Role of PT in MY Health Care Team Flashcards

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5 roles of PT

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  1. patient/client manager
  2. consultant
  3. critical Inquirer
  4. educator
  5. administrator
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Changes in 5 areas

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  1. knowledge & skill used in evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis & discharge planning process
  2. referral relationships w/ physicians
  3. tool technological advances for examination & intervention
  4. interpersonal relationship w/ patient/client
  5. care outcome
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Term PT diagnosis is important to ?

Evaluation & Diagnosis (under patient/client manager)

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  1. distinguish findings to complement diagnoeses made by other health professionals
  2. identify PT role & scope of practice
  3. dispel fear of medical community that PT intends to diagnose disease, infringe practice of others, perform clinical services outside of scope of expertise
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*PT diagnosis *helps with?

Evaluation & Diagnosis (under patient/client manager)

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  1. increase probability of best results
  2. help PT share result w/ other PT
  3. makes communication easier betwwen PTs
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PT diagnosis helps achieves

Evaluation & Diagnosis (under patient/client manager)

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  1. elimination of search for common treatment for all patients
  2. provides experiential basis
  3. ensures homogenity (same quality) of patients in comparison groups for research
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What is documented in PT plan of care?

Prognosis (under patient/client manager)

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  1. specific, short & long term goals for identified problems
  2. duration & frequency of specific interventions selected to meet goals (how long & how many times for this intervention to achieve results?)
  3. expected outcome
  4. optimal level of imrpovement expected

Prognosis (under patient/client manager)

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How do PTs check if a goal is meaningful?

S&L term goals (under patient/client manager)

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By determining whether anyone would consider PT worthwhile if only that goals were achieved

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Discharge

Discharge planning & care continuance (under patient/client manager)

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  • Goals & outcomes achieved in one single episode of care (end PT services - in hospitals, nursing home, rehab)
  • Based on PT analysis of goal achievement
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Discontinuation

Discharge planning & care continuance (under patient/client manager)

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  • Ending of PT service due to
    1. treatment decline
    2. unable to cont (financial - 3rd party payer, provided w/ options for continuing their care)
    3. PT determines patient no longer benefit from PT
  • Documentation needed to ensure patient abandonement is not an issue (severance w/o notice)
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Why referral is important?

Referral relationship (under patient/client manager)

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  1. provide detailed orders for patient care (clients now are referred to PTs with a simple mention of evaluate & treat)
  2. ” no longer requires referral - more important to do proper screening & assessment
  3. shift towards marketing directly to patients (more choices)
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List all 3 w/ description

Ethical & Legal issues (under patient/client manager)

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  1. code of ethics & guide for professional conduct - respect patient’s vulnerability, being patient’s shoes, act in patient’s best interest
  2. autonomy - right to make decisions about their health care
  3. informed consent - competence, disclosure, understanding, voluntariness & consent
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How do PTs separate from other health sectors? (due to competitive business)

Consultant are natural entrpreneurial (under consultant)

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  • help clients solve work-related problems (assisting in decision making)
  • practice of providing advice for a fee
  • hired to meet range of client needs
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In what circumstances would PTs need to adjust to meet client needs?

Client needs met by PT consultant (under consultant)

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  1. inadequate HR
  2. objective POV
  3. periods of change
  4. business management
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What is being critical inquirer about?

PT as critical inquirer (under consultant)

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  1. evidence-based medicine
    * scientific research
    * clinical research
    * health services research
  2. ethical & legal issues
    * APTA code of ethics & guide for professional conduct
    * protection of human subjects
    * ethics & evidence0based practice
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3 forms of educational roles

Contemporary Educational Roles of PT (under educator)

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  1. informal short cless
  2. academic programs
  3. education courses
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3 ethical & legal issues in pt education

Contemporary Educational Roles of PT (under educator)

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  1. APTA code of ethics & guide for professional conduct
  2. competence
  3. academic integrity (adherence to high professional standards)
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Patient/Client management

Contemporary PT Adminstration (under educator)

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  1. biling for PT service
  2. documentation
  3. direction & supervision of support personnel
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Ethical & legal issues

Contemporary PT Adminstration (under educator)

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  1. APTA code of ethics & guides for professional conducts
  2. organizational ethics
  3. admin’s role & conflict of interest
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Responsibilities

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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  1. consultation & assessment
  2. treat & rehabilitate
  3. contribute in general well-being of community/patients
  4. promote community welfare
  5. create awareness among public about importance of PT
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Vital roles

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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  1. MS
  2. Cardio
  3. Neuro
  4. Pediatric
  5. Geriatric
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Characteristics of good PT

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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  1. uphold basic principles of honor, integrity, trust & professionalism
  2. promote life learning in themselves
  3. uphold professional behaviour
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Challenges faced

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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  1. handling & communicating w/ patients from various background
  2. dealing w/ various characteritic patients (age, personality, gender)
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Can PT make independent judgement w/o doctor’s referral?

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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Yes (under Malaysian Physiotherapist Code of Conduct 2010, but will collaborate to provide effective care and allow peer-review if patient’s condition did not improve

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Can PT make independent judgement w/o doctor’s referral?

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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Yes (under Malaysian Physiotherapist Code of Conduct 2010, but will collaborate to provide effective care and allow peer-review if patient’s condition did not improve

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Continous professional development

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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  1. dynamic neuromuscular stabilization - allows restoration of structural & postural alignment of neuro-musuloskeletal system
  2. mulligan’s technique - sustain accesory mobilization applied by therapists to end range
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Professional Collaboration

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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  1. general/private hospitals
  2. (private) rehab centres
  3. freelancer
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Domiciliary (concerned w/ someone’s home)visits

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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  1. assess & treat those unable to attend out-patient settings
  2. manage respiratory conditions that would otherwise require hospitalization
  3. provide assessment & ongoing management for contiionds after discharge from hospital
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Continence (ability to control bowel) Promotion

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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  1. provide assessment of incontinence & pelvic floos dysfunction
  2. acts as consultant for other PTs in sub program
  3. provides education for ~
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Health Promotion

Role of PT in MY Health Care Team

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  1. hydrotherapy
  2. senior citizens exercise class
  3. manual handling education & training