Hamilton, Ontario – October 16, 2018 – pt Health, a Canada-wide network of physical rehabilitation clinics, is the first physiotherapy provider officially certified as a Great Place to Work® through an independent analysis focused on workplace culture, autonomy, and job satisfaction conducted by Great Place to Work® Institute Canada.

pt Health’s certification as a Great Place to Work® demonstrates what the company already knows – we have a fantastic company culture. pt Health employees feel they work for an organization with a clear vision and purpose, something that management actively makes a priority. Team members are valued as an integral part of the company’s success, which pt Health focuses on just as much as ensuring patients are happy and satisfied with the care they receive at our clinics.

“Our values are what make us different”, says pt Health CEO Heather Shantora, “so I would like to thank each and every pt Healther for going all hands in, learning and inspiring, going the extra mile and continuing to be open and honest. These are our values and we are living them each day. Our culture is the reason our patients are happy with their care, have measurable improvements and overall positive experiences”.

pt Health feels that employee satisfaction is vital for any company to be successful, and through our vibrant and enriching culture we have demonstrated why we are a Great Place to Work.

About Great Place to Work®:
Great Place to Work® (www.greatplacetowork.ca) is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, Great Place to Work® recognizes the Best Workplaces™ across the world in a series of national lists including those published by Fortune magazine (USA) and The Globe & Mail (Canada). Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures.

Partnership supports arthritis awareness, physiotherapy education, drug-free treatments, and early diagnosis for the prevention of arthritis.  

TORONTO, ONTARIO (DATE, 2018): The Arthritis Society and pt Health, a community clinic network with more than 230 locations across Canada, are proud to announce they have formalized a partnership focused on the benefit of physiotherapy to Canadians living with or at risk of developing arthritis. Specifically, the partnership will concentrate on increasing arthritis awareness, early detection and prevention, as well as the benefits of adding a Physiotherapist with increased arthritis knowledge to a patient’s treatment team. The goal of the program is to help patients living with arthritis realize the potential benefits of a drug-free treatment plan that may offer relief from chronic pain and discomfort as well as an improved quality of life.

“We know that more than six million Canadians live with arthritis and that the demand for real relief is only increasing,” says Heather Shantora, CEO, pt Health. “Physiotherapy has the potential to help reduce symptoms and help arthritis patients regain their quality of life. Together with the Arthritis Society, we are applying the best of what we know about arthritis to help offer patients an alternative to the pain they live with.”

Today, arthritis affects over 6 million Canadians. [i] Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of the disease. [ii] By 2040, it is estimated that more than 10 million or one in four Canadians will have OA. [iii] Similarly, the economic burden of arthritis on our society, with estimated direct and indirect costs of over $33 billion annually, is expected to rise.[iv]

Access to trained physiotherapists is a key component of reducing the personal and social burden of the condition. “The Arthritis Society recognizes physiotherapists as a valuable part of an arthritis patient’s treatment team,” says Janet Yale, CEO, Arthritis Society. “Recognizing the life-changing impact that a physiotherapist with expertise in arthritis can have on quality of life for someone living with arthritis, the Arthritis Society is proud to work with pt Health to help ensure professional development resources are available to help physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals offer better care to people with arthritis.”

This partnership is designed to help educate patients and caregivers about the condition. “It’s time to change our mindset about arthritis,” says Yale. “It is no longer necessary for someone to simply accept living with pain when they receive a diagnosis of arthritis.”

As part of the program, pt Health physiotherapists will develop individualised programs, customised for each patient’s unique needs, to help decrease inflammation, strengthen the muscles around the joint, increase range of motion, and reduce pain.

The partnership took effect on September 1, 2018.

