Just imagine…
… imagine  world where we ALL have access to ALL physiotherapy knowledge…
…imagine a place where we can ALLget together to collaborate…
…imagine a place wherewe can ALL promote our profession,globally…
Physiopedia is a website that anyone can read and any physiotherapist can edit
It aims to contain evidence based information on ALL physiotherapy related topics
It aims to be THE resource for physiotherapy profession
Physiopedia is a non-profit project that aims to improve global health by the dissemination of physiotherapy knowledge.
Facts & Figures
Launched 2 ½ years ago
Over 500 Articles
Over one million visits!!189,370 people
13,164 Cities
184 countries
From all continents
Your contributionsto Physiopediawon’t go un-noticed!!
Who is getting involved? 
Individual clinicians  work autonomously   CPD / CE
Researchers  contribute content publish and promote their work
EducatorsLecture preparation  On-line demonstration Making resources accessible Student assignments
Students Group assignmentsLecture preparation Publishing Research Adding Case studies
ProfessionalOrganisations Getting members involvedCreate contentPromote patient care
So how do people feel about contributing to Physiopedia?
In a survey of students we gathered this feedback…
agreed that using this Site worked well as a learning method 90%
said that they now felt confident to edit and add to this resource87.5%
of the students would recommend the project to future students85%
said they learned about other disorders from classmates presentations 95%
“I really enjoyed working on this project. I feel that it allowed me a chance to do something that can be seen by many people to come.”
“It was a great experience for learning how to contribute to our profession in a very accessible way.”
“This project was an opportunity for us to become more familiar with web-based resources and more importantly contribute to them.”
“..student response to the site is overwhelmingly positive. The students enjoy the opportunity to do projects that persist beyond the classroom and provide a benefit to physiotherapists around the world.”
“The Physiopedia'Evidence Based Practice' project has clearly being recognized by the students as being the most interesting task in their e-portfolio.”
There is no reason why ALL physiotherapists  can’t have the same experiences as these students in Physiopedia.
Wouldn’t it be great if....
We would learn…
… others would learn…
..and we would have ONE great resource for our profession.
Have a look around....
www.physio-pedia.com

Physiopedia - An International Collaborative Project for the Physiotherapy Profession

Editor's Notes

  • #4 Take a break and think about how people might work with students or collaborate with colleagues in Physiopedia.
  • #11 July 2008 - Site development startedJan 2009 - Official launchFeb 2009 - First university project beginsApril 2009 - Regis University and Evidence in Motion grant open access rights to fellowship contentMay 2009 - Being used by 4 learning institutionsApril 2010 - First international collaborative student project beginsMay 2010 - First clinical interest group becomes involvedJune 2010 - Over 200 pages of content - 200-500 visitors per day - 30,000 visits per month
  • #18 We could have a break here to do something. Get everyone to think about how they personally would like to use Physiopedia...
  • #37 Take a break and think about how people might work with students or collaborate with colleagues in Physiopedia.