Professional Standards in (ICRC) Physiotherapy
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The ICRC PT standards (PTS) are international standards adapted to the humanitarian context. They aim to achieve a threshold standard of quality, as the first step in improving physiotherapy outcomes for service users in ICRC-supported projects[1]
The multiyear project of PT standards development and implementation were initated in 2014 by Barbara Rau with support of Prof Liz Holey and Anne Binks and numerous physiotherapy colleagues worldwide. Since 2017 the project is led by Cornelia Barth.
This project would have been impossible without the participation of rehabilitation teams and physiotherapy users contributing in numerous ways to its success. The documents on this page are the collective work of many valuable hands and minds.
Introduction to PTS [PowerPoint presentation]
23 PT Standards explained [PDF document]
Standards for Project cycle vs Rehab cycle [edit | edit source]
There are 23 ICRC Physiotherapy standards in total, accompanying the various sequences of the Result Based Management (RBM). (RBM) is a tool that is used for monitoring and managing the implementation of strategy by organisations and agencies that are part of or are linked to the United Nations. A number of the standards discussed are related to projects, others are related to a rehab cycle.
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Project Cycle[edit | edit source]
Project in this case can refer to a Physical Therapy (PT) department, a PT team, a Continuing Professional Development cycle, etc.
With a view to strengthening its performance and its ability to demonstrate the effect of its action to assist and protect people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence, the ICRC adopted, in the mid-1990s, the Results-Based Management (RBM) approach.
Watch the video explaining the RBM in a nutshell (Unable to upload as not YouTube or Vimeo)
Assess and Analyse[edit | edit source]
Situation analysis (SA) [Word document]
Gap analysis. [Excel document]
Physiotherapy competency checklist [Excel document]
For further reading
Examples of key perfomance indicators for physiotherapists [PDF document]
Formulate and Plan[edit | edit source]
Make sure your goals are SMART [external link https://www.physioancaster.com/blog/2018/1/17/goal-setting-make-sure-your-goals-are-smart]
PTS Action Plan. [Excel document]
Here are some examples of project action plans:
Action plan example PT association [Excel document]
Action plan example PT equipment [Excel document]
Implement and Monitor[edit | edit source]
For project progress monitoring it is advisable to use the Action plan. The same tool serves the steps "Formulate and Plan" and "Implement and Monitor".
Monitoring [PowerPoint presentation]
Evaluate and Learn[edit | edit source]
Check out the documents from the Assess and Analyse step
For further reading
Change management [PowerPoint Presentation]
Format for Journal Club [PowerPoint Presentation]
Journal Club summary template [Word Document]
PEDro scale [Word Document]
Physiotherapy outcomes meetings info [Word document]
PRISMA checklist [PDF doc]
A Simple Guide to Change Management [PDF doc]
Resources[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Holey L; Rau B From fragile to sustained physiotherapy practice: improving quality of care and patient outcomes through enhanced standards of practice. [Internet] February 2018. [Accessed 18 February 2021] Available from https://odihpn.org/blog/fragile-sustained-physiotherapy-practice-improving-quality-care-patient-outcomes-enhanced-standards-practice/
