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| == How Do Physiotherapists Fit Into Global Health Initiatives? == | | == Sub Heading 1 == |
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| According to Mickan et al (2010), “there is a clear requirement for collaboration among health workers from different professional backgrounds as no one person is able to deliver care to meet the complete needs of the patient.” <ref name="Mickan 2010">Mickan S, Hoffman SJ, Nasmith L; World Health Organizations Study Group on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice. Collaborative practice in a global health context: Common themes from developed and developing countries. J of Interprofessional Care. 2010 24(5): 492-502.</ref> Collaborative Practice is noted to “[occur] when multiple health workers provide comprehensive services by working together synergistically along with their patients, their families, carers and communities to deliver the highest quality of care across settings.” <ref name="Mickan 2010" /> <br>
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| Physiotherapists are key members of collaborative inter-professional teams due to their broad scope of practice. As is typical with varying locales, the specific role of a physiotherapist varies according to the needs of the specific population in question. At the First Physical Therapy Summit on Global Health in 2007, the overarching roles of the physiotherapist as an “Agent of Change” and “Health Advocate” were discussed. <ref name="Summit">The First Physical Therapy Summit on Global Health: Implications and Recommendations for the 21st centuryfckLRPhysiotherapy Theory and Practice: An International Journal of Physiotherapy. 2011; 27(8).</ref> Some of these roles include:
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| *Members of inter-disciplinary health teams for the provision of direct service <ref name="Summit" /> <ref name="Alappat">Alappat C, Siu G, Penfold A, McGovern B, McFarland J, Raman S, Landry MD. Role of Canadian Physical Therapists in Global Health Initiatives: SWOT Analysis. fckLRPhysiotherapy Canada. 2007; 59(4): 272-285.</ref> <br>
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| *Educators and Mentors related to <ref name="Summit" /> <ref name="Alappat" />
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| #Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases and lifestyle-related conditions (e.g. obesity, diabetes, heart disease). This was a notable priority for all geographic regions represented at the 2007 Summit. <ref name="Summit" />
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| #Prevention of incidents such as workplace injuries
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| #Increasing physical activity levels
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| | <ref>Global Health Division. Developing sustainable programs in rural India: vlog with Andrea Mendoza. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrQu9AQXfKg [last accessed 15/05/16]</ref>
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| *Advocates to establish and/or develop education and healthcare programs that maximize local resources to ensure sustainability <ref name="Alappat" />
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| *Screeners (e.g. for physical and/or sexual abuse, lifestyle conditions, HIV/AIDs, mental health conditions) <ref name="Summit" /> <br>
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| *Referees i.e. identify conditions that require referral to other health practitioners <ref name="Summit" /> <br>
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| *Consultants (e.g. to urban planners and government) <ref name="Summit" />
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| *Leaders and active participants in health policy decision-making <ref name="Summit" /> <br>
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| == Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == | | == Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed]) == |
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