A guide for respiratory physiotherapy postgraduate education: presentation of the harmonised curriculum

Troosters, Thierry; Langer, Daniël; Burtin, Chris; Chatwin, Michelle; Clini, Enrico; Emtner, Margareta; Gosselink, Rik; Grant, Kathleen M.; Inal-Ince, Deni̇z; Lewko, Agnieszka; Main, Eleanor; Oberwaldner, Béatrice; Tabin, Nathalie; Pitta, Fábio

doi:10.1183/13993003.00320-2019

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“…In principle they are well trained to execute these tasks [25], ARIR (Italian Association of Respiratory Therapists), in collaboration with AIFI (Italian Association of Physiotherapists), issued this document to provide a quick respiratory physiotherapist reference guide to set up treatments for the management in acute stages of patients suffering from severe COVID-19.…”

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Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR)

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Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR) On February 2020, Italy, especially the northern regions, was hit by an epidemic of the new SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus that spread from China between December 2019 and January 2020. The entire healthcare system had to respond promptly in a very short time to an exponential growth of the number of subjects affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) with the need of semi-intensive and intensive care units.

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Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR)

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“…The purposive survey from nursing supports a need to delineate the scope of nursing practice in respiratory care. While allied health professions and other nursing specialties have already developed precisely defined competencies and educational standards [10][11][12][13][14], respiratory nursing education has wide variations in the types of courses available and enrolment expectations; in many countries specialised respiratory education does not currently exist.…”

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Need and baseline for harmonising nursing education in respiratory care: preliminary results of a global survey

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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic confirmed that respiratory nurses are critical healthcare providers. Limited knowledge is available about appropriate education to prepare nurses to deliver high-quality respiratory care. A survey was developed by the International Coalition for Respiratory Nursing (ICRN) group to identify the need for a respiratory nursing core curriculum.MethodA 39-item survey was distributed to 33 respiratory nursing experts in 27 countries. Questions asked about current roles, perception of need, expectations for a core curriculum project and respiratory content in nursing education in their countries.Results30 responses from 25 countries were analysed; participants predominantly worked in academia (53.3%, 16/30) and clinical practice (40%, 12/30). In total, 97% (29/30) confirmed a need for a core respiratory nursing curriculum. Post-registration nursing programmes at bachelor (83.3%, 25/30) and masters (63.3%, 19/30) levels include internal/medical nursing care; less than half identified separate respiratory nursing content. The core educational programme developed should include knowledge (70%, 21/30), skills (60%, 18/30), and competencies (50%, 15/30), with separate paediatric and adult content.ConclusionSurvey results confirm a wide variation in nursing education and respiratory nursing education across the world, with many countries lacking any formal educational programmes to prepare nurses capable of providing enhanced quality respiratory care. These findings support the need for a core respiratory curriculum. To advance this significant work the ICRN group plans to conduct a Delphi study to identify core curriculum requirements for respiratory nursing education at pre-registration and advanced educational levels to flexibly meet each country's specific educational requirements for recognition of respiratory nursing speciality practice.

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“…2). Obviously, respiratory physiotherapy, including mucus evacuation techniques, needs to be offered if indicated [35].…”

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Profiling of Patients with COPD for Adequate Referral to Exercise-Based Care: The Dutch Model

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A loss of physical functioning (i.e., a low physical capacity and/or a low physical activity) is a common feature in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To date, the primary care physiotherapy and specialized pulmonary rehabilitation are clearly underused, and limited to patients with a moderate to very severe degree of airflow limitation (GOLD stage 2 or higher). However, improved referral rates are a necessity to lower the burden for patients with COPD and for society. Therefore, a multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals and scientists proposes a new model for referral of patients with COPD to the right type of exercise-based care, irrespective of the degree of airflow limitation. Indeed, disease instability (recent hospitalization, yes/no), the burden of disease (no/low, mild/moderate or high), physical capacity (low or preserved) and physical activity (low or preserved) need to be used to allocate patients to one of the six distinct patient profiles. Patients with profile 1 or 2 will not be referred for physiotherapy; patients with profiles 3-5 will be referred for primary care physiotherapy; and patients with profile 6 will be referred for screening for specialized pulmonary rehabilitation. The proposed Dutch model has the intention to get the right patient with COPD allocated to the right type of exercise-based care and at the right moment.

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A guide for respiratory physiotherapy postgraduate education: presentation of the harmonised curriculum

Abstract: The ERS respiratory physiotherapy curriculum sets a new standard for postgraduate respiratory physiotherapy education. It was developed to promote evidence-based practice and physical skills for the respiratory physiotherapist.

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Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR)

Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR)

Need and baseline for harmonising nursing education in respiratory care: preliminary results of a global survey

Profiling of Patients with COPD for Adequate Referral to Exercise-Based Care: The Dutch Model

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