Physiotherapists perceive hosting clinical placements in private practice as an investment in future physiotherapists: a mixed-methods study.

Questions: What do private practitioners perceive to be the benefits, barriers, costs and risks of hosting physiotherapy students on clinical placement? What models of placement are used and what support would private practitioners like to enable them to continue hosting students?

Design: A national mixed-methods study comprising a survey and four focus groups.

Participants: Forty-five private practitioners from six states and territories who host on average 208 students per year (approximately one-third of all physiotherapy private practice placements in Australia) completed the survey. Fourteen practitioners participated in focus groups.

'Maybe what I do know is wrong…': Reframing educator roles and professional development for teaching Indigenous health.

Settler colonisation continues to cause much damage across the globe. It has particularly impacted negatively on Indigenous peoples' health and wellbeing causing great inequity. Health professional education is a critical vehicle to assist in addressing this; however, non-Indigenous educators often feel unprepared and lack skill in this regard.

Clinical placements in private practice for physiotherapy students are perceived as safe and beneficial for students, private practices and universities: a national mixed-methods study.

Question: What are the extent and characteristics of clinical placements in private practice for physiotherapy students? What do university clinical education managers perceive to be the benefits, risks, barriers and enablers of clinical placements in private practice for physiotherapy students? What training and support are available for private practitioners?

Design: Mixed methods study combining a national survey and in-depth, semi-structured focus group interviews.

Participants: Twenty clinical education managers from Australian universities who had graduating students in entry-level physiotherapy programs in 2017 (95% response rate) responded to the survey with data on 2,000 students. Twelve clinical education managers participated in the focus groups.

Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study.

Objective: To measure confidence and attitudes of the current and emerging interprofessional workforce concerning osteoarthritis (OA) care.

Methods: Study design is a multinational (Australia, New Zealand, Canada) cross-sectional survey of clinicians (general practitioners [GPs], GP registrars, primary care nurses, and physiotherapists) and final-year medical and physiotherapy students. GPs and GP registrars were only sampled in Australia/New Zealand and Australia, respectively.

Indigenous Health Curriculum and Health Professional Learners: A Systematic Review.

Globally, an estimated 370 million Indigenous peoples reside in more than 70 countries with these people commonly experiencing health care access inequity. This systematic review aimed to examine the impact of Indigenous health care curriculum on entry-level health professional learners in preparation to deliver equitable health care. Seventeen articles were identified and analyzed for: context; study design; study measures, teaching and learning delivery mode, content and duration; positive and negative learner reactions; learning gained and article quality was assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument.

Several strategies for clinical partners and universities are perceived to enhance physiotherapy student engagement in non-metropolitan clinical placements: a mixed-methods study.

Question: What strategies can clinical partners and universities implement to enhance physiotherapy student engagement in non-metropolitan clinical placements?

Design: Mixed-method research design combining focus groups and survey.

Participants: First-year physiotherapy students from one university at the commencement of their course (n=26); third-year and fourth-year students who had completed a non-metropolitan placement (n=39 survey, n=25 focus group); and clinical educators from three non-metropolitan clinical sites (n=15).

Intervention: The cohort of first-year physiotherapy students was surveyed to establish their perceptions regarding non-metropolitan clinical education placements.

Physiotherapy clinical educators' perspectives on a fitness to practice initiative.

Context: Health practitioner registration boards require health professionals to evaluate and maintain "fitness to practice" (FTP). This encompasses the professional behavior, clinical competence, and freedom from impairment required for safe and effective service provision. We developed and implemented policies to promote student self-assessment and support of FTP that were pre-emptive and designed to be helpful and sought clinician feedback on this initiative.

How do interprofessional student teams interact in a primary care clinic? A qualitative analysis using activity theory.

Practice based interprofessional education opportunities are proposed as a mechanism for health professionals to learn teamwork skills and gain an understanding of the roles of others. Primary care is an area of practice that offers a promising option for interprofessional student learning. In this study, we investigated what and how students from differing professions learn together.