Welcome to the official website of the
Alberta Cancer Physiatry Program!
Please use the navigation menu at the top of the page to see different areas of our website including learning about our program, doctors, what is Physiatry, and how to get involved in our program.
Here is a shorter link for our website to use & share: http://tiny.cc/cancerpmr
The Calgary Cancer Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Program is a new and rapidly growing program within the section of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as Physiatry. In partnership with the Division of Clinical Neurosciences and Department of Oncology, the Calgary Cancer PM&R Program aims to be an internationally premiered cancer physiatry program.
Established in September 2017, the program has expanded in its pillars of excellence including clinical, educational, research and quality improvement initiatives. The global impact of this program is anticipated to transform rehabilitation oncology care and program development throughout Canada and around the world.
With three cancer physiatrists (PM&R) integrated into the rehabilitation oncology program with physical therapy, occupational therapy, therapy assistants and speech language and pathology, we can provide comprehensive integrated services in cancer rehabilitation, exercise and survivorship. With the move into the new "Arthur J.E. Child" Cancer Centre in October 2024, we are excited to be in a brand-new space that fosters clinical work, innovation, collaboration with integrative, medical and radiation oncology, while pushing the boundaries of cancer rehabilitation to new heights.
We are proud of our collaboration with the University of Calgary Departments of Clinical Neuroscience & Kinesiology, as well as the the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Charbonneau Cancer Institute. These partnerships help facilitate cancer rehabilitation goals in these areas of academic and clinical excellence.
The Cancer Physiatry program, located in the heart of Southern Alberta, both acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).
The Cancer Physiatry program is situated on land Northwest of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina. On this land and in this place we strive to learn together, walk together, and grow together “in a good way.”
The University of Calgary is committed to establishing an equitable, diverse, and inclusive campus that is accessible to all. We strive to remove barriers that have been, and continue to be, encountered by members of equity deserving groups including, but not limited to, women, Indigenous peoples, visible/racialized minority persons, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2S+ persons.
