Wheelchair Service Provision Course - Evaluation Report

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Summary

In September/October 2018 Physiopedia and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) successfully delivered the Wheelchair Service Provision Massive Open Online Courses (Wheelchair MOOC) via the Physioplus online learning platform. This programme of four courses and optional written assignment were based on the “Guidelines on the provision of manual wheelchairs in less-resourced settings” developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO). In collaboration with Humanity & Inclusion (HI) a French version of the programme of courses was delivered concurrently.

Course Type - Open, Online

Course Coordinators - Rachael Lowe, Barbara Rau, Martin Jacobs

Collaborating Partners - Physiopedia, the ICRC and HI

About this course - This online programme of four courses provides a comprehensive theoretical understanding of Wheelchair Service Provision including the theoretical principles, skills and knowledge underlying the management skills and knowledge in the management of wheelchair service delivery. There was an English and a parallel French version of the programme of courses.

Who were the courses aimed at - These courses were written for physiotherapy clinicians, students and assistants; other healthcare professionals interested in this subject were welcomed to participate.

Time commitment - 17 hours over 4 weeks

Date – 1 September to 31 October 2018 (the course remains available on the Physioplus platform to members)

Requirements – Participants were required to complete online learning activities, engage with additional resources, take part in the conversation online and complete the course evaluation. Assessment - There was a final quiz and participants could optionally complete an assignment to demonstrate their learning.

Awards - 4 course completion certificates awarding a total of 17 Physioplus (P+) points. Accreditation - The courses were accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council, the South African Society of Physiotherapy (total 22 CEUs) and The Federation of State Board of Physical Therapy (total 16 CEUs)

Registrations - 5,559 (5296 English programme and 263 French programme)

Countries represented - 148 (143 English programme and 28 French programme)

Acknowledgements

The Wheelchair Service Provision MOOC was developed as a collaboration between Physiopedia and ICRC. Physiopedia and ICRC provided funding. The “Guidelines on the provision of manual wheelchairs in less-resourced settings” developed by the World Health Organisation were used as the basis for these courses. HI completed the French translation of the programme of courses.

Course coordinators:

• Rachael Lowe, Physiopedia
• Barbara Rau, ICRC
• Martin Jacobs, HI

Content contributors:

• Naomi O’Reily, Physiopedia
• Lee Kirby, Wheelchair Skills Program
• Perth Rosen, UCP Wheels for Humanity
• Yasmin Garcia, UCP Wheels for Humanity
• Karen Wilson, Physiopedia
• Priya Gulla, Physiopedia
• Ilona Malkauskaite, Physiopedia
• Daniele Barrilla, Physiopedia
• Mereena Baby, Physiopedia
• Vidya Acharya, Physiopedia
• Simisola Ajeyalemi, Physiopedia
• Mariam Hashem, Physiopedia

Course facilitators:

• Naomi O’Reily, Physiopedi
• Nicky Seymour, Motivation
• Patience Mutiti, Motivation
• Abder Banoune, HI
• Elia Bernabeu Mira, ICRC
• Subhash Sinha, ICRC
• Sidhu Mi, ICRC

Special thanks to Naomi O’Reily for managing the content and course development.

For any information regarding this report, please contact: Rachael Lowe - [email protected]