In addition, the TJAOM Toolkit also provides templates of discharge letters providing options for reporting results and communicating with referring physicians.
The entire Toolkit can be easily accessed online at http://physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca/physical-therapy-knowledge-broker/total-joint-arthroplasty-and-outcome-measures-tjaom-toolkit.
TJAOM Toolkit Kudos
A recent evaluation of the reach of the TJAOM Toolkit revealed that it has been accessed more than 5,000 times provincially, nationally and internationally. Moreover, it is receiving recognition for its innovation and clinical utility, recently being awarded the 2016 Arthritis Health Professions Association Clinical Innovation Award.
Ms. Hoens
Ms. Lozinsky
Ms. Langford
Dolores Langford, MSc, BScPT, CHT, CAFCI, is a physiotherapy practice coordinator at Vancouver Coastal Health, B.C., Canada, and a clinical assistant professor at The University of British Columbia.
Lauren Lozinsky, BHK, MPT, CAFCI, is a registered physiotherapist at Vancouver Coastal Health, with experience in orthopedic private practice.
Alison Hoens, MSc, BScPT, PG Sports PT, is a physical therapy knowledge broker in British Columbia, a physiotherapy research, education and practice coordinator at Providence Health, B.C., Canada, and a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia.
Acknowledgments
We would like to acknowledge all members of the TJAOM Knowledge Translation Task Force for their contributions to this article: Dr. Marie Westby, chair, ARHP Practice Committee; Ronda Field; Maureen Duggan; Dolores Langford; Robyn Laytham; Steven Longstaff; Phil Sweeney; Lauren Lozinsky; and Alison Hoens.
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* Note: The patient name is a pseudonym.
