President's Corner : All On Board 2021
Dear Members,
I hope that 2021 is off to a good start for you all. I truly believe that this will be a pivotal year in the development of our lovely profession. Over the last several months, we have met several times with the Office des professions du Québec (OPQ) regarding our integration into the professional system. In response to these meetings and the work that we have been doing, the OPQ is currently consulting with professional health associations in Quebec and then plans to launch a public consultation. The latter will be one of the final steps for us to integrate into the professional system and once this process has begun, we hope that many of you will take part. Stay tuned.
Over the past year, the CTSQ has also been working in close collaboration with CATA, including discussions regarding the complementary roles of our two organizations. The arrival of a new Executive Director helped open the channels of communication and I am currently working with the CATA on a project to overhaul the CTSQ and CATA’s Ethics Committee processes.
Although we have been making great strides over the past several years, I am very aware that there is still work to be done fostering public awareness for our profession and educating other health care professionals about what we do as athletic therapists. There is still a real need to educate people about athletic therapy in the communities that we serve, along with our patients and other health care professionals with whom we interact. I encourage you to seize every opportunity to do this in a positive and cheerful manner.
As I’m sure it is the case for us all, I am looking forward to being able to see you in person, but our AGM will have to be virtual once again this year due to the pandemic. There are several upcoming vacancies on the Board of Directors and I encourage you to offer your names and, more importantly, your time to helping grow our profession with the CTSQ. Don’t ever think you are too young or don’t have enough experience in the AT profession to make a difference. We want to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard and that anyone can get involved!
You have continued to share your concerns with me regarding matters that affect you personally. In the same vein, the CTSQ wants to hear about your successes and to share this good news with as many people as possible, be it through traditional or social media, so please don’t hesitate to contact us in whichever way suits you best.
I would like to take this opportunity to send a thank you to our Board members (Sonia Adhami, Etienne Fallu, Christina Grace, Chantal Guy, Matthew Miller, Mariann Onofrio,) and the members of our Strategic Committee (Heather McCoy, Pierre Lizotte and Eric Grenier-Denis), who all worked incredibly hard in 2020. I truly appreciate the time and effort that our members continue to devote to our profession.
Regards,
Philippe Fait, CAT (C)
President
