PHILOSOPHY

 WHY WE EXIST.

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MISSION
MISSION

AMP’s mission is to support healthcare nerds to learn deeply, practice more skillfully, and save Canadian healthcare.

VISION
VISION

A community of healthcare professionals pushing science into practice.

 

WHAT WE DO

Contributors

NERDY CURMUDGEONS WHO LIKE TO READ SCIENCE.

  • STEVE YOUNG, BSCPT, BA

    PARTNER / PHYSIOTHERAPY EDUCATOR

    Steve received an undergraduate degree from the University of Victoria before attending the McMaster University physiotherapy program in Hamilton, Ontario. He graduated summa cum laude in 1999 before returning to Victoria to work in private practice.

    He has extensive post graduate education, organizing and attending dozens of orthopaedic and pain science courses. He previously served as CBI Health’s Senior Clinical Educator for seven years on Vancouver Island and has taught continuing education courses throughout British Columbia and North America.

  • SEAN OVERIN, BHK, MPT

    PARTNER / PHYSIOTHERAPY EDUCATOR

    In clinic, Sean facilitates an educational, evidence-based, and client-centered experience treating a variety of conditions with a diverse set of manual therapy and exercise interventions.

    Always psychologically informed. He has special interests in pain science, neck and low back disorders, headaches, sleep, and upper extremity conditions.

  • CURTIS TAIT, BSC, MPT, IMS

    PARTNER / PHYSIOTHERAPY EDUCATOR

    Curtis has a bottomless appetite for food, exercise, learning and growing professionally. To this end he has taken courses in manual and manipulative therapy, IMS/dry needling, vestibular and neurological rehabilitation, as well as chronic pain seminars.

    Having worked in private practice, pain management, head injury programs, and in neuro-rehabilitation, Curtis works with all types of clients. Sports injuries, chronic pain conditions, vestibular, neurological and concussion presentations are all within Curtis' area of expertise.

    When not engrossed in the latest BJSM publication, Curtis loves spending time with his family and friends travelling around BC and the west coast finding adventures involving the beach and mountains. Having grown-up in northern BC and the Yukon he relishes any chance to play in the snow, and has maintained a love for board sports, basketball, rock climbing, CrossFit and anything involving creative movement.

  • Lara Desrosiers OT Reg. (Ont.)

    DIRECTOR/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATOR

    Lara has worked in community mental health and addictions programs since 2009 working with clients individually and facilitating group programming.

    She now operates a private practice, Pelvic Resilience, Ontario where she supports individuals struggling with persistent pain and pelvic health challenges to get back to living life. Lara enjoys teaching multidisciplinary audiences how to build impactful psychologically-informed and trauma-informed practices.