The AMSEC project--a model for collaborative interprofessional and interdisciplinary evidence-based competency education in health.

摘要

The frequency of chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) related disease and traumatic injury is increasing, with a major consequence being an elevated burden on medical and allied medical health resources worldwide (Woolf & Akesson, 2001). This has been highlighted by the Bone and Joint Decade (BJD) (2000-2010): as life expectancy increases, the frequency of joint- and bone-related conditions (and associated pain and dysfunction) such as rheumatoid and osteoarthritis will also continue to increase (Woolf & Akesson, 2001). One recommendation of the BJD Task Force was to define a minimum level of competence for medical practitioners managing patients with MSK conditions (Woolf, Walsh & Akesson, 2004). However, in practice, a wide variety of health professionals (including medical practitioners across a range of disciplines, nurses and allied health professionals such as physiotherapists and exercise physiologists) provide a variety of ongoing management interventions for people with MSK conditions. Despite a commonality of purpose, each professional group has developed their own education curricula, teaching resources and practice guidelines.