Journal article
Development of a National Pain Management Competency Profile to Guide Entry-level Physiotherapy Education in Canada
Canadian journal of pain, Vol.6(1), pp.1-11
11/17/2021
DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103
PMCID: PMC8757473
PMID: 35036823
Abstract
Background: National strategies from North America call for substantive improvements in entry-level pain management education to help reduce the burden of chronic pain. Past work has generated a valuable set of interprofessional pain management competencies to guide the education of future health professionals. However, there has been very limited work that has explored the development of such competencies for individual professions in different regions. Developing profession-specific competencies tailored to the local context is a necessary first step to integrate them within local regulatory systems. Our group is working toward this goal within the context of entry-level physiotherapy (PT) programs across Canada.
Aims: This study aimed to create a consensus-based competency profile for pain management, specific to the Canadian PT context.
Methods: A modified Delphi design was used to achieve consensus across Canadian university-based and clinical pain educators.
Results: Representatives from 14 entry-level PT programs (93% of Canadian programs) and six clinical educators were recruited. After two rounds, a total of 15 competencies reached the predetermined endorsement threshold (75%). Most participants (85%) reported being "very satisfied" with the process.
Conclusions: This process achieved consensus on a novel pain management competency profile specific to the Canadian PT context. The resulting profile delineates the necessary abilities required by physiotherapists to manage pain upon entry to practice. Participants were very satisfied with the process. This study also contributes to the emerging literature on integrated research in pain management by profiling research methodology that can be used to inform related work in other health professions and regions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Development of a National Pain Management Competency Profile to Guide Entry-level Physiotherapy Education in Canada
- Creators
- Nathan Augeard - McGill UniversityGeoff Bostick - University of AlbertaJordan Miller - Queen's UniversityDavid Walton - School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, CanadaYannick Tousignant-Laflamme - Université de SherbrookeAnne Hudon - School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaAndré Bussières - McGill UniversityLynn Cooper - Canadian Injured Workers Alliance, Thunder Bay, CanadaNicol McNiven - University of OttawaAliki Thomas - McGill UniversityLesley Singer - McGill UniversityScott M Fishman - Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, USAMarie H Bement - Marquette UniversityJulia M Hush - Macquarie UniversityKathleen A Sluka - University of IowaJudy Watt-Watson - University of TorontoLisa C Carlesso - McMaster UniversitySinead Dufour - McMaster UniversityRoland Fletcher - University of British ColumbiaKatherine Harman - Dalhousie UniversityJudith Hunter - University of TorontoSuzy Ngomo - Université du Québec à ChicoutimiNeil Pearson - University of British ColumbiaKadija Perreault - Université LavalBarbara Shay - University of ManitobaPeter Stilwell - McGill UniversitySusan Tupper - University of SaskatchewanTimothy H Wideman - McGill University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Canadian journal of pain, Vol.6(1), pp.1-11
- DOI
- 10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103
- PMID
- 35036823
- PMCID
- PMC8757473
- ISSN
- 2474-0527
- eISSN
- 2474-0527
- Grant note
- name: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant; name: Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal Métropolitain, award: CIHR PJT-168881
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/17/2021
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Nursing; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science; Neuroscience and Pharmacology
- Record Identifier
- 9984197938302771
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