Leadership Rehab Rounds: Stephanie Lurch
"Manifesto of a Critical Consciousness"
Stephanie Lurch
Assistant Clinical Professor | McMaster University
Stephanie Lurch (BScPT, M.Ed) is a storyteller, activist, leader and physiotherapist. A dynamic award-winning educator, Stephanie has worked across multiple settings in the healthcare and education sectors, bridging the gap between academia and practice. Her career has been distinguished by a wide breadth of clinical, teaching and real-life experiences including working with the Cirque du Soleil, as part of a team of caregivers in West Africa, with Indigenous peoples in New Zealand, and currently as a paediatric physiotherapist in the public school system. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University, having served as the inaugural Assistant Professor and Academic Lead: Equity, Anti-racism and Social Accountability at the University of Toronto in the Department of Physical Therapy where she worked for over 10 years. She is recognized for integrating social justice and the arts into health professions education.
Her past achievements include, but are not limited to, co-authoring the Essential Competency Profile for Physiotherapists in Canada (2017), co-authoring new equity-driven accreditation standards for Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (2020) and providing thought leadership to both learners and key opinion leaders. Stephanie has been an invited keynote speaker in the healthcare and education spaces. Her book chapter co-authored with Dr. Jeffrey Andrion on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in physiotherapy promises to further her impact.
Session Description:
Movement is one of the things that makes us human, whether it is movement of the body or the slow movement of justice. In this keynote address Stephanie Lurch explores notions of injustice, interconnectedness, personal agency and liberation within the contested space of the health professions. Using personal stories, art and metaphors, she addresses difficult truths, provokes criticality and urges us to rethink how we live, work, learn and play.
Leadership Rehab Rounds is an opportunity for students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and invited experts to share research and foster collaborations.
Stream live at: Zoom
Dial in: 647-374-4685, Meeting ID: 884 1501 0912, Passcode: 314876
