As the brand new 12 months begins, it offers us the chance to look again on the previous 12 months and mirror on what we’ve completed, what we may have achieved higher, and what we hope to realize within the coming 12 months. January is all the time a time for reflection and introspection, and it’s a possibility to set targets and make resolutions for the longer term.
At Physiopedia we began 2022 with the hope of broadening our horizons to be extra inclusive of different professions in help of interprofessional care and to be extra conscious of our sufferers in help of patient-centered care.
As we glance again on the previous 12 months in Physiopedia, it’s good to see that we’ve achieved our targets and extra! 2022 was an incredible journey the place we confronted new alternatives, met new folks, and expanded our group to incorporate different professions! To see the constructive international affect we’ve had check out the infographic beneath.
As we sit up for 2023, we need to say thanks to our volunteer content material group, these of you visiting us in search of data and solutions, and naturally to Rachael and Tony (our founders and inspirations) for making 2022 an superior 12 months! Within the phrases of Rachael “In 2023, we are going to preserve resilience, we will likely be sturdy, however most of all, we are going to help one another to construct and ship the world’s greatest platforms in your research {and professional} improvement to help you thru these unsure and difficult occasions of permacrisis.”
January
We had guests from Antarctica to Zimbabwe – in reality, 241 nations searched Physiopedia content material. Our content material is ceaselessly increasing, and this month we added data from the PT Information Dealer Undertaking on the Resisted Train Initiative. Our group additionally selected to evaluate communicable illness pages this month, what an ideal matter for flu season! Our first prime contributor for 2022 was Tony Lowe, one of many founding group members of Physiopedia!
February
This was a busy month. We noticed Rachael and Tony go to Uganda to unfold the phrase of Physiopedia and Physiopedia Plus (Plus) and to study extra concerning the rehabilitation wants in low-income nations. This was additionally the month we hosted our first distant pupil scientific placement! So many worries about how this is able to work, nevertheless it was past superb. Our college students, Greg and Beth, had been adaptable, enthusiastic, and so educated. Their work has set us on the street to contemplating the wants of sufferers in search of rehabilitation steerage. We additionally met Tony Varela and the scholars from the Arkansas School of Well being Training Faculty of Physiotherapy. They teamed up with Physiopedia for a content material improvement mission musculoskeletal dysfunctions. To correspond with the Winter Olympics, our group thought it could be a good suggestion to give attention to content material referring to winter sports activities accidents. Our prime contributor for this month was Amanda Ager.
March
Issues confirmed no indicators of slowing down. The group was busy engaged on symposium concepts for World Physiotherapy. And speaking of physiotherapy, Daphne created an incredible video on the “Historical past of Physiotherapy” (she may have been an actor or TV presenter, however we’re pleased she selected physiotherapy for her profession). With so many pages on Physiopedia, selecting a subject every month helps us to focus our efforts. This month, the group determined to take a look at pages referring to genetic problems. Physiopedia additionally had a go to from Vatican Metropolis (we’re positively being observed). Our prime contributor for this month was Kate-Lynn Downey.
April
An thrilling month – we held the primary volunteer orientation course of the 12 months. This is a chance for the neighborhood to participate in a 3-week programme to grasp the enhancing abilities wanted to hitch the volunteer content material group. It was a lot enjoyable! Whereas the brand new volunteers had been busy enhancing tutorials, the remainder of the group was updating the orthopaedic trauma pages and the PT Information Dealer Achilles Tendinopathy Toolkit pages. We stated hello to Yara, our first Occupational Therapist to activate a Physiopedia enhancing account; our professions are rising!
Could
Enterprise as standard with the group reviewing the subject of girls’s well being. This month additionally noticed the commencement of volunteers from the latest orientation course and we had a number of new members be part of the volunteer content material group. And an enormous shout out to our prime contributor, Laura, who has been with the group since 2013.
June
Half means by way of the 12 months and no indicators of slowing down. Whereas the group was busy reviewing content material referring to protected and speedy return to work, Rachael discovered herself in Copenhagen for a gathering organized by the World Well being Organisation on rehabilitation training in Jap Europe and Asia. Subsequent, it was off to Pakistan with Tony to discover the rehabilitation and training wants of scholars and the healthcare workforce! Our prime contributor this month was Marie Coetzee.
July
The thrill in Physiopedia is at such a excessive degree, it’s contagious. World Physiotherapy have put out a name for abstracts, and the group was brainstorming concepts! This month additionally noticed the announcement of the Physiopedia Annual Award Winners, our equal of the Oscars! The group nonetheless had time to evaluate pages referring to the foot! What dedication and drive! Prime contributor for July Olajumoke Ogunleye.
August
One other busy month. This month the group visited their first Occupational Remedy Convention in Paris. What an incredible expertise! Our matter of focus this month was Discharge Planning, we additionally noticed a brand new content material improvement mission. College students from Redeemer’s College in Nigeria developed their Physioculture Journal Undertaking. Our prime contributor for August was Rucha Gadgil.
September
Nonetheless full steam forward. On 8 September, it’s World Physiotherapy Day, so in keeping with their matter this 12 months we determined to evaluate content material on osteoarthritis. The annual MOOC, Understanding the Rehabilitation Wants of Displaced Individuals, began on 5 September. Wendy one of many content material group volunteers, discovered herself in Malawi, the place she shared her abilities and likewise unfold the phrase about Physiopedia and Physiopedia Plus and discovered concerning the unbelievable attain of Physiopedia MOOCs! Our prime contributor for September was Manisha Shrestha.
October
Rachael and Tony had been in Warsaw to satisfy with the group from Ukraine to debate their training wants. This month the group was busy paediatric content material, and Lauren wrote her first Physiospot publish: “Do you have to use crawling as a developmental milestone when assessing your paediatric sufferers?”. An enormous shout-out in October to Angeliki Chorti, our prime contributor.
November
Nicki, a prosthetist and orthotist, joined the volunteer content material group, one other first! We additionally held our second volunteer orientation course of the 12 months. Is it that point already? Our prime contributor this month is Carin Hunter.
December
The group are nonetheless filled with vitality and this month they determined to evaluate Sports activities, Train and Exercise associated content material. We welcomed our new graduates from the latest volunteer orientation to the group! A lot pleasure, motivation and help flowing by way of Physiopedia!
We hope that our 12 months in evaluate has impressed you to mirror on the previous 12 months and sit up for the 12 months forward. It’s a good time to set targets, make plans, and resolve how you’ll make a distinction in 2023. So take a while to mirror on what you need to obtain within the coming 12 months, and keep in mind that every single day is a chance to make constructive adjustments and dwell a greater life.
– Don’t miss the 12 months in Assessment from Physiopedia Plus Training Director Tarina Van Der Stockt and learn the way many learners in low earnings nations you helped to help final 12 months