About the Arthritis Society

The Arthritis Society is a national health charity, fuelled by donors and volunteers, with a vision to live in a world where people are free from the devastating effects that arthritis has on lives. Beginning in 1948 with one very clear goal – to alleviate the suffering of people impacted by arthritis – that same volunteer-led passion carries on today in communities across Canada. Through the trust and support of our donors and sponsors, the Arthritis Society is Canada’s largest charitable source of investments in cutting-edge arthritis research, proactive advocacy and innovative solutions that will deliver better health outcomes for people affected by arthritis. The Arthritis Society is accredited under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program. For more information and to make a donation, visit arthritis.ca.

[i] https://www.arthritis.ca/about-arthritis/what-is-arthritis/the-truth-about-arthritis

[ii] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753584/

[iii] http://www.arthritisalliance.ca/images/PDF/eng/Initiatives/20111022_2200_impact_of_arthritis.pdf

[iv] http://www.arthritisalliance.ca/images/PDF/eng/Initiatives/20111022_2200_impact_of_arthritis.pdf

ingenie, the young driver telematics insurer leading behavioural change, is pleased to announce the appointment of Selim Cavanagh as Chief Executive Officer.  Selim joins from LexisNexis Risk Solutions, where he held various senior roles including VP Telematics, VP Motor Insurance and MD of its Wunelli telematics business unit.

ingenie comprises a young driver insurance specialist and an international telematics provider, both leading the market with a data-driven approach to behavioural change. ingenie will benefit from Selim’s 20 years of experience in delivering data, IT and research-based insurance solutions.

Selim is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and was previously Commercial Director of Insurance at Experian, where he focused on growth, innovation and technology developments with the UK’s largest insurers. Prior to Experian, Selim had seven years at AXA, culminating in the role of Distribution Director, Personal Lines Intermediary. He has also worked with international markets such as Australia and continental Europe.

Selim Cavanagh said: “I am excited to be joining such a renowned business in the fast-growing telematics market and I look forward to getting to know the team and leading the business to further success.”

Selim will work closely with the existing senior management team in building on the previous developments from ingenie and driving future growth.

 

About ingenie

ingenie is a young driver insurance brand that rewards good driving without discounts. Using a black box fitted out of sight in the driver’s car, ingenie builds up a picture of their driving style and sends feedback to help them improve. The driver then gets discounts each quarter based on how they’ve been doing – up to 21% off over the year.

ingenie Business recognises that insurers are demanding new ways to address the challenges of high claims frequency, low customer engagement and disappointing loss ratios. ingenie Business sees beyond the technology to deliver a transformational impact on road safety, customer engagement and loss ratios to its insurance partners

ingenie has won numerous tech, insurance and road safety awards for its approach, including the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award.

 

The ingenie system

ingenie fits a black box in the driver’s car, then uses a suite of 200+ proprietary algorithms to build up a picture of their individual driving style.

The driver gets a score out of 100 through the ingenie app, along with regular feedback to help them improve. Poor driving triggers more serious messages to the driver, and ingenie’s Driver Behaviour Unit may get in touch to give them extra help. Good driving is rewarded with quarterly discounts, worth up to 21% over the year.

The ingenie approach means customers save an average of £400 when taking out a policy, with 7 out of 10 receiving further discounts through safe driving. Average savings upon renewal are around £500 and 90% earn their first year’s No Claims Discount.

Heather Shantora, CEO of InnoCare joins the CTV Halifax Morning Live team to discuss a recent survey that finds Canadians want more technology in the delivery of their healthcare. Noting that wait times for specialists in Canada’s Atlantic provinces is between 31 and 35-weeks, Shantora notes that these wait times could be reduced with the appropriate application of available healthcare technologies, such as EMRs like InnoCare’s Charting+.

Discussing the results of the Research & Incite survey, Shantora posits that Canadians want the type of technology they already experience in other sectors like banking. Highlighting that banking information is just as sensitive and private as health information, Shantora says it is possible to use available technology to meet patient demands. 52% of Atlantic Canadians want access to their medical records, better access to care, more information, and sharing of information between practitioners.

Watch the entire CTV Morning Live segment below:

 

For more information about InnoCare, please visit www.innocare.ca