher Lauren Campbell with a gift certificate from the Running Room Marilyn Mackay-Lyons (left) and Mary Solomon, both with the Neurosciences Division, at PFC’s Run/Walk for Research at Congress 2009 Lorie Paterson (left) and Dina Brooks present Neil Pearson with a certificate of appreciation from PFC for his support in initiating the CPA Component Challenge Runners signing up for the PFC Run/Walk for Research at Congress 2009   Suzanne Sheppard, PFC Board of Governor, Karen Hurtubise, Paediatric Division, and Sandra Mann, Women’s Division Volunteers at PFC’s Run/Walk for Research    Runners sign up for the PFC Walk/Run     Neil off to a good start       Runners gather at the start outside the Running Room in Calgary

Silent Auction

Held after the Enid Graham Lecture, PFC’s Silent Auction boasted its highest attendance ever and the most items up for auction through the dedicated efforts of Deb Thon who spearheaded the auction locally. More than $10,000 was raised thanks to spirited bidding over a number of much sought after items.

A special thank you is in order to all of the companies and individuals who generously provided items for the auction.

Gallery - Silent Auction Auction items on display Guests viewing items Making a bid

Ann Collins Whitmore Student Competition

Congratulations to Meaghan Shearer and Ivan Soo of Queen’s University for taking top prize in the Ann Collins Whitmore Student Competition for their project:  Effects of Speed of Descent and Physiological Fatigue on Lower Limb Coordination during Stair Descent in Healthy Aging People.  Both Meaghan and Ivan will share in a $1,000 award.

The CPA Legacy Research Award was given to second place finisher Rachel Richards and her team from the University of British Columbia for their project:  Physical Activity as an Adjunct Treatment for Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders: A Systematic Review. Other members of the team included Brad Holowachuk, Erin Hvidston, Andrea Mitchell, and Melissa Richmond.

2009 Awards Program

Thanks to a number of strategic partnerships such as the CIHR Institute of Aging, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, OrthoCanada, Dominion of Canada, Community Rehab to name a few, PFC awarded over $70,000 in grants and scholarships in 2009.  This year’s recipients were acknowledged at an Awards reception hosted by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, the Alberta Physiotherapy Association and PFC.  For further details on PFC’s 2009 awards program, visit 2009 Award Recipients.

PFC congratulates all of its recipients, some of whom were present to accept their award.