Library:Sutherland/Physical Therapy/Domains
Practice Guidelines
Practice Standards - College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia (CPTBC)![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia (CPTBC) has 13 practice guidelines on many issues.
Quality Assurance Standards of Physiotherapy Practice - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (UK)
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (UK) has updated core standards focused on patient centred approach to care.
Ethics
Conflict of Interest/Referral for Profit - Canadian Physiotherapy Association ![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
2 pages; a position statement on referral for profit.
Canadian Physiotherapy Association Code of Ethics and Rules of Conduct![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
Outlines responsibilities to the client, society, and the profession.
Advisory Statements - College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia (CPTBC) ![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia (CPTBC) has 7 advisory statements with references supporting the statements.
Privacy Legislation [PIPA & FOIPPA] - College of Physical Therapists of BC (CPTBC)![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
Explains how PIPA and FOIPPA apply to physiotherapists, defines "personal information," outlines principles for protecting patient information.
Legislation
BC Health Professions Act - Physical Therapists Regulation ![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
Health Professions Act with the regulations applying to Physical Therapists, including a definition of "physical therapy."
Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators ![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
A national not-for-profit federation of physiotherapy regulators in Canada committed to ensuring the public's safety in its interaction with physiotherapists.
Research Support
Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada (PFC)![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
The Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada (PFC) is a nationally registered charitable organization that sponsors research which advances the treatment techniques, knowledge and skills of Canada's physiotherapists.
Policy
Scan of the Health Care Environment - Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy ![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
5 pages with statistics examining legislation, technology, science, and factors changing the profession.
Primary Health Care and Community Based Rehabilitation (WCPT)
39 pages on community-based rehabilitation (CBR) and disability with implications on physiotherapy based on a WCPT survey of member organizations; includes literature review.
Support Personnel
Essential Competency Profile for Physiotherapist Assistants in Canada - Alliancept ![Canleaf.gif](//wiki.ubc.ca/images/6/69/Canleaf.gif)
20 pages; defines support workers, working relationship between supporter workers and physiotherapists; article with references, and table at end of article outlines two categories of support workers.