Projects

BGS Clinical Effectiveness Committee

 Vicki Goodwin

Involves developing responses to policy documents/reports, adjudicating conference abstracts, and developing audit and guidelines.

BGS Falls and Bone Health Committee

Vicki Goodwin

Involves policy documents/reports, adjudicating conference abstracts and getting involved in organising the annual conference, and updating the Blue Book (best practice for hip fracture).

National Projects Officer for Parkinson’s Disease

 Bhanu Ramaswamy

Fiona Lindop

Several projects are underway involving BR and FL as Parkinson’s Project Officers for AGILE and also for ACPIN. These include:

1. The development of the ‘European Guidelines for physiotherapists working with Parkinson’s. BR and FL represent the CSP (co-ordinated through Ralph Hammond and Ann Moore) involving member organisations of the participating European Region organisations of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy (ER-WCPT) being led by the Dutch team who provided the first guidelines.

2. FL is the representative for the development of the Guidelines for, and the pilot Audit tool based on the NICE guidelines for Parkinson’s.

3. FL is representing physiotherapy as a member of the newly established Clinical Advisory Panel for Parkinson’s UK; she is the only physiotherapist on this group which is a major achievement and AGILE are proud to have her as a representative.

4. FL and BR are developing the next supplement to the Outcome Measures Manual on outcome measures of use by physiotherapists working with people who have Parkinson’s.

IPTOP

Bhanu Ramaswamy

Jill McClintock

UK representative of International Association of Physiotherapists working with Older People (IPTOP)  and also the new IPTOP website designer. Jill McClintock is IPTOPs Vice Chair

National Coalition for Active Ageing

Bhanu Ramaswamy

representing AGILE currently working with other NCAA stakeholders on the legacy from the Olympics due to be hosted in 2012, and how physical activity programmes can be developed and sustained throughout the communities in the UK; most importantly is the inclusive nature of older adults

Physiopedia project

Bhanu Ramaswamy

The Physiopedia project was completed in time for WCPT Congress. Visit the site at http://www.physio-pedia.com/

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Year of Care Committee

Fiona Lindop

involves trying to set criteria for stages of and management of PSP. Fiona is the only physio rep on this project

Move for Health Champions Reference Group

 Vicky Johnston

To provide advice and guidance on issues relating to older adults on the CSP MfH project.

iCSP Older People Network Facilitators

Michael Arecco

Audrey Shattles

Anne Lundberg

Vicky Johnston

To moderate and facilitate items on the iCSP Older People Network which is owned by AGILE

NICE Falls Guidance

Lynn Sutcliffe

NICE are currently updating their guideline on Falls and creating a quality standard. Lynn represented AGILE on the scoping project, and has applied to represent us on the Guideline Development Committee.

NICE Hip Fracture Clinical Guidance and Hip Fracture quality standard consultation

Janet Thomas

Vicky Johnston

Vicky collated comments to form AGILE’s response to the NICE Hip guidance. Janet is currently collating our response to the Hip Quality Standard Consultation

Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party-RCP

Louise Briggs

Lou Briggs is currently involved in revising and updating the physiotherapy rehabilitation guidelines along with ACPIN and CSP representatives. This has involved critical review of papers with formulation of evidence tables and amending the current recommendations

Active Ageing and Going for Gold project

Vicky Johnston

Go for Gold is an exciting partnership between the BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health at Loughborough University (BHF NC) and the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA)

This partnership is designed to involve professionals and residents in the residential and care sector to take part in the legacy celebrations offered by the London Olympic Games and the World Congress on Active Ageing in Glasgow, both in August 2012. Go for Gold falls within the BHF NC programme of Active Ageing Events.

AGILE are actively supporting this initiative, and Vicky provides the physio input on the steering and advisory group.

AGILE website

Vicky Johnston with support from Julie George and Janet Thomas

Involves developing our new AGILE microsite on the CSP website

RCP Falls and Bone Health Audit

Rachel King

AGILE representative on the RCP FABH audit steering group

Professions Concerned with Older People (PCOP)

Stephen Wood

PCOP is a working forum dedicated to improving the support and care of older people in all health and social care settings. As a new group, the remit of PCOP is under review, but an underlying aim is to encourage professional people and others concerned and involved in the care of older people to find ways of improving the care of older people through collaborative and co-operative working relationships.

National Osteoporosis Society Health Professionals Partnership Forum

Carrie Wood

Carrie represents AGILE at this NOS led forum

Intermediate Care Audit

Stephen Wood

This project is collaboration between the BGS and the NHS Benchmarking Network.

BGS Care Homes Project

Vicky Johnston

The first phase of this project ended with the publication of “A Quest for Quality in Care Homes” which may be downloaded from the BGS website http://www.bgs.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1487&Itemid=719