Alison Hoens MSc, BScPT, PG Sports PT

Alison Hoens is the recipient of the Enid Graham Lecture Award, the most prestigious award of the CPA.Alison Hoens holds two positions: (1) Physical Therapy Knowledge Broker and Clinical Professor within the University of British Columbia Department of Physical Therapy, and (2) Research, Education, and Practice Coordinator for Physiotherapy at Providence Healthcare (PHC). She is currently on secondment from these two positions to serve as Knowledge Translation Specialist at the BC SUPPORT Unit (one of 10 Units established across Canada as part of the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR), a national initiative led by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to support, streamline and increase patient-oriented research).
Ms. Hoens received her B.Sc. in Physical Therapy from UBC and her postgraduate degrees from Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Ms. Hoens’ contributions to the profession span the realms of clinical practice, pre-and post-licensure education, and research provincially, nationally, and internationally. At PHC she is responsible for research, education, and evidence-based practice support for over 130 Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Assistants across the spectrum of acute, rehabilitation, and residential care settings.