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Advancing Pain Education in Canadian Physiotherapy Programmes: Results of a Consensus-Generating Workshop
Advancing Pain Education in Canadian Physiotherapy Programmes: Results of a Consensus-Generating Workshop
- Source :
- Physiotherapy Canada. 70:24-33
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress), 2018.
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Abstract
- Purpose: This article reports on a national stakeholder workshop that focused on advancing pain education in physiotherapy programmes across Canada. Methods: Workshop participants included national leaders from the following stakeholder groups: people living with pain; physiotherapy students and recent graduates; pain educators; physiotherapy programme administrators; and representatives from the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators, Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, and Physiotherapy Practice Profile project. During the workshop, barriers to, facilitators of, and strategies for advancing pain education were discussed, and a stakeholder-endorsed consensus statement was generated. The workshop was recorded, and data were thematically analyzed. Results: Participants identified important barriers and facilitators associated with the field of pain, standards and regulatory processes, physiotherapy programmes, and physiotherapy students and people living with pain. Strategies for advancing pain education included integrating pain competencies into standards and regulatory policy, encouraging the development of best teaching practices, partnering with people living with pain, building awareness, and setting goals and assessing clear outcomes. The consensus statement highlighted the central importance of pain education for physiotherapists and the need for a reference standard to guide its implementation in the Canadian context. Conclusion: This was the first initiative to specifically explore national stakeholders' perceptions of pain education. The workshop outcomes provide a strong mandate and direction for advancing pain education across Canadian physiotherapy programmes.
- Subjects :
- 030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty
Physiotherapy education
business.industry
education
Stakeholder
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Context (language use)
Articles
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Alliance
Nursing
Knowledge translation
Physical therapy
Medicine
Mandate
0305 other medical science
business
Reference standards
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Accreditation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17088313 and 03000508
- Volume :
- 70
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physiotherapy Canada
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2026972d63045d29e786250d1d30293b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc.2016-57