Essential competencies for physical therapist managing individuals with spinal muscular atrophy: A delphi study

Timmerberg, Jean Fitzpatrick; Krosschell, Kristin J.; Young, Sally Dunaway; Uher, David; Yun, Chris; Montes, Jacqueline

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0249279

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“…The classi cation was conducted using triangulation of the results from the exploratory factor analyses, correlation coe cients between different competencies, and the concept of each competency. The concept of competencies was based on previous studies [29,33,34]. For all the domains, the ratings were computed to obtain the total score for each domain.…”

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Exploring Factors of Physicians' Preferences for Continuing Medical Education

Mandic,

Bjegovic-Mikanovic,

Bukumiric

et al. 2024

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Background Achieving sustainability in continuing medical education (CME) involves regular assessment of the evolving needs of healthcare professionals and updates in educational content accordingly. The aim of this study was to examine the topics physicians in Serbia consider the most important for their professional development and to analyze the factors associated with different domains of the competencies identified by the physicians Method This cross-sectional study was conducted among 2,625 physicians who are members of the medical chamber in Serbia. Besides similar studies, the Delphi process among medical experts served to create the research instruments, while obtained data were analyzed using factor analysis and robust regression analysis. Results The results pointed to a significant association between the scores in all identified domains (management, clinical practice, communication, public health, essentials and clinical emergency) and female gender. The score in the communication domain was additionally associated with work in privately owned institutions (B=0.563). The scores in the public health domain and the basic medical skills (essentials domain) were additionally associated with age (B=0.077 and B=0.100), work in a primary healthcare institution (B=2.327 and B=2.155) and being a specialist (B=-1.795 and B=-2.901). The score on the clinical emergency domain, besides the female gender, was associated with work in primary health care (B=0.748), being a specialist (B=-1.592) and being a subspecialist (B=-1.023). Conclusion Our results can serve as a guide for developing sustainable CMEs directed to different physician populations. Integrating sustainability into CME is an ongoing and collaborative effort which ensures that CME programs equip medical professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to spearhead the transition towards a more sustainable healthcare system.

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confidence: 99%

Exploring Factors of Physicians' Preferences for Continuing Medical Education

Mandic,

Bjegovic-Mikanovic,

Bukumiric

et al. 2024

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Clinical and Research Readiness for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The Time Is Now for Knowledge Translation

Krosschell

Young

Peterson³

et al. 2022

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Disease modifying therapies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are rapidly changing the outlook for many individuals by substantially altering the clinical course, phenotypic expression and functional outcomes. Physical therapists have played critical roles in the effective conduct and execution of clinical trials leading to the approval of these therapies. Given the treatment landscape, educating practicing clinicians to understand best practice is of great importance and a timely call to action to facilitate knowledge translation from SMA researchers to clinicians is necessary. The SMA Clinical Trial Readiness Program engaged clinical and research centers, identified physical therapy knowledge gaps related to evaluation and outcomes assessment, and provided educational resources including the development of a SMA Best Practices Clinical Evaluator Toolkit. Toolkit content synthesizes evidence and covers a breadth of issues relevant to practice, including: background on SMA and the drug pipeline; therapist roles and responsibilities related to research; clinical and research evaluation; and useful materials and resources for additional education, training and professional development. Surveys and telephone interviews were conducted with physical therapists managing individuals with SMA to determine their SMA practice experience and educational needs. Their recommendations, along with synthesized SMA research evidence, provided input into toolkit content development and assisted in identifying gaps important to address. Impact was assessed over time via utilization feedback surveys downloaded by clinicians across various settings. Open-ended feedback supported beneficial use of the toolkit for clinicians and researchers working with individuals with SMA. Next steps should include timely dissemination to bring this resource and others into practice in a systematic, efficacious, and engaging manner. As the treatment landscape for SMA evolves the therapist’s role in multidisciplinary care and research are of great importance and a “call to action” for the development, implementation, evaluation and reporting of informed knowledge, using evidence-based knowledge translation strategies is critical. Impact Partnership among patient advocacy groups, industry collaborators, and key opinion leaders/experts can optimize essential resource development to address the knowledge gap for best practices in physical therapy. This partnership model can be replicated for other diseases providing an efficient way to support clinical trial readiness and target early development of evidence-based content and resources related to both research and best practice clinical evaluation for physical therapist researchers, clinicians, and patients. While identifying knowledge gaps and resource development are initial steps toward change in SMA practice, a rapidly changing rehabilitation outlook warrants a call to action for enhanced efforts aimed at improving rehabilitation evaluation, assessment, and care for this population. It is critical to forge a timely path forward for development, implementation, and sustainability of effective knowledge translation to practice for SMA.

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Essential competencies for physical therapist managing individuals with spinal muscular atrophy: A delphi study

Cited by 2 publications

References 18 publications

Exploring Factors of Physicians' Preferences for Continuing Medical Education

Exploring Factors of Physicians' Preferences for Continuing Medical Education

Clinical and Research Readiness for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The Time Is Now for Knowledge Translation

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