Emerging Topics in Physiotherapy

Knowledge acquired in the UC of the course and on transversal subjects related to current societal challenges.

Exposure: to present the topics/content, raise issues and guide the learners’ approach;

Use of different case studies to co-create and discuss the topics under study;

Discussion and problem solving in small groups (4-5 learners), common or diverse tasks.

After completing the course unit, the student should know, understand and be able to:

Recognise emerging topics and areas of intervention for the physiotherapist, as well as the societal challenges of the 21st century to the physiotherapist;

Critically analyse new approaches and relate them to evidence-informed practice;

Evaluate the available evidence on the topics and emerging areas presented.

Affective skills and competences are thus obtained: growth in emotional/behavioural and attitudinal areas; and cognitive: reflective mental performance and knowledge.

Presentation and debate on emerging topics in Physiotherapy (Examples: telehealth and digital health; person-centred practice; interprofessional practice; advocacy; mental health; pelvic health; oncology, active and healthy aging, others) (15 hours) and societal challenges (Examples: ecology and sustainability, climate goals and physiotherapist’s responsibility; value of human cooperation in physiotherapist’s development, domestic violence and physiotherapist’s duty to address abuse, gender health, ageism as a prejudice that can affect physiotherapists, others) (15 hours).

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Principal bibliography
Bo, K, Berghmans, B, Morkved, S, Van Kampen, M. (2015). Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor: Bridging Science and Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition. Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier.
Elwyn, G., Couët, N., Desroches, S., Robitaille, H., Vaillancourt, H., Leblanc, A., Turcotte, S., & Légaré, F. (2013). Assessments of the extent to which health-care providers involve patients in decision making: A systematic review of studies using the OPTION instrument. Health Expectations, 18(4), 542–561. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12054
Elwyn, G., Edwards, A., Wensing, M., & Grol, R. (2005). Shared decision making: measurement using the OPTION instrument. Cardiff University.
Hutting, N., Caneiro, J. P., Ong’wen, O. M., Miciak, M., & Roberts, L. (2022). Patient-centered care in musculoskeletal practice: Key elements to support clinicians to focus on the person. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102434
Maric, F., Nicholls, D., Mostert, K., Culpan, J., Stone, O., van Wijchen, J., Kennedy, M., Long, I., Bundtzen, T. (2020). The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023. Oslo: Environmental Physiotherapy Association (EPA). ISBN: 978-82-303-4491-0
Nelson M, Bourke M, Crossley K, Russell T. (2020). Telerehabilitation is non-inferior to usual care following total hip replacement – a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. Physiotherapy. Jun;107:19-27.
Patel N, Kellezi B, Williams AC. Psychological, social and welfare interventions for psychological health and well-being of torture survivors. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Nov 11;(11):CD009317.
Probst, M, Skjaerven, L (Editors). (2017). Physiotherapy in Mental Health and Psychiatry E-Book: A Scientific and Clinical Based Approach. Elsevier.
Reinkensmeyer, D, Dietz, V (2016). Neurorehabilitation Technology. Springer International Publishing. Print ISBN 978-3-319-28601-3
Stubblefield, M. (Editor). (2018). Cancer Rehabilitation – Principles and Practice (2nd Ed). 978-0-8261-2164-6 (eBook). Springle Publication.
van Egmond MA, van der Schaaf M, Vredeveld T, Vollenbroek-Hutten MMR, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Klinkenbijl JHG, Engelbert RHH. Effectiveness of physiotherapy with telerehabilitation in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiotherapy. 2018 Sep;104(3):277-298

Secondary bibliography
Gefen, A. (Editor) (2019). Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Wound Care. 1st Edition. Academic Press. eBook ISBN: 9780128150290.
United Nations (2020). The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020, publication issued by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. ISBN: 978-92-1-101425-9. https://unstats.un.org/sdgs.