Practice Guidelines
Practice Standards - College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia (CPTBC)
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
2 pages; a position statement on referral for profit.
Canadian Physiotherapy Association Code of Ethics and Rules of Conduct
Outlines responsibilities to the client, society, and the profession.
Advisory Statements - College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia (CPTBC)
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)
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
Health Professions Act with the regulations applying to Physical Therapists, including a definition of "physical therapy."
Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators
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)
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
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
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.