EBP and entrylevel physiotherapy education

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EBP and entry-level physiotherapy education
Dr Marie Williams Lucy Chipchase Physiotherapy S
chool of Health Sciences
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1. Facilitating learning of EBP
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year
Statistics and Research Methods Topics in
Physio 101
Physiotherapy Clinical Studies 200
Evidence based Research in Physiotherapy
Research Project U

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2. Evidence Curricular Content

• What levels of evidence underpin curriculum?
• Correct attribution of source material is a
  requirement for all writing. Therefore, in
  theory, educational materials should reflect the
  underlying source and evidence base of the
  curricula.
• Cardiothoracic physiotherapy benchmark study
• (Williams et al 2004)
• 2004 - 5 Universities involved in reference audit

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Citations by rank by percentage for each
University
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Main practical finding

• Highest levels of evidence poorly represented yet
  widely available
• How would students know what level of evidence
  curriculum is based upon?
• Explicit inclusion of levels of evidence required
  for techniques /interventions

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Factors perceived to impact on curricula content
(Chipchase et al 2004)
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3. Evidence educational process

• Systematic review
• Published articles in last 23 years
• Clinical Education and Physiotherapy
• Qualitative and quantitative quality scoring tool
• Only 35 published papers

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Score gt 7
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Countries where research conducted
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Implications and considerations

• Teaching and learning framework
• Research into educational process

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References

• Chipchase LC, Williams MT, Robertson VJ (2004)
  Electrophysical agents curricula in entry level
  physiotherapy programs in Australia and New
  Zealand. Submitted to Australian Journal of
  Physiotherapy
• Chipchase L S (2004) Trends in entry level
  physiotherapy clinical education a systematic
  review. Australian Physiotherapy Association 8th
  International Physiotherapy Congress. Adelaide
  15-18 May 2004.