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A Pan-Canadian Perspective on Education and Training Priorities for Physiotherapists. Part 1: Foundations for Clinical Practice

Physiotherapy Canada, ISSN: 0300-0508, Vol: 75, Issue: 1, Page: 42-52
2023
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Reports on Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine from Western University Provide New Insights (A Pan-canadian Perspective On Education and Training Priorities for Physiotherapists. Part 1: Foundations for Clinical Practice)

2023 SEP 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Daily Report -- Fresh data on Health and Medicine - Physical Therapy

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Purpose: Canadian physiotherapists who participated in the Physio Moves Canada (PMC) project of 2017 identified the current state of training programmes as a threat facing professional growth of the discipline in Canada. One purpose of this project was to identify key priority areas for physiotherapist training programmes as identified by academics and clinicians across Canada. Method: The PMC project included a series of interviews and focus groups conducted across clinical sites in every Canadian province and in the Yukon Territory. Data were interpreted using descriptive thematic analysis; identified sub-themes were returned to participants for reflection. Results: Overall, 116 physiotherapists and 1 physiotherapy assistant participated in 10 focus groups and 26 semi-structured interviews. Participants identified critical appraisal of continuing professional development options, knowledge translation, cultural fluency, professionalism, pharmaceutical knowledge, and clinical reasoning as priorities. For clinical practice specifically, participants identified practical knowledge, scope of practice, exercise prescription, health promotion, care of complex patients, and digital technologies as the priorities. Conclusion: Training priorities identified by participants may be useful to physiotherapy educators in preparing graduates to be adaptable and flexible primary health care providers for the future needs of a diverse population.

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