IFOMPT's Educational Standards and International Monitoring: A member survey and review

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Ellis, Richard, Zeng, Irene, Jull, Gwendolen, de Ruiter, Renee, Finucane, Laura, Lascelles, Rhian, Roscher, Pierre and Sanzo, Paolo. 2025. "IFOMPT's Educational Standards and International Monitoring: A member survey and review." Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103239

Article Title	IFOMPT's Educational Standards and International Monitoring: A member survey and review
Article Category	Article
Authors	Ellis, Richard, Zeng, Irene, Jull, Gwendolen, de Ruiter, Renee, Finucane, Laura, Lascelles, Rhian, Roscher, Pierre and Sanzo, Paolo
Journal Title	Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
Journal Citation	75
Article Number	103239
Number of Pages	9
Year	2025
Publisher	Elsevier
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
ISSN	2468-7812
	2468-8630
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103239
Web Address (URL)	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468781224003345
Abstract	Background The International Federation of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) membership requires accreditation of countries postgraduate musculoskeletal physiotherapy programmes to meet IFOMPT's Educational Standards through International Monitoring. The Educational Standards and International Monitoring are both being reviewed. Objectives To seek insight and feedback from IFOMPT's membership on the Educational Standards and International Monitoring to inform the current review. Design Online survey of registered members, external assessors, programme leaders, international delegates. Method IFOMPT members were invited to participate in the Educational Standards and International Monitoring survey, between December 2023–January 2024. Content validity was assessed to refine the survey. The survey was offered in 14 languages. Descriptive and inferential analyses were used for closed questions; content analysis was used for open questions. Results 869 participants were eligible and completed the survey. IFOMPT's membership clearly valued both the Educational Standards and International Monitoring, and believe they are contemporary and evidence-informed. However, opinion was divided regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the Educational Standards and International Monitoring and whether the Educational Standards represented a minimum or maximum standard. Constructive recommendations were provided for the improvement of the Educational Standards and International Monitoring, including reduction of size and complexity, with increased flexibility to ensure they are fit for purpose into the future and serve towards the growth of IFOMPT. Conclusions This was the largest member-wide survey of IFOMPT examining the Educational Standards and International Monitoring. The findings of the survey are extremely valuable to inform the current review of the Educational Standards and International Monitoring, particularly given the divided opinion concerning the useability and content of the Educational Standards.
Keywords	IFOMPT; Educational standards; International monitoring; Survey; Musculoskeletal physiotherapy; Manual therapy
Article Publishing Charge (APC) Funding	Other
Contains Sensitive Content	Does not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	420106. Physiotherapy
Byline Affiliations	Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
	University of Queensland
	University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
	Sussex MSK Partnership Brighton, United Kingdom
	University of Southern Queensland
	Lakehead University, Canada

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