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Summary
| Contact | Sandra Barley (ACPSM administrator), 5 Ewden House, 12 Holyrood Avenue, Lodge Moor, Sheffield S10 4NW |
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| Tel | 0114 230 5665 |
| sandrabarley@btinternet.com | |
| Website | www.acpsm.org |
| Area of interest | Sports and exercise medicine |
| Membership | 1500 |
| CSP status | recognised group |
| Subscription details - £ PA | Full: 42 Student: 21 Membership renewed on the anniversary of joining the ACPSM |
| Publications | Physical Therapy in Sport |
| Events | Annual conference, ACPSM taping course, ACPSM massage course, ACPSM functional rehabilitation course |
| Who can join? | Full membership Chartered Physiotherapists with a pre-registration education in physiotherapy and an annual subscriber to the CSP. Health Professions Council Registered Physiotherapists with a pre-registration education in physiotherapy who practises within the Rules of Professional Conduct of the CSP.
Student membership Students currently studying in a physiotherapy undergraduate or graduate programme towards membership of the CSP. |
| What is expected of members? | Adhering to CSP and ACPSM professional standards.Promotion of ACPSM to colleagues and the public. |
| How does the group support members' continuing professional development/lifelong learning? | Development of three tier CPD awards. Each level asks for a submission of a portfolio demonstrating formal and experiential learning. Acquiring a mentor and acting as a mentor later up the ladder of development is expected. The three levels reflect the development of a physiotherapist involved in sports and exercise medicine. The ACPSM has also been working with UK sport to develop an elite level for these awards and is promoting these levels within the sports community.
Website allows access to CPD awards and promotes the recommended courses. It also allows access to the regional network acting as an intermediary for the membership and committee. The regional mentor network can also be accessed via the regional reps. Quarterly publication of peer reviewed journal 'Physical Therapy in Sport' Annual conference held regionally. Development of physiotherapy relevant massage course allowing level 4 membership to the Sports Massage Association (SMA). Development of physiotherapy relevant practical strapping and taping course. Development of physiotherapy relevant sports specific functional rehabilitation course. ACPSM also work closely with the International Federation of Sports Physiotherapists (IFSP) and World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy (WFATT) on the international front and with the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BASEM), British Association of Sports and Exercise Science (BASES), UK Sport, British Olympic Association, English Institute of Sport (EIS),Scottish Institute of Sport (SIS), Welsh Institute of Sport (WIS) and Sports Institute of Northern Irish (SINI) on the home front. Please see the list of website links further down this page. |
| How does the group promote research and evaluation? | ACPSM holds an annual conference, in which the programme has a strong emphasis on evidence basedmanagement. A poster/presentation prize is awarded at this conference and members are encouraged tosubmit suitable abstracts for this. Physical Therapy in Sport is a peer reviewed journal and all ACPSM members receive this quarterly journal as part of their subscription. |
| Other useful websites |
http://www.sportsphysiotherapyforall.org http://www.sportscotland.org.uk |
