Let's talk about sex(uality) and gender: disrupting cisheteronormativity in physiotherapy

This session will invite participants to unpack how cisheteronormativity is upheld in physiotherapy (and society broadly) and why this matters. Using the Coin Model of Privilege, participants will be offered new habits of mind for challenging the status quo and evolving our profession.

Presenter

Stephanie Nixon, PT, PhD is Vice-Dean (Faculty of Health Sciences) and Director (School of Rehabilitation Therapy) at Queen's University in Canada. Prior to joining Queen's in 2022, Stephanie was a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto for 15 years. Stephanie is a straight, white, middle class, able-bodied, cisgender, settler woman who tries to understand the pervasive effects of privilege. She explores how systems of oppression shape health care, research and education, and the role of people in positions of unearned advantage in disrupting these harmful patterns. Stephanie developed the Coin Model of Privilege and Critical Allyship as a way to translate core ideas about anti-oppression to people in positions of unearned advantage.

Lindsay Beavers, (BSc Kin, MScPT), is a passionate white, able-bodied, cisgender queer physiotherapist and educator who has worked in various leadership, operational, and clinical roles in both hospital and academic settings over the past 17 years. Lindsay currently manages Unity Health Toronto's Simulation Program and teaches in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto in their Masters of Physical Therapy Program within its Social, Political, Ethical and Cultural Issues in Health and Healthcare (SPEC) curriculum. Lindsay's current research interests focus on systems of oppression that relate to sex and gender, their impact on healthcare, and opportunities to disrupt them. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Science in Rehabilitation and Health Leadership (DSc RHL) at Queen's University.

Host

LGBTQIA+ Advisory Panel

Date of Live Event

10/09/2024

CPD Hours

1.5 hour

Please note: The content of this Lecture on Demand (LOD) was captured via a recording of a live lecture at the APA premises. Due to the nature of the event and the recording method, this LOD may not have captured some of the questions/comments from live audience. Your purchase of this module indicates your acceptance of this.