AI and Physiotherapy in Ontario: Current Trends, Opportunities, and Considerations

Craig Roxborough has served as Registrar and CEO at the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario since May 2023. In this role, Craig has supported a right-touch approach to regulation, strengthened the organization’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion across all levels of decision-making, and modernized the College’s work to be more efficient and sustainable.  
With over a decade of experience in health regulation, Craig has a demonstrated history of building strong and collaborative relationships with registrants, the public and system partners in support of our shared goal of ensuring Ontarians have access to high-quality care.   
Craig holds a PhD in Philosophy from York University. 

A PT clinician, educator, certified coach and leader with over 30 years of experience in the public sector, Anna Marie has mentored many peers, teams and students in professional practice, quality improvement, change management, advocacy, team functioning, and career development.  She holds a status position with the Dept of Physiotherapy at U of T and has been a past Board Director for the Ontario Physiotherapy Association. She joined Arthritis Society Canada in 2022 as Senior Director for AREP (Arthritis Rehabilitation & Education Program). She is dedicated to asserting the value and utility of extended scope practitioners within the interprofessional model, to equitably support connection to Arthritis care for all Ontarians.

Nirtal is a physical therapist who has worked at the University of Toronto’s David L. MacIntosh Sport Medicine Clinic. His academic involvement spans multiple disciplines at the University of Toronto, including teaching roles in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. Nirtal has been teaching for the past 15 years. Nirtal has developed innovative courses in digital health, combining his extensive 15-year digital health experience with his passion for innovation. As the Founder and CEO of Curovate, Nirtal leads a pioneering health technology company specializing in developing mobile health applications, or apps, for orthopedic rehabilitation, including knee replacement, knee osteoarthritis, hip replacement, and anterior cruciate ligament surgery recovery. Since 2016, his vision has grown into a successful company offering subscription-based rehabilitation apps on both iOS and Android platforms. With seven years of experience in virtual or video physical therapy delivery, Nirtal leverages digital health technology to enhance patient access, adherence, and engagement throughout the rehabilitation journey. Nirtal has experience using large language models in his daily digital health work and he teaches how to integrate AI into health care provider practice.