Its August – and so of course that means the return of the #WeActiveChallenge We hope that you have been posting your #AHPsActive photos since the start of August – and if you are reading this wondering what I am talking about, then take a look at the We Communities website to find out more […]
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making the most of social media to learn, share and influence. Tweetchats fortnightly on Mondays at 20.00 GMT
Physiotherapy and Cooking #physiotalk 13th July 8pm
Are physiotherapists in a prime position to promote the vast benefits of cooking? That is the question our guest host Ben Rowles is asking ahead of our #physiotalk tweetchat on Monday 13th July at 8pm BST Physio.Kitchen is about encouraging people to cook. From a physiotherapy perspective, cooking has a wide range of benefits similar […]
Covid-19 and virtual placements: what does good look like? #physiotalk Monday 29 June
As part of our ongoing Covid-19 series, our next tweetchat on Monday 29th June will focus on ‘virtual’ placements in physiotherapy and other health, public health and social care services in the pandemic response and for future care. Digital health Digital healthcare had been a policy priority in many countries for some time now, but […]
Primary Care and Community MSK Services: Post-COVID #physiotalk 15th June
The Physiotalk tweetchat on Monday 15th June is on ‘Primary Care and Community MSK services: how are you coping and how will your service have changed post-COVID19?’ and is guest hosted by @ChrisMartey As usual it will be from 8pm BST and we look forwards to people joining using the hashtag #physiotalk for the chat. The […]
Diversity within Physiotherapy #physiotalk Mon 8th June 8pm BST
The tweet chat on Monday 8th June at 8pm BST has been suggested by Emmanuel Ovola @Manni_O who asks ‘How does lack of diversity affect the minority populations in Physiotherapy?’ The lack of diversity in physiotherapy is having a direct impact on BAME communities. The issues encountered starts within physiotherapy pre-registration education, with a study […]
COVID19 #Physiotalk – The impact on private practice Mon 25th May
Our series of Monday nights tweetchats focussed on issues linked to COVID19 continues this Monday 25th May at 8pm BST The focus this week is on the impact on private practice – an area of physiotherapy practice that has been especially hard hit during the pandemic. However, many clinics and practitioners have been fantastic innovators, […]
Recovery planning: creating lasting change from Covid-19 #Physiotalk Mon 18th May 8pm BST
As the pandemic progresses international, national, and regional attention is turning to focus on living with Covid-19, the ‘new normal’; and restarting of business and usual work. The acceleration of change and innovation within health and care as a result of the pandemic response has created important conversations about what needs to to stop/start/continue in […]
COVID19 #physiotalk – A respiratory update Mon 11th May 8pm
We moved to weekly chats in the light of the COVID19 pandemic on 23rd March – and it feels that a lot has progressed since then. Our chat on 23rd March had a focus on respiratory issues – but at that time there were only a handful of physiotherapists on the chat reporting they had […]
COVID19 and your own wellbeing #physiotalk 4th May 8pm
It has often been said that the time we are living through at the moment is unprecedented. Whatever your role in physiotherapy you are likely to have faced huge changes in where or how you work. This has the potential to take a toll on your mental health and wellbeing. The #physiotalk tweetchat on Monday […]
Rehab and COVID19 #physiotalk Mon 13th Apr 8pm
Our next chat is on Monday 13th April at 8pm BST. We normally have an Easter Monday special, but instead we are continuing our COVID19 themed chats. We know this Easter will be very different in many ways, and it seemed more important to continue supporting you in sharing knowledge about COVID19 than searching for […]
COVID19 #physiotalk on PPE Mon 6th Apr 8pm
In last weeks #physiotalk questions were raised about Personal Protective Equipment or PPE. Our next #physiotalk chat at 8pm BST on Monday 6th April will be focussing on the right PPE to support physiotherapists working on the frontline of the battle against COVID19 – whatever your setting. Updated guidelines have been produced on 2nd April […]
COVID19 #physiotalk with @theCSP Mon 30th Mar 8pm
In a crisis such as the current one, many physiotherapy staff turn to their professional body and trade union for help. @TheCSP staff have been working round the clock to ensure their members get the advice and guidance they need to navigate the extraordinary circumstances in which they find themselves. This ranges from how to […]
COVID19 chat #physiotalk 23rd March 8pm
We are moving from our usual fortnightly chats to offer an extra chat on the topic that we are all talking about – COVID19 and Coronavirus. We asked you if you wanted a chat – and you said yes. We asked you what you wanted to start with – and you said looking at how […]
Getting your abstract written for Physio UK #physiotalk 16th March
The tweetchat on Monday 16th March will be focussed on how to successfully submit an abstract – and in time for #Physio20! Join us at 8pm on Monday 16th March by using the hashtag #physiotalk to search for tweets and use in your tweets. Not tweetchatted before – don’t worry there is lots of information […]
2020 Vision for #physiotalk Mon 6th Jan 8.30pm
Physiotalk has just had its 6th birthday and over 130 chats later we are entering a new decade and we thought it was time to have a think about the role and purpose of Physiotalk. Social media has grown and developed since the 16th December 2013 and perhaps its time for Physiotalk to take a […]
The Great Big #physiotalk Christmas and Birthday quiz! 16th Dec 8.30pm
