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ER-WCPT: Speakers warn of need for new skills to meet future demands
Physical therapists need to develop new skills and evolve to meet the challenges of a changing world.
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ER-WCPT: Physios have the ‘golden bullet’ to fight frailty, say researchers
Physical therapists will increasingly need to tackle the ‘complex phenomenon’ of frailty, according to the work of leading researchers from across Europe.
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ER-WCPT: Physios must change their view of frailty, says US expert
Physiotherapists need to start thinking about frailty as a long-term condition, and should be collecting evidence to prove they can help.
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ER-WCPT: Speakers urge physios to use social media wisely
Social media provides an opportunity to debate, influence and share good practice – but physiotherapists need to be wary of crossing professional boundaries.
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UK physio to set up professional association in Sierra Leone
A London physiotherapist has spent the past six months practising in Freetown, Sierra Leone, as the country recovers from the devastating effects of the Ebola outbreak.
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ER-WCPT: Physios should give patients a voice and listen to their stories
Physiotherapists should be listening to patients’ stories and working with them to improve research, education and clinical practice.
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World COPD day gets staff and patients active
Respiratory physios at Humber NHS Trust are marking World COPD Day on 16 November with a double-pronged approach.
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Proactive physio student promotes the profession to secondary pupils
A physiotherapy student has begun to visit schools to tell pupils of the attractions of physiotherapy as a career.
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Majority of trauma patients fail to get specialist rehab
Only five per cent of NHS trauma patients in England receives specialist rehabilitation, research has found.
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ER-WCPT: Canadian Physiotherapy Association chief says the profession must demonstrate its value to decision makers
Physiotherapists need to understand and leverage the politics of decision making, according to Michael Brennan, chief executive officer at the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.