Dr. Sinéad Dufour is an Academic Clinician who shares her time between clinical and academic pursuits. Academically, Sinéad is an Associate Professor at McMaster University (Canada) and serves as content expert in perinatal care, pelvic health and pain science with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Her current research interests include conservative approaches to optimize pelvic floor function (including innovative technologies), pregnancy-related pelvic-girdle pain, and interprofessional collaborative practice models.
Clinically, Sinéad serves as the Chief Clinical Officer of the Pelvic Health Collective, an international virtual physiotherapy company she co-founded, with a mandate to guide clients on their journey to pelvic health creation through a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens. Sinéad also continues active guidance on the Board of Directors at The World of my Baby, a series of perinatal care centers across Ontario in which she was a founding partner (2014). Sinéad is a fierce advocate who continues to dedicate her time to organizations that aim to improve perinatal care, pain care and pelvic health services including: Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, Canaidan Society of Pelvic Medicine, Pelvic Academy (APTA), Lansinoh International, and Urospot (Canada & UK).
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