OTTAWA, March 22, 2021  -   The Canadian Kinesiology Alliance / Alliance Canadienne de Kinésiologie (CKA / ACK) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with Health Locator, an online professional network for health care professionals.  The CKA / ACK encourages Kinesiologists to sign-up on this free network to increase awareness of their practice and eventually use its booking engine named Patiently. Health Locator will actively work with the CKA / ACK to grow awareness and adoption rates amongst the kinesiology practice.

“It is not the nature of the injuries that pose the problem, it is the lack of practical resources available to the public from others that have successfully completed the recovery journey one is about to commence that pose the greatest threat to a success.” – Health Locator Team, 2016. It is a free search tool designed to help family doctors, hospitals, and members of the public find health professionals in all communities across Canada.

This network is made up of individual healthcare profiles that contain all of the pertinent provider information in one place. From these individual health profiles, the network is organized by the business/clinic, creating a new kind of business/clinic listing model that helps streamline the search, referral and rehabilitation process.

In addition, Health Locator profiles serve as an online resume for the health care professional regardless of where they work. They highlight their education, certifications, continuing education courses, as well as services offered and more. They also provide a direct link to their regulatory body/professional association website and public register, aiding the public in education, transparency and licensing verification.

"Kinesiologists understand that expanding their network will directly contribute to raising awareness of the added value that they can bring to clients in their a recovery process, says Kathie Sharkey R.Kin, President of the Canadian Alliance for Kinesiology, so we stay tuned for the latest and most innovative tools to provide our clients with the most innovative care to continue to exercise effectively and efficiently. "

What does Health Locator offer?

• A searchable, unbiased and comprehensive network of Health Care Professionals in Canada with Health-Specific Search Filters that help professionals and Canadian’s alike find health based services in their local communities. It begins with Start your Search.
• Helpful Resources for the public to learn and understand about their right to safe and effective care.
• All Kinesiologists, member of CKA and its PKA, are offered:

 

a FREE subscription to the HEALTH LOCATOR NETWORK and
a 33% rebate on its appointment software
PATIENTLY CALENDAR PLANS
with code “CKA2021”.

ABOUT HEALTH LOCATOR

Health Locator strives to connect Canada’s Healthcare Professionals together, on one platform, for greater visibility, transparency and public protection. The network includes health professionals and businesses/clinics/others, and has grown exponentially since its beginning in 2016.

 

ABOUT THE CANADIAN KINESIOLOGY ALLIANCE

Kinesiologists are human movement specialists. Kinesiologists specialize in different areas such as: health promotion, athletic training, rehabilitation, workplace health and safety, ergonomics, disability management, research and sports medicine. The Canadian Kinesiology Alliance / L’Alliance Canadienne de Kinésiologie (CKA / ACK) is a non-profit corporation that advocates and promotes the advancement of the profession of kinesiology in Canada. The CKA / ACK strives to be recognized as the unifying voice for the profession of kinesiology in Canada, and to have a positive impact on Canadians.

 

On a national level, the CKA / ACK represents seven provincial kinesiology associations (PKAs) that are member associations and over 4,300 affiliated Kinesiologists by developing progressive partnerships with other national organizations, providing support to effect positive change within government and public policy, and by promoting the science of Kinesiology. The CKA / ACK establishes and promotes the standards of the profession across Canada.

 

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For more information:

France A. Martin, m.b.a., Executive Director – CKA / ACK – 1-844-546-3746