Clubfoot Content Development Project

Description

With this content development project we intend to populate the site with practical, credible and thought-provoking information on all aspects of management of the individual with Clubfoot. Much of this project is guided by curriculum for the Clubfoot MOOC which takes place in November 2017 in collaboration with ICRC and GCI.  

Anyone is welcome to join in this project. You will be joining people from all over the world in contributing evidence based articles to create an evidence based reference on management of individuals with Clubfoot.  In return for your efforts you will receive a certificate of completion to help you evidence your learning through your involvement with this project.

Project Team

Project Lead

Rachael Lowe

Contributors

• will be listed here 

Project Dates

First content development phase: June 2017 - October 2017

Introduction

As a participant in this project you will contribute to the creation (or update an existing) page within Physiopedia.  You may choose to take part in this project as a personal contribution to your own professional development and/or you may wish to contribute evidence based information to develop this resource for our profession.  Your contribution will be reviewed by Physiopedia and once complete recognised by the award of a certificate of completion.

If you would like to take part in this project please follow the instructions below. 

Instructions

1. Choose an article from the list below that you would like to develop.  Be sure that the article doesn't already have a name next to it.  
2. At this point you should email the project co-ordinator to let them know that you would like to join the project and which page you would like to work on.  Please feel free also to ask any questions that you have in relation to this project e.g. if you feel a new page needs adding to the list.
3. You will receive an email from Rachael (the project co-ordinator) to confirm you participation in the project and also to confirm the page that you will develop.
4. Once you have received this confirmation you are free to get on with working on your page. You should be complete your work in a word (or similar) document.  If you are comfortable working in Physiopedia we are very happy for you to work directly in Physiopedia instead of producing a word document. (See content criteria below).
5. If you would like a certificate to evidence your contribution - we would like you to think about your own personal learning outcomes as a result of taking part in this project. These learning outcomes will be printed on your certificate.
6. Once you have completed your article and (if you wish to have a certificate) listed your learning outcomes please email them to project co-ordinator.
7. Your article will be reviewed by the project team and you will be emailed a response of approval or of amendments to be made.
8. Once the article has been finally approved, it will be published and you will receive your certificate of completion.

If you have any questions please do email us.

Content Criteria

Content on a Physiopedia page must:

• Be evidence based (where appropriate and possible)
• Be referenced
• Include images and videos
• Include a list of open online resources that we can link to

See this article to see what makes a good Physiopedia page

Example content:

• Example document of how you should prepare your article for submission
• and page in Physiopedia related to the above example document

Top Tips

Physiopedia is an online resource that provides evidence based, critically reviewed information for Physiotherapists across the world. It is a collaboratively developed project that is contributed to by physiotherapists all over the world. The project has standards of writing that articles must adhere to in order to be published. As a collaborative activity, please do not feel dis-heartened if others make suggests or contributions to your articles over time, it helps maintain relevance and shares learning, it is not a criticism of you personally.

With all this in mind here are 4 pieces of advice that we hope will give you some confidence about creating a Physiopedia article that will be valuable to physiotherapists all over the world!

1. Be mindful to reference your work and use quotation marks when appropriate. Plagiarism is not good academic practice. 
2. The article should be, wherever possible factual, not a piece to direct readers into one conclusion or another. Therefore adopt a neutral tone and voice and present other peoples arguments/references/facts and figures from all perspectives, leaving the final decision to the reader.
   
3. A word on word count. This is for you to determine as is most appropriate for your topic and approach. Ideally not a 500 word summary of a topic, but equally not a 3000 essay. Use hyperlinks to other related Physiopedia pages and information sources tactically to help manage your word count and avoid avoid long winded explanations and signpost readers to more information/background reading. Keep in your mind the situation readers are likely to be in when accessing your information - a quick reference point for sit down with a cuppa?  Aim to produce an article that critically introduces the key topics/ideas/themes relating to the article title. Use links and signposting to send interested readers to other sources and Physiopedia pages for more details....or, if you want to include a lot of detail about one specific element of your article, think about creating a separate page for it and contact the Rachael with your idea. Consider your article to be somewhere a therapist wanting to get a critical introduction to the topic might start their search.

Finally remember this project is about collaboration and harnessing of knowledge, so tap into your colleagues knowledge, skills - editing/proof reading, references and learn as you go together! Could make an interesting in-service training session, or team building exercise!

Articles to be Developed

Please let us know if you think we should include anything else in this list!

1. Introduction to Clubfoot
   • Foot structure and function - include basic foot anatomy, movements and function.
   • What is Clubfoot - explore pathoanatomy that lead to the characteristic deformity of Clubfoot
   • Etiology and epidemiology – include causes, incidence, prevalence, possible control and other factors relating to Clubfoot globally.
2. Assessing Children with Clubfoot
   • Classification of Clubfoot - describe different types idiopathic, neurogenic, syndromic
   • Outcome measures - to include the Pirani score and other outcome measures The Multidisciplinary team in Clubfoot Care
3. Multidisciplinary team - explore the roles of the surgeons, PT, OTs, P&O’s, nurses and how these may differ in different regions.
   • Parents and carers - develop an understanding of the role of the parent and caregivers and the importance of informing and including the parents and carers.
4. Management of Clubfoot - Summaries of the following (could link to broader pages such as the page on Ponseti Method):
   • Ponseti Method - provide theoretical understanding of correction with manipulation and casting
   • Achilles tenotomy - provide theoretical understanding of indications, procedure and management after tenotomy
   • Bracing - describe the role of bracing, the different kinds of Foot Abduction Brace (FAB), brace fitting and management, explore issues related to bracing adherence
   • Surgical Treatment - provide theoretical understanding of when indicated, issues related to surgery and post surgical management #Ponseti Method
   • Describe procedure
   • Describe rehabilitation protocol relevant to physiotherapy in detail
5. Clubfoot Management Considerations
   • Other management options - raise awareness of other methods people may observe
   • Adherence - explore the importance of adherence of parents/carers, recommendations to increase the parent’s compliance
   • Common Errors in Clubfoot Management - explore common errors in treatment, reasons why treatment may not progress and how to correct management that isn’t progressing
   • Recurrent clubfoot deformity - discuss how to prevent, identify and treat recurrent Clubfoot deformity
   • typical Clubfoot - describe the features, how to avoid and modifications to treatment
   • Treating older children - describe presentation, management, parent education, challenges