Development of a National Pain Management Competency Profile to Guide Entry-level Physiotherapy Education in Canada

Nathan Augeard; Geoff Bostick; Jordan Miller; David Walton; Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme; Anne Hudon; André Bussières; Lynn Cooper; Nicol McNiven; Aliki Thomas; Lesley Singer; Scott M Fishman; Marie H Bement; Julia M Hush; Kathleen A Sluka; Judy Watt-Watson; Lisa C Carlesso; Sinead Dufour; Roland Fletcher; Katherine Harman; Judith Hunter; Suzy Ngomo; Neil Pearson; Kadija Perreault; Barbara Shay; Peter Stilwell; Susan Tupper; Timothy H Wideman

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Development of a National Pain Management Competency Profile to Guide Entry-level Physiotherapy Education in Canada

Nathan Augeard, Geoff Bostick, Jordan Miller, David Walton, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Anne Hudon, André Bussières, Lynn Cooper, Nicol McNiven, Aliki Thomas, …

Canadian journal of pain, Vol.6(1), pp.1-11

11/17/2021

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103

PMCID: PMC8757473

PMID: 35036823

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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.

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Title: Subtitle: Development of a National Pain Management Competency Profile to Guide Entry-level Physiotherapy Education in Canada
Creators: Nathan Augeard - McGill University
Geoff Bostick - University of Alberta
Jordan Miller - Queen's University
David Walton - School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, Canada
Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme - Université de Sherbrooke
Anne Hudon - School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
André Bussières - McGill University
Lynn Cooper - Canadian Injured Workers Alliance, Thunder Bay, Canada
Nicol McNiven - University of Ottawa
Aliki Thomas - McGill University
Lesley Singer - McGill University
Scott M Fishman - Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, USA
Marie H Bement - Marquette University
Julia M Hush - Macquarie University
Kathleen A Sluka - University of Iowa
Judy Watt-Watson - University of Toronto
Lisa C Carlesso - McMaster University
Sinead Dufour - McMaster University
Roland Fletcher - University of British Columbia
Katherine Harman - Dalhousie University
Judith Hunter - University of Toronto
Suzy Ngomo - Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Neil Pearson - University of British Columbia
Kadija Perreault - Université Laval
Barbara Shay - University of Manitoba
Peter Stilwell - McGill University
Susan Tupper - University of Saskatchewan
Timothy 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
NLM abbreviation: Can J Pain
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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