Affiliation:
1. Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada;
2. School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
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.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
Subject
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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