The pt Health Advisory Team

At pt Health, we work as a team—leveraging the collective strengths of many to develop the most progressive therapy strategies for our patients. As part of our commitment to health care excellence, we have hand picked an Advisory Team to counsel and provide support, information and guidance to all individuals within pt Health.

Among them are experts in the medical field, including physicians, physiotherapists and other health care professionals who help us plant the seeds of tomorrow’s healthcare. To help keep our ideas fresh, we don't limit our advisory team to only pt Health members. The pt Health Clinical Advisory Team are free to function independently within the physiotherapy community. If you feel that you could be a part of this exciting and dynamic team, please send a CV and email to advisory@pthealth.ca. Carefully selected participants will be be provided an honorarium and/or other incentives as part of their participation.

Meet Our Advisory Panel

Darryl Yardley
M.Sc.(PT), M.Cl.Sc(MT), FCAMT

Darryl graduated from the University of Toronto, with a Master of Science in Physiotherapy in 2006. Darryl is the lead author of “Clinical specialists and advanced practitioners in physical therapy: a survey of physical therapists and employers of physical therapists in Ontario, Canada” published in Physiotherapy Canada in October of 2008. This paper was completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a MSc(PT) degree at the University of Toronto. Darryl was invited to speak on this topic at The World Confederation for Physical Therapy in Vancouver, in June 2007.

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Sinead Dufour
MScPT, PhD(c)

Currently completing her doctorate in Health and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Western Ontario, Sinead’s research interests include models of primary health care service delivery, interprofessional collaborative practice and advanced practice roles for physiotherapists.  As a Professional Associate of McMaster University, Sinead contributes to McMaster’s MScPT program as a clinical educator and problem-based tutorial facilitator. Sinead has recently commenced an appointment at the University of Western Ontario at the rank of a lecturer and will be teaching in the Faculty of Health Science there this coming academic year.

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Tim Rindlisbacher
BSc (PT), MD, Dip. Sport Med.

Tim Rindlisbacher is the Director of the Sports Health program for Cleveland Clinic Canada. Dr. Rindlisbacher has a specialty medical interest in the area of sports health and provides physical assessments and wellness programming.

A recognized expert-in-the-field, Dr. Rindlisbacher writes a weekly sports health column in the National Post. He sits on the executive of the Pediatric Sport and Exercise Medicine Committee of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine and is a member at large for the executive of the Sport Medicine Section of the Ontario Medical Association.

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Paulette Gardiner Millar
PT, BSc PT, Dip. Manip. PT, FCAMT, CAFCI

Paulette graduated from the University of Toronto in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy and began working in outpatient orthopaedics in Stoney Creek.  She pursued many post graduate courses and completed her Intermediate Diploma of Manual and Manipulative Therapy in 2002.  By 2004 she received her Advanced Diploma in Manual and Manipulative Therapy and became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapy.

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Jeff Rooney, PT

Jeff grew up in southern Ontario and attended the University of Western Ontario.  He graduated in 1996 with a degree in Physical Therapy.

In 2004 Jeff became involved with the management and ownership of an Integrated Health clinic.  In 4 years, the clinic grew from 1200 sq. ft. to  8000 sq. ft. with an impressive clinical model and annual revenue to match.

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Wendy Coombs (Neidhardt)

Wendy (Coombs) Neidhardt graduated from the University of Alberta with a degree in Psychology and Physical Therapy. A newer member of PT Health, Wendy was among the finalists for the prestigious BELL Trailblazer Award which recognized Wendy as a visionary, leader, and a true success in the field of Physiotherapy.  She is the proud founder of Advantage Health, which developed from a stand-alone rehabilitation center into comprehensive medical centers which offer dental and optical services as well as family physician services. Wendy is also the incumbent Chair for the Private Practice Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and she helps other physiotherapy private business owners across Canada.

Dan Purcell, PT

Dan graduated from Saint Mary’s University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Human Resource Management. There after he immediately began his pursuit of a Bachelor of Science, Physiotherapy from which he graduated in 1996 from Dalhousie University.

With a focused vision, Dan opened his first clinic in his native community of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia late 1996, just 4 months after graduation. In five short years his progressive integrated health care model grew to occupy just under 8000 square feet of space and has become a renowned destination for superior health care in the area.

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