Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
15 p.
Publication Date
4-2014
Publisher
American Physical Therapy Association
Source Publication
Physical Therapy
Source ISSN
0031-9023
Original Item ID
doi: 10.2522/ptj.20130346
Abstract
Core competencies in pain management for prelicensure health professional education were recently established. These competencies represent the expectation of minimal capabilities for graduating health care students for pain management and include 4 domains: multidimensional nature of pain, pain assessment and measurement, management of pain, and context of pain (Appendix 1). The purpose of this article is to advocate for and identify how core competencies for pain can be applied to the professional (entry-level) physical therapist curriculum. By ensuring that core competencies in pain management are embedded within the foundation of physical therapist education, physical therapists will have the core knowledge necessary for offering best care for patients, and the profession of physical therapy will continue to stand with all health professions engaged in comprehensive pain management.
Recommended Citation
Bement, Marie K. Hoeger; Marie, Barbara J. St.; Nordstrom, Terry M.; Christensen, Nicole; Mongoven, Jennifer M.; Koebner, Ian J.; Fishman, Scott M.; and Sluka, Kathleen A., "An Interprofessional Consensus of Core Competencies for Prelicensure Education in Pain Management: Curriculum Application for Physical Therapy" (2014). Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications. 65.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/phys_therapy_fac/65
Comments
Published version. Physical Therapy, Vol. 94, No. 4 (April 2014): 451-465. DOI. © 2014 American Physical Therapy Association. Used with permission.