Adjunct Education Committee

Patrick Quimio

Chair

Originally from Manitoba, Patrick completed his B.Kin. at the UofM, moved across the country to complete his M.Sc.PT at UofT, and moved across the country again and now resides and practices out of Treloar Physiotherapy in Vancouver BC. Along with his involvement with the Adjunct Education Committee, he has been a part of local/national committee work with the MB/BC provincial Colleges and Associations, as well as holding position of Chair for the BC Section of NOD.

Aside from clinical work, he enjoys dabbling in clinical education. Having instructed for 5 clinical placements in Winnipeg and 2 clinical in Vancouver, he has a clinical faculty appointment with UBC at the rank of Clinical Instructor as well. Always a busy bee, Patrick enjoys involving himself with the profession in multiple avenues.

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Yvonne Lynch

Past-Chair

Yvonne Lynch graduated with a B.Sc in Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University and a Masters of Physical Therapy from UBC. She went on to complete her FCAMPT training and has been active as an instructor and mentor within the Orthopedic Division since then. She is a co-owner and practitioner at Treloar Physiotherapy in Vancouver where she is involved with mentorship and management of the physical therapy team. Yvonne sits on the PABC Education Committee and is the Chair of the Orthopedic Division Adjunct Education Committee. Yvonne is committed to lifelong learning, collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Yaara Eilon-Avigdor

A graduate of Tel-Aviv University, Yaara continued to complete a Clinical Masters in Physiotherapy (with focus on Manual Therapy) from The University of Western Ontario. She has continued to further her education with vestibular rehabilitation and concussion management and diagnostic imaging.

Along with clinical practice, Yaara is involved with the National Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association as an instructor and facilitator of manual therapy courses.

Ève Chaput

Ève Chaput graduated with a BSc in Speech-Language Pathology and a BSc in Physical Therapy from the Université de Montréal as well as a Clinical Masters in Manipulative Physiotherapy from Western University granting her the title of FCAMPT. In addition to her being a clinic owner and clinician at Kinatex Plateau, she teaches at the Université de Montréal, at Western University, for the Orthopedic Division, has co-created post-graduate courses on TMJ, Somatosensory Tinnitus and optimizing patient management and published articles on TMJ, the history of manual therapy and evidence-based practice. She sits on the Kinatex Education Committee and the OrthoDiv Adjunct Education Committee and has been honoured with the title of Fellow from the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec and is the second person ever to be recognized nationally with the Carol Kennedy Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Alison Beaton

Originally from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Alison Beaton is a graduate of Dalhousie University and Western University, holding her FCAMPT and a Diploma of Sport Physiotherapy. She has served the Orthopaedic Division at both the provincial and national levels, in various capacities. A longtime AIM instructor and recent examiner, Alison also teaches within the Department of Anatomy at Dalhousie University. She is the owner of Scotia Physiotherapy and Cole Harbour Physiotherapy in Nova Scotia, and serves as IST Lead for Surf Canada. Alison is committed to lifelong learning, mentoring students and staff, and advancing orthopaedic physiotherapy education in Canada.

Lisa Lewis

Lisa is a physiotherapist currently practicing in Edmonton Alberta. She is passionate about making each patient encounter a positive one and uses an evidence informed, biopsychosocial approach to treatment. She values the time she gets to spend with her patients to work towards a management strategy that works for them.

She graduated from the University of Manitoba in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, prior to earning her Master of Physical Therapy in 2017. Lisa has been a member of the Orthopaedic Division since she was a student and upon graduation, worked her way through the AIM program to complete both Level 3’s. She is about to complete (July 2024) her Master of Clinical Science in Advanced Healthcare Practice and Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy through Western University. This will permit her to receive her FCAMPT designation.

In her spare time, she is a club level volleyball coach as well as the western recruiter for Memorial University Volleyball in St. John’s, NL.