Welcome to the World Confederation for Physical Therapy
WCPT launches glossary for the profession
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Date: 2012-04-18
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| WCPT is pleased to announce the launch of its glossary. Supporting the Confederation’s policies and guidelines, it has been developed to aid international interpretation and promote a global consistency in terminology. |
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Defining, Agreeing on, and Testing an International Physical Therapy Core Data Set: Results of a Feasibility Study Involving Seven Countries
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Date: 2012-03-26
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| Background To date, there has been no attempt to describe or compare physical therapy as practiced globally, nor any evidence that an international data set exists to support this effort. It is known that research evidence can be used in strategic and tactical ways, especially within the highly politicized context of the policy arena. The International Private Practitioners Association recognized the potential value a global evidence base could have in influencing policy and supporting professional development in a number of countries, yet it lacked a mechanism to achieve these aims. |
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