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Physiopedia relies on voluntary contributions from the global physiotherapy and physical therapy community to build this valuable resource.  If you are a physiotherapist, physical therapist or related organisation.... Physiopedia needs you!  Look at the headings below to see which category you fit into to see how you could get involved.

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Physiotherapists and Physical Therapists

If you are a qualified physiotherapist or physical therapist you can register with physiopedia and contribute to this site.

Why should you get involved in Physiopedia?

  • This is a chance to help to build a valuable resource for your whole profession across the globe!
  • Through collaborating you will meet (virtually at least!) and engage with others from your profession across the globe!
  • Through reading, reflecting, discussing and building Physiopedia you will learn and develop as a professional.
  • Taking part in collaborating to build Physiopedia is a fabulous and rewarding professional development activity which can go towards your annual professional development commitment.

How to get involved?

In order to participate in collaborative editing of the content of this site you need to first request an account.

Once authorised this account will provide you with login details to access the comprehensive editing facilities of this site. Instructions on how to go about editing pages are provided in the user tutorials.

Expert Clinicians

Are you a physiotherapist or physical therapist who is considered to be an expert in your clinical speciality?  Or are you a clinician in another area with expert experience to contribute to the physiotherapy and physical therapy community? We are looking for 'experts' to contribute to Physiopedia.

How can you help?

  • If you have any copyright free content or content that is freely available in the public domain, allow us to add it to Physiopedia.
  • Add your own articles to pages within Physiopedia where you can give an experts perspective on a particular topic.   

Why should you get involved in Physiopedia in this way?

  • Know that you have been a part of the development of this valuable global collaborative effort.
  • You will permanently be featured on our page of acknowledgements.
  • You will also be entitled to free advertising space on your profile page within Physiopedia.

How to get involved?

Becoming an 'Expert' in Physiopedia is by invitation following a proven track record of publishing quality evidence based pages/articles in Physiopedia or by the contribution of previously peer-reviewed and published material from other sources.

If you are interested in learning more about how to use this wiki to disseminate your knowledge and work, visit our Experts Guide.

If you would like to become a Physiopedia Expert contact us.

Educators

Are you an instructor on a phyisotherapy or physical therapy educational programme?  For educators, Physiopedia offers an opportunity to involve their students in this knowledge creation process as part of an educational program.

How can you help?

  • Enroll your students to become involved in adding content to Physiopedia as part of their educational process.  You could ask them to produce a report on a specific topic, critically review some research or complete a case study for example.
  • If you have any appropriate copyright free content or content that is freely available in the public domain, allow us to add it to Physiopedia.

Why should you get involved in this way?

  • Student involvement in creating, reviewing and updating Physiopedia content is an excellent activity for developing reflection, critical assessment and referencing, writing and web-based skills.
  • Encouraging students to become actively involved in Physiopedia early in their careers will encourage them to continue to contribute to the development of the profession in the future.
  • Our involved educators will permanently be featured on our page of acknowledgements.

How to get involved?

If you are interested in learning more about how  to use this wiki in your course, visit our Educators Guide.

If you would like your class to get involved in this way, please contact us.

Educational Institutions

We are also looking for physiotherapy and physical therapy colleges throughout the world to partner with Physiopedia by contributing content to the Physiopedia site.  Help us to build this resource for physiotherapists and physical therapists to read and learn from, edit and build upon and to provide a global resource for all.

How can your organisation help?

  • If you have any appropriate copyright free content or content that is freely available in the public domain, allow us to add it to Physiopedia.
  • Encourage your progamme instructors to become involved as Physiopedia Educators to involve their students in this knowledge creation process as part of an educational program.  

Why should you partner with Physiopedia?

  • Know that your institution has been a part of the development of this valuable global collaborative effort.
  • Our partner institutions will permanently be featured on our page of acknowledgements.
  • Our partner institutions will also be entitled to free course advertising space on their own profile page within Physiopedia.

How can your institution get involved?

If your institution would like to partner with Physiopedia in the collaborative adding of content please contact us.

Health Care Organisations

We are also looking for health care organisations such as physiotherapy and physical therapy clinics, private hospitals or NHS trusts throughout the world to partner with Physiopedia by contributing content to the Physiopedia site. Help us to build this resource for physiotherapists and physical therapists to read and learn from, edit and build upon and to provide a global resource for all.

How can your organisation help?

  • Encourage your staff to become involved in Physiopedia as part of their continuing education and professional development.
  • Use Physiopedia as a tool to contribute to your staff's ongoing development as part of your in-service training programmes.
  • If you have any appropriate copyright free content or content that is freely available in the public domain, allow us to add it to Physiopedia.

Why should you partner with Physiopedia?

  • Know that your organisation has been a part of the development of this valuable global collaborative effort.
  • Our partner organisations will permanently be featured on our page of acknowledgements.
  • Our partner organisations will also be entitled to free course advertising space on their own profile page within Physiopedia.

How can your organisation get involved?

If your organisation would like to partner with Physiopedia in the collaborative adding of content please contact us.