February 8, 2018 / Vol. 54 No. 5 westernnews.ca PM 41195534 Western’s newspaper of record since 1972 THE GAMES WE PLAY PAGES 7-10 ILLUSTRATION BY FRANK NEUFELD 2 westernnews.ca Western News February 8, 2018 westernnews.ca Western News February 8, 2018 3 Governance Research BEST BETS Members of Visit the Western Events Calendar at www.events.westernu.ca for a full look Cross-country physio checkup at the week ahead. Western News (ISSNO316- Presidential Search 8654), a publication of West- ern University’s Department of Communications and Public Nationwide tour answers physio’s questions, raises more Affairs, is published every Thurs- FEB. 8 | 4:30 – 6 p.m., University Community Centre, Room 41 day throughout the school year Committee named and operates under a reduced schedule during December, May, June, July and August. An award-winning weekly news- paper and electronic news service, Western News serves as the university’s newspaper of record. 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[email protected], Members elected by Senate include Audra Bowlus, Faculty of Social Science; good, bad and the ugly he gleaned sal meaning, he said, but when you ask people “You ask 10 people off the street what a physi- 519-661-2111 Ext. 89334 Jayne Garland, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences; Louise Koza, Human Resources; FEB. 12 | 7-9 p.m., Cronyn Observatory from more than 150 physiotherapy ost professors collect research data how much trouble they have walking up and cal therapist does, you’re going to get a lot of Erik Mandawe, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry student; and Michael clinicians, clients and administrators from within the friendly confines of down stairs, context is everything. different answers and a lot of quizzical looks. You EDITORIAL SERVICES Milde, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Humanities. during his Finding Physio tour will their labs; many also collaborate “You and I, most likely, envision a regular stair- ask 10 different physios what physical therapy COORDINATOR Now that the search committee has been named, the next step is schedul- with another institution or a few col- case. But the staircases I saw in Corner Brook is, and you’ll also get different answers, in many Angie Wiseman have an impact on the practice ing an initial meeting and electing a chair, Kathleen Kwan, University Secretary, Mleagues. (Newfoundland and Labrador), were stairs stuck cases,” he said. [email protected], of physiotherapy in Canada and 519-661-2111 Ext. 81530 explained. The committee will then move towards discussions on how to navigate But when Dave Walton talks about his most in to the side of rock going down to a boat. It was “Physical therapy, at its core, is prescribing the community consultation process and how it wants to engage with internal and internationally. recent academic project, he’s talking about a very different,” said Walton, a member of West- exercise, manual stretching, joint mobilization and COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST external stakeholders for input. much more ambitious collaboration – about ern’s Bone and Joint Institute. education. Those aren’t unique to the profession, Debora Van Brenk “The committee will also be selecting an external consultant, as is the standard 12,000 kilometres more ambitious. “I spent some time in northern BC with some they’re not exclusive domains. Chiropractors, [email protected], practice for senior searches,” Kwan added. “It was one of those things where I thought Indigenous populations and you might ask them, massage therapists, athletic therapists, kinesiolo- 519-661-2111 Ext. 85436 Leadership is cognisant of a nine-month “clock (that) starts ticking after the if I’m going to fancy myself a clinical researcher, how far do you walk. We would say a few miles, gists - they can do much of the same thing,” he ADVERTISING committee is named,” Kwan explained. Board rules do permit an extension in WEEKDAY (FAMILY DAY) PUBLIC NIGHTS which I do, I should make sure I connect with but they would say, ‘I could get down to Sue’s said, adding they too are competing for the same Chris Amyot, Campus Ad the selection process, if needed, provided the search committee is making good This is a time to view the skies through the telescope and pose your favorite clinicians to see what they are doing,” the West- house.’ The concepts are very different.” consumer base, often as less expensive alterna- [email protected], progress. questions to the astronomer hosting the evening. In the event of cloudy ern School of Physical Therapy professor said of Walton was impressed by how clinicians deal tives. “As a consumer it makes sense, but where is 519-434-9990 “Nine months is a good amount of time,” Kwan said, adding community mem- skies, the observatory will still be open for a presentation, historical tours and his ‘Finding Physio’ cross-canada tour. “I had a with different funding models and innovate to the evidence my physio outcomes will be so much a look at the telescopes. POSTAL RECOVERY bers will have a chance to interact with the committee and offer input during the 10-year clinical career and it has now been seven meet local needs. In Winnipeg, he arrived just 48 better than other outcomes? Those are hard to $50 Canada, $65 United States, presidential search. years that I’ve been a full-time academic, so the hours after the Winnipeg Regional Health Author- quantify and hard to find.” $85 Other “I will be putting out a memo, approved by the committee, to alert the com- things I considered relevant back then are obvi- ity delisted adult out-patient physical therapy Walton said talking about concerns among munity they can provide input on what kind of president should we be going for FEB. 14 | 3:30-4:30 p.m., IGAB, Chu International Centre ously going to be much different these days.” from their hospitals. physical therapists is one thing, but more advo- POST OFFICE – that is the idea. The committee first needs to consider what questions they want Never having had the chance to connect deeply “It was remarkable to see the way they say, cacy is still necessary. Please do not forward. Return to Western News, on the feedback form, and I will put those out to the community,” she continued. with clinicians outside southwestern Ontario, ‘Here we are, hamstrung by what we want to do, “If we maintain status quo, which we are really Western University, London, Some constituencies will be invited to meet with committee, while others can Walton used his sabbatical last summer to pack but what can we do (to help)?’” Walton said. good at doing, we risk extinction. I don’t mean to Ontario N6A 3K7 with new provide written input. The committee will determine who is best to meet with, up the family, spend two months traversing the Walton always believed rehab and physical sound hyperbolic about it but I really feel it is at address when possible. Kwan explained. ON THE ROAD country and speak with more than 150 clinicians, therapy don’t save lives but, instead, have the risk,” he said. “There are some difficult questions “The committee will see all the input submissions that come in and will spend School of Physical Therapy professor Dave clients and administrators. noble aim of giving lives back.