Nathan Augeard1, Geoff Bostick2, Jordan Miller3, David Walton4, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme5, Anne Hudon6, André Bussières1, Lynn Cooper7, Nicol McNiven8, Aliki Thomas1, Lesley Singer1, Scott M Fishman9, Marie H Bement10, Julia M Hush11, Kathleen A Sluka12, Judy Watt-Watson13, Lisa C Carlesso14, Sinead Dufour14, Roland Fletcher15, Katherine Harman16, Judith Hunter17, Suzy Ngomo18, Neil Pearson15, Kadija Perreault19, Barbara Shay20, Peter Stilwell1, Susan Tupper21, Timothy H Wideman1. 1. School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 2. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 3. School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 4. School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. 5. School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. 6. School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 7. Canadian Injured Workers Alliance, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. 8. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 9. Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, California, USA. 10. Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 11. Department of Health Professions, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 12. Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. 13. Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 14. School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 15. Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 16. School of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 17. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 18. Department of Health Science, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. 19. Department of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, Quebec, Canada. 20. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 21. School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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.
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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