Scope of Practice and Transdisciplinary Care - A Discussion with Pain Physiotherapist and PhD Candidate Sophie Sheppard

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Scope of Practice and Transdisciplinary Care - A Discussion with Pain Physiotherapist and PhD Candidate Sophie Sheppard

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Join Sophie Shephard, a titled Pain Physiotherapist and PhD Candidate as she discusses with Alex her research around professionals extending their scope of practice and the creation of new 'transdisciplinary roles'.

A growing hot topic with research identifying the need for clinicians to take on many different roles in patient management and workforce shortages.

Interview Guest

Sophie Shephard

Titled Pain Physiotherapist (awarded by the Australian Physiotherapy Association) MACP, APAM
BPhysio(Hons), ProfCert PainSc, MScMed(PainMgmt), PhD Candidate

Soph is an APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist, and founder of Vive Pain & Fatigue, a niche online service tailored to integrative support of patients living with complex chronic pain, fatigue and invisible illnesses. Soph is a current PhD candidate examining pain management in rural Australia (through a sociological lens), and has published research in academic journals and presented at national conferences in areas relating to psychologically informed practice, suicide prevention, social justice, and interprofessional pain education.

Interview 1 - Scope of Practice

Interview 2 - Transdisciplinary Care

Interview 2 - Transdisciplinary Practice

Resources

Article (Free Access) - Dynamic professional boundaries in the healthcare workforce by Nancarrow and Borthwick

Article (Free Access) - Six principles to enhance health workforce flexibility by Nancarrow

Article (Free Access) - Contested professional role boundaries in health care: a systematic review of the literature by King, Nancarrow, Borthwick and Grace

Article (Free Access) - From “one medicine” to “one health” and systemic approaches to health and well-being by Zinsstag, Schelling, Waltner-Toews and Tanner

Article (Restricted Access) Analyzing the Professions: The Case for the Neo-Weberian Approach by Mike Saks