Our next #physiotalk tweetchat isn’t a chat at all! We thought as the 16th December marks exactly 6 years since our first ever Physiotalk, on 16th December 2013, then we should get into a festive and birthday mood! So instead of a chat, on 16th December we are going to hold the ‘Great Big #physiotalk […]
Cross over roles between OT and PT #physiotalk 21st October with @OTalk_
This is the second of our ‘chosen by you’ tweetchats for October and this time the topic is ‘Cross over roles between OT and PT’. This tweetchat will be held on Monday 21st October at 8.30pm BST and we are delighted that OTalk are able to join us for the chat. We are hoping for […]
How do we promote our persistent disease patients to ‘Love Activity?’ #Physiotalk 22nd July
Our next chat is on Monday 22nd July at 8.30pm BST. It is being hosted by Joe Curtin from the East of England CSP Regional network @CSP_EOE We as physios are all familiar with the benefits of physical activity for everyone, let alone those who are diagnosed with persistent conditions like arthritis, COPD, cancer, and […]
Myth-busting low back pain. #physiotalk 8th July
The next #physiotalk tweet chat will be hosted on Monday 8th July at 8.30pm BST and led by physiotherapy student @_lewadam, who is currently researching as part of his dissertation project, the beliefs and perceptions of bending and lifting in the presence of low back pain. Following on from the widely engaging chat regarding misinformation in […]
Lurking or Listening during a Physiotherapy Tweetchat – A valid means of gaining continuing professional development? #WCPT2019 presentation
Physiotalk have been carrying out research supported by Dr. Cathy Bulley, a Reader at Queen Margaret University, around tweetchats and continuing professional development. Our first research project looked at the impact of participating in a #physiotalk tweetchat and was presented at WCPT congress in 2017 and then published as an extended abstract in the European […]
Misinformation in physiotherapy #physiotalk 29th April
Our next #physiotalk tweetchat will be on Monday 29th April at 8.30pm BST The topic is on Misinformation in physiotherapy – so what’s that and what can we do about it? Most physiotherapists profess to be using evidence based practice – or at the very least aspire to being practitioners who use the best evidence […]
First Contact Physiotherapists #physiotalk 18th March
The spread of First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP) in the UK has been significant, with many areas either developing posts or fully implementing FCPs locally. There is organisational support for these roles but the roll out at some scale and pace is not without its challenges. A quick search for physiotherapy jobs and it is obvious […]
Getting on the ladder: First international experiences. #physiotalk Mon 18th Feb – 20:30 GMT.
Next week’s chat will be hosted by @ADAPT_CSP discussing international experiences. It will be on Monday 18th February at 8.30pm GMT ADAPT (Chartered Physiotherapists in International Health and Development) are a Clinical Interest Group recognised by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. They aim to support members by facilitating the exchange of information and by this […]
PT Education – Designing a Curriculum for the Future #Physiotalk Mon 4th Feb 20.30 GMT
In many different forums we hear about how the PT entry to practice curriculum needs to look different if we are to prepare graduates of and for the future. What would the curriculum look like if we had a blank sheet of paper and used blue sky thinking? This Tweetchat seeks to start that conversation. […]
Strong, Steady and Straight. #physiotalk on 7th Jan 8.30pm
The first Physiotalk of 2019 will be on Monday 7th January at 8.30pm BST. This will be our 6th year of chats and its fantastic that we are entering 2019 with a larger Physiotalk team and lots of topics to discuss! So – what is this chat all about? The National Osteoporosis Society published ‘Strong, […]
Medical Devices: Competencies and training #physiotalk 15th Oct
The #physiotalk tweetchat on Monday 15th October will be at 8.30pm BST and is hosted by Ian Tyrrell @IanTyrrell5 A medical device is defined by the Medicines and Healthcare Products regulatory Authority (MHRA) in DB2006 (05) as an instrument, apparatus, appliance, material or other article, whether used alone or in combination, together with any software […]
Older Peoples Day – what’s the big deal about falling? #physiotalk 1st October
This #physiotalk chat will be hosted by Helen Caldwell @caldwell_pt at 8.30pm BST on Older Peoples day – celebrated on 1st October every year. She says: How often have you heard from one of your older patients: ‘No falls. Well…I sometimes stumble a bit, but I wouldn’t count them as falls’? What does count as […]
Social prescribing #physiotalk 17th Sep
In a recent speech the Health Secretary in England, Matt Hancock, called for an increase in social prescribing saying ‘There is a growing evidence base that social prescribing can be better for patients than medicine’. But what is social prescribing, does it work, and how do we, as physiotherapists tap into the resources that are […]
Physiotherapy and mental health #physiotalk 3rd September
Our next Physiotalk chat will be on Monday 3rd September at 8.30pm BST. The topic of the chat will mirror the theme of the upcoming World Physical Day campaign – the role that physiotherapy and physical activity has in mental health. World Physical Therapy Day is held every year on 8th September and is a […]
We’re hiring!
Physiotalk has been running tweet chats for nearly 5 years now and as our day jobs have changed Janet and Naomi need more help to keep our website and tweetchats sustainable overt the next year and beyond. So, we’re looking for up to 5 people to join the physiotalk team and help run our twitter […]
‘Lurking’ or ‘listening’ during a physiotherapy tweetchat – a valid means of gaining CPD?
Physiotalk (who are Naomi McVey and Janet Thomas) would like to invite you to take part in a research study called: ‘Lurking or listening