Physiopedia at CSP Congress
Rachael Lowe was invited to CSP Congress in the UK this year to present Physiopedia to the delegates. The presentation (shown below) had a popular turnout and was very well received. Anne Green, the chair of the CSP, attended the presentation and summed up following questions with her full support for the project and encouraged everyone to get involved. Thank you Anne!
Physiopedia Newsletter October 2010
FUN IN BOSTON PT2010
In June I was in Boston for the Annual Conference and Exposition of the APTA. It was the first time that I had visited the USA in relation to my work as a physiotherapist, and it was a great experience. It was great to meet up with, for the first time, so many people that have been involved in developing Physiopedia. Our presentation on wikis and Physiopedia was fun and even the editing demonstration went well with no technical hitches whilst we all had a go at editing some content together.
See the presentation from PT2010…
JOIN ME AT CSP CONGRESS
Next I’ll be presenting Physiopedia at CSP Congress in October. The focus will be on using Physiopedia in Education and CPD but anyone interested in finding out more about Physiopedia will find this session useful. So if your around for that, I’ll see you there!!
See the Abstract for CSP Congress…
PROJECTS
As I’m writing this news update we have three new student projects in Physiopedia. Elaine Lonneman’s students at the University of St. Augustine in St. Augustine Florida are currently completing the project Worldwide Physical Therapy Practice: a focus on Primary Care Physical Therapy, Eric Robertson’s students at Texas State University in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program are updating and creating pages as part of their Orthopaedic curriculum, and Peter Vaes’s 2nd and 3rd year students of the ‘Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy’ program of the ‘Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium are contributing content to Physiopedia to improve their academic skills for literature use.
Our first continuing education project has been designed the clinical educators affiliated with the Physical Therapy Program at Bellarmine University currently completing the project Clinical Case Presentations Continuing Education Opportunity for Physical Therapists with Dr. Elaine Lonnemann.
We also have Bhanu Ramaswamy working on the AGILE project creating a structured and evidence based Older People section of Physiopedia under the sub-headings: Policy, Physiology and Physiotherapy. The project eventually aims to involve IPTOP, the International Association of Physical Therapists working with Older People, and the wider international community.
See a list of our current projects here…
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
We are always looking for new ways to develop the Physiopedia resource that will be beneficial to individuals and to the profession. The ideas that we have and are mulling over include clinical networks, a CPD programme, a mentoring scheme, opportunities for in-service training and a journal club. However as a collaborative site we would like to include you, our users, in the development of this resource and these ideas, and invite you to contribute to Physiopedia’s future.
Read more about these ideas and contribute to Physiopedia’s future…
That’s all for now. Please stay in touch and we look forward to seeing or hearing from you in the near future!
Best wishes until next time,
Rachael Lowe
Physiopedia Founder
Texas State University Contribute to Physiopedia
We have another new student project about to commence. Led by Eric Robertson, this project was created by and for the students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Texas State University -San Marcos, and is part of the Orthopaedic curriculum.
The assignment aims to challenge the students to explore a given topic related to upper extremity course topics, integrate best evidence, including analysis of clinical trials, and develop and present professional digital content. The task is to develop a Physiopedia page after a review of the current best evidence on a given orthopaedic topic. The page should be an evidence-based review of your findings. This project will also consist of an oral group presentation of your page and topic, as well as the off-line submission of a one page critical analysis of a high-quality clinical trial.
The objectives of the project include:
- Coherently present diagnostic methods and intervention strategies or techniques for patients with selected upper extremity (UE) disorders.
- Search for, analyze, and integrate the best evidence related to a given UE topic to guide physical therapist practice.
- Develop digital media (web page, images, and video as appropriate) to present findings to the class, other students, and the general body of practicing physical therapists via an open international wiki site.
We look forward to seeing the results of this project and thank all Eric’s students in advance for all their hard work and contributions to updating this international physical therapy and physiotherapy resource.
Physiopedia to be at CSP Congress
Rachael Lowe, Physiopedia’s founder, will be talking about Physiopedia at this years CSP Congress. Her presentation is titled “Physiopedia – Opportunities for Education and CPD” will introduce the Physiopedia project and demonstrate how this international collaborative wiki has contributed to education and CPD. So if you around, go along and meet up with Rachael on Saturday in room 1B from 9-10:30am.
Abstract – Physiopedia: Opportunities for Education and CPD
Physiopedia is an open-source, non-profit project which aims to offer an evidence-based resource for rehabilitation professionals worldwide. Written by physiotherapists for physiotherapists, Physiopedia has the potential to impact learning and evidence-based practice for clinicians, educators and students alike. Through utilising collaborative wiki technology Physiopedia is a place where all physiotherapists can participate by contributing, sharing and building knowledge. Clinicians have the opportunity to use Physiopedia as a route to further knowledge and professional development. For educators there is an opportunity to involve students in this knowledge creation process as part of undergraduate or postgraduate education.
Physiopedia has been proven to be an effective on-line learning tool and collaborative environment. Examples of previous student projects from around the world will be highlighted as will examples of individuals independently using Physiopedia to enhance their learning. Potential projects and utilisation of Physiopedia will be explored with reference to education and continuing professional development. This session will primarily be of interest to educators but any physiotherapist interested in becoming involved in this online evidence-based resource will find the session a useful and informative starting point for becoming involved in this international collaborative project.
Two new student physiotherapy projects in an international wiki.
Thanks to Dr. Elaine Lonnemann we have two more student projects taking place in Physiopedia in the near future.
- The clinical educators affiliated with the Physical Therapy Program at Bellarmine University are currently completing the project Clinical Case Presentations Continuing Education Opportunity for Physical Therapists.
- Elaine’s students at the University of St. Augustine in St. Augustine Florida will take part in the Worldwide Physical Therapy Practice: a focus on Primary Care Physical Therapy project.
We are really looking forward to the results of these two projects and thank Elaine and her students in advance for all their hard work and contributions to the Physiopedia project.
