| Development and Early Evaluation of an Inter-professional Post-licensure Education Programme for Extended Practice Roles in Arthritis Care. | |
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PMID: 22210986 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Purpose: The Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) Program was developed to train experienced physical and occupational therapists within extended practice roles with the aim of facilitating optimal, timely, and appropriate delivery of health care to patients with arthritis. This paper presents (1) the development of the ACPAC Program and (2) performance across the programme, as well as early quantitative and qualitative changes in clinical practice roles for the 2006 through 2008 cohorts of ACPAC Program graduates (n=19).Methods: Measurement of change in skills and knowledge involved standardized baseline and end-of-programme examinations as well as self-evaluation of a number of areas of clinical competence. Practice-focused surveys issued at baseline, mid-programme, and end of programme, as well as at 6 and 12 months after graduation, evaluated the practitioners' integration of advanced knowledge and skills acquired during the ACPAC Program into their extended practice roles.Results: Participants significantly increased their scores on examinations of clinical knowledge (p<0.001) and skills (p<0.001) from baseline through programme completion. There was an increase in frequency of performance of clinical tasks and assumption of responsibilities related to their extended practice roles from the beginning to the end of the programme. The five areas that changed in relation to these new roles were increased clinical responsibilities, efficiencies in practice settings, roles as educational leaders and mentors in the field of arthritis care, inter-professional collaboration, and improved access to care for patients with arthritis, particularly in remote areas.Conclusion: Graduates of the ACPAC Program have demonstrated knowledge and skills for practising in extended roles that enhance the available human health resource pool for patients with arthritis. |
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Katie Lundon; Rachel Shupak; Rayfel Schneider; Jodi Herold McIlroy |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-1-20 |
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Title: Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada Volume: 63 ISSN: 0300-0508 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2012-1-2 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0346574 Medline TA: Physiother Can Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 94-103 Citation Subset: - |
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Katie Lundon, BScPT, MSc, PhD: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; ACPAC Program Coordinator, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. |
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