Michelle Boulet
Clairmont,AB
Summary
Compassionate, dynamic and dedicated Physiotherapist II with over 33 years at Alberta Health Services, excelling in pediatric assessment, treatment and multidisciplinary collaboration. Proven track record in mentoring peers and enhancing patient care through innovative treatment strategies. Skilled in many areas of pediatric physical therapy, including NDT, MFR, Standardized testing, and equipment authorization, committed to advancing pediatric physiotherapy standards while ensuring advocation and awareness initiatives.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physiotherapist II
Alberta Health Services
Grande Prairie , AB
07.1992 - Current
- Staff physiotherapist in acute care, outpatient setting, and long-term care facility at QEII Hospital while in a rotational position for over 10 years. At the same time, maintaining a small outpatient pediatric caseload. Typical duties of staff physiotherapist, with the need to balance caseload to autonomously manage the pediatric caseload as it ebbed and flowed, within the acute/long-term care caseload. During this time, I was a preceptor to PT students, a supervising therapist to several physio assistants, and a porter.
- Later, moved to Virene Building to join the Community and Home Care Pediatric program to more readily collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop more inclusive and focused patient care for the pediatric population.
- Assess, make best-practice treatment decisions, provide the client/caregiver with education, and clearly communicate expectations and the plan of treatment.
- Documented patient progress and modified treatments accordingly, including communications with the referring provider, physician, or collaborative healthcare provider.
- AADL Pediatric Authorizer since 1993, assessing for and authorizing pediatric equipment.
- Mentored less-experienced physiotherapists, students, and physio assistants in clinical techniques and best practices..
- Participated in community health initiatives, promoting wellness programs and education to other collaborative healthcare providers. Provide education to my co-workers and peers within my profession.
- Participate in research and professional development on a regular basis to ensure the use of best-practice principles.les.
- For the past 8 years, I have been involved in the Provincial Pediatric Physiotherapy Standing Committee as co-chair, chair of working groups in the development of Pediatric Physio Standards for Service, and other commitments that have arisen from this work.
- Informal consultant to NZ Professional Practice Lead, Jason Dauost, then Anna Hebert, in the area of Pediatric Physiotherapy clinical discussions.
- Collaborate with Glenrose Rehab. Hospital and Stollery Children's Hospital with a variety of both PT and other healthcare provider clinicians, and specialty clinics. Often a liaison with these tertiary teams and my local team.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physical Therapy
University of Alberta
Edmonton04-1992
Skills
- Pediatric assessment
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Patient and peer education
- Verbal and written communication
- infant and child motor development
- NDT - Neurodevelopmental Treatment
- Myofascial release techniques
- Gait analysis
- Orthopedic treatment and bracing determination
- Equipment authorization
- Kinesiology taping
- Sensory Integration
- Various standardized testing familiarity, and knowledge for the pediatric population such as: AIMS, PeabodyDMSII, MABC, Willbarger Protocol, Sensory Profile, Brunicks-Osteresky motor scale, Argenta Scale for headshape, Torticollis Severity Scale, and many others
Affiliations
- Participate in a volunteer role at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, providing outreach to seniors.
- Support 3 young adult children and their families, as well as two sets of aging parents.
- Attend regular Pilates and Cardio exercise classes.
- Involved with the University of Alberta Alumni, local chapter.
- Board member of CCSVI (for Multiple Sclerosis) non-profit association.
- Many years as a dedicated volunteer as a school council and parent volunteer with several responsibilities for my children's sports teams and other activities while my children were growing up, throughout my career.
Accomplishments
- Graduate with Highest Distinction from University of Alberta
- Honoured to be asked by the Certified NDT Instructor to join her as an Assistant Instructor at Infant and Child NDT courses she provided in Montreal and locally, which speaks to my natural ability and skill in this area.
Certification
- Registered Physical Therapist with the College of PT's of Alberta
- Canadian Physiotherapy Association member and Pediatric Division member
- AADL Authorizer, Pediatric status
- Infant and Child NDT certification
- Myofascial Release certified
- Telerehab. certificate
- Assessment and Treatment of Infants with Torticollis certificate
- Theratogs and Biomechanics of the lower extremity certificate
- Gait analysis and sensory toe walking course certificate
- Sensory Profile (Winnie Dunn) and Sensory Integration (Rosemary White)
- Meade Movement Assessment of Infants
- Alberta Infant Movement Scale - certified assessor
- Physiotherapists Role in Infant Feeding, course certificate
- Dynamic Core in Relation to Child Development (Shelley Mannell)
- and many, many others
Timeline
Physiotherapist II
Alberta Health Services
07.1992 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Physical Therapy
University of Alberta