This webinar is presented by the Registered Massage Therapists Association, in partnership with CommunitiCare Health (formerly the Four Villages Community Health Centre).
The RMTAO connected with CommunitiCare Health (formally the Four Villages Community Health Centre) to launch a year long pilot program integrating RMT into a primary care setting. Breaking ground, this is the first time in Ontario that a Registered Massage Therapist has practiced in a primary care team. This webinar will share the story of the pilot project, from inception to implementation. The many successes, as well as challenges and mitigation strategies will be discussed. In addition, the webinar will provide a definition of what it means to provide Massage Therapy in a primary care setting and the opportunities for the future of RMT in primary care.
For more information, please contact Hariti Malhotra at RMTAO: hariti@rmtao.com
# Learning Outcomes
- Define the role of a RMT in a primary care setting.
- Describe the benefits and challenges encountered with implementing registered massage therapy in a primary care setting; and how were these challenges overcome.
- Describe the role of an RMT in an interprofessional primary health care team interdisciplinary practice
- Identify future opportunities for registered massage therapy in primary care
# About the Presenters
Marguerite Mérey has been a full time practicing RMT in Toronto since 2013. Having previous experience working in a spa, hospital, client home and multi-disciplinary settings. In 2019 became a certified CDT (Lymphedema) Therapist by the Vodder School international. An advocate for moving the profession forward and into different directions has always been a focus and struggled with the idea that financial costs severely limit one’s ability to receive massage therapy.
Emily Stevenson is the Director of Interprofessional Primary Health Care - Allied Health, at Communiticare Health. Emily is trained as a registered physiotherapist and has spent the past 15 years as a clinician and administrator in primary health care teams. Emily is passionate about the importance of access to interprofessional teams in primary care, to improve client, provider and system health outcomes.
# How to Register
From the event page on RMTAO's website, choose the ‘Non-member’ option, add to cart, and follow the steps to register.