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Mapping first-line healthcare providers’ roles, practices and impacts on care for workers with compensable musculoskeletal disorders in four jurisdictions : a critical interpretive synthesis
(Wiley, 2019-05-10)
Background
First-line health care providers are the primary access point for workers' benefits. However, little is known about their impact on quality of care and return-to-work. Our objective was to critically compare ...
Framing the care of injured workers : an empirical four-jurisdictional comparison of workers’ compensation boards’ healthcare policies
(Springer, 2022-01-17)
Purpose: The objective of this study was to explore how workers’ compensation policies related to healthcare provision for workers with musculoskeletal injuries can affect the delivery and trajectories of care for injured ...
Supporting ethics educators in Canadian occupational therapy and physical therapy programs: A national interprofessional knowledge exchange project
(2018-02-22)
Ethics education is the cornerstone of professional practice, fostering knowledge and respect for core ethical values among healthcare professionals. Ethics is also a subject well-suited for interprofessional education and ...
An in-depth analysis of ethics teaching in Canadian Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy programs
(2015-02-23)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine current approaches and challenges to teaching ethics in entry-level Canadian physiotherapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) programs. Methods: Educators responsible for ...
Quality of Physiotherapy Services for Injured Workers Compensated by Workers' Compensation in Quebec: A Focus Group Study of Physiotherapy Professionals
(2015-02)
Musculoskeletal disorders are among the leading causes of work-related physical disability in the province of Quebec in Canada. The authors conducted a focus group study with physiotherapists and physical rehabilitation ...
Ethical Issues Raised by Private Practice Physiotherapy Are More Diverse than First Meets the Eye: Recommendations from a Literature Review
(2015)
Purpose: Physiotherapy in private practice differs from physiotherapy practised in a public setting in several ways, the most evident of which is the for-profit nature of private physiotherapy clinics; these differences ...
Ethics teaching in rehabilitation: results of a pan-Canadian workshop with occupational and physical therapy educators
(2016-01-10)
Purpose: Ethical practice is an essential competency for occupational and physical therapists. However, rehabilitation educators have few points of reference for choosing appropriate pedagogical and evaluation methods ...
The Contribution of Conceptual Frameworks to Knowledge Translation Interventions in Physical Therapy
(2015-04-01)
Context:
There is growing recognition of the importance of knowledge translation activities in physical therapy to ensure that research findings are integrated in clinical practice, and increasing numbers of knowledge ...
Tensions living out professional values for physical therapists treating injured workers
(SAGE, 2018-10-10)
Health care services provided by workers’ compensation systems aim to facilitate recovery for injured workers. However, some features of these systems pose barriers to high quality care and challenge health care professionals ...