Telehealth: Using the Power of Telemedicine to Grow your Biopsychosocial Pelvic Health Practice with Dr. Sinead Dufour
Telehealth: Using the Power of Telemedicine to Grow your Biopsychosocial Pelvic Health Practice with Dr. Sinead Dufour
2 hours
The instructors
Overview
Sinead tackles the question, “Can ‘virtual’ care go beyond a ‘care’ mode to become a ‘superior’ mode of care to evolve physiotherapy? in this thought-provoking webinar. Sinead builds a case that adopting a biopsychosocial framework is easier when telehealth is the mode of delivery, with better outcomes leading to more empowered patients. She will back up her argument with some compelling data and research.
Presenter: Dr. Sinead Dufour
Details
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A PDF of the slides will be available for download on this webinar page, along with any resources and recommended readings referenced during the session.
- The slides, resources, and recommended readings will also be available in the on-demand course along with the session recordings.
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The session will be recorded and added to the Year of Mentorship course, which you can access at any time. The course also includes a discussion forum and a space to submit your homework for each session.
Part of a Year-Long Program
This session is part of Carolyn Vandyken’s Year of Mentorship program.
- Learn from Carolyn Vandyken and an esteemed international group of 12 clinical and academic leaders in pelvic health!
- 2 hours every other Thursday from January 08 - December 17, 2026 (excluding July and August)
- Throughout the year-long mentorship, you will be paired with a lab partner and will present case studies to each other.
- Bring your own partner (a colleague or friend) to each receive 25% off the program cost
Registration is available for the full program only; individual sessions cannot be purchased separately. Visit the bundle page to learn more and register.
The instructors
PT, PhD
Dr. Sinéad Dufour is an academic clinician who shares her time between clinical pursuits as the Director of Pelvic Health at the WOMB and academic pursuits in the Faculty of Health Science at McMaster University. She has been a practicing physiotherapist for 20 years. She completed her MScPT at McMaster University (2003), her PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Science at Western (2011), and returned to McMaster to complete a post-doctoral fellowship (2014). Her current research interests include conservative approaches to optimize pelvic floor function, pregnancy-related pelvic-girdle pain, and interprofessional collaborative practice models of service provision to enhance pelvic health and perinatal fitness for elite athletes.
Sinéad is an active member of several organizations charged with optimizing perinatal care and pelvic health and has led and contributed many national and international clinical practice guidelines to improve care provision. Sinéad also currently serves as a council member for the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario, Canada. Sinéad is a well-recognized speaker at conferences around the world and a sought-after expert to consult with companies whose aim is to improve perinatal care and pelvic health.
Relevant Links:
IG: @dr.sinead