Covid-19: transferable skills

Also in this issue

• Features

  Black Lives Matter

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  How can CSP members address racism and inequalities among physio professionals?

  

• Features

  Strength messaging project

  We’re working with Sport England and the Centre for Ageing Better to find ways to help your patients become stronger.

  

• Advice clinic

  Digital response to COVID-19

  With contributions from CSP members, we look at the digital response to Covid-19 by different physiotherapy sectors, through the lens of a plan-do-

  

• In the workplace

  Sharing deeper understanding

  Physio Heena Mahmood talks about her involvement with the BAME network 

  

• CPD

  Hidden gems

  2

  The role of our support workforce in developing the registered physios of the future 

  

• Research findings

  Exercise reduces the rate of falls in people 60 years and older living in the community

  Our column on research that's relevant to physiotherapists and the latest clinical findings

  

• In person

  Dealing with ambiguity

  Karen Middleton says that the skill of being able to deal with ambiguity is critical to success 

  

• Viewpoint

  Experiences of BAME patients matter

  Dana Maki asks the profession to collaborate and look into the experiences of BAME patients to improve their patient journey 

  

• Viewpoint

  Mental stress in lockdown and the role of a physiotherapist

  Why do physio staff need to be good listeners? asks Rani Sharma who has been treating patients remotely these past few months

  

• In question

  Should we use disclaimers in clinical practice?

  In short, no

  

• Last word

  Making sure loved ones are not on their own

  A therapy team has provided companionship to end-of-life patients in Swindon 

  

• Comment

  Rethinking rehab in lockdown

  Gary Henson explains how he used the local environment for self-managed recuperation after Covid-19 halted normal post-op rehabilitation