Evaluation of an Advanced-Practice Physical Therapist in a Specialty Shoulder Clinic: Diagnostic Agreement and Effect on Wait Times.

Purpose: To examine the role of an advanced-practice physiotherapist (APP) with respect to (1) agreement with an orthopaedic surgeon on diagnosis and management of patients with shoulder problems; (2) wait times; and (3) satisfaction with care. Methods: This prospective study involved patients with...

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Published in:Physiotherapy Canada Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 46 - 56
Main Authors: Razmjou, Helen, Robarts, Susan, Kennedy, Deborah, McKnight, Cheryl, MacLeod, Anne Marie, Holtby, Richard
Format: forms research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: University of Toronto Press 2013
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