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Patient reported output measures project
We are very excited to announce that our PROMs data pilot is now live! The PRF is funding this pilot with the intent of having solid, patient-reported information that demonstrates the clinical efficacy of physiotherapy.
Patient outcomes need to be recorded!
Solidifying the knowledge-base on the efficacy of physiotherapy through patient-reported outcome measures is another PRF initiative that looks towards future advocacy for the profession. Expressions of interest are currently being sought.
PRF and advocacy have your back!
The Physiotherapy Research Foundation and the advocacy team at the APA came together last year to decide which research topic would be the most beneficial in advocating for the physiotherapy profession. Fortuitously, they settled on telehealth.
Call for private practitioner support
We are currently taking EOI's from private practice physios to take part in two projects. Your small time commitment will make a big difference!
Telehealth by physiotherapists in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Physiotherapists are invited to participate in a research project being led by the Department of Physiotherapy at The University of Melbourne in conjunction with researchers at the University of Queensland and Flinders University and the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
April Falls: Sunbeam trial shines a light on falls prevention exercise
The very first day that physiotherapist Jennifer Hewitt began working in an aged care facility she fell in love with the older population—and she has never looked back. However, frustration at the funding model for physiotherapy in the aged care setting led her to conduct some ground-breaking research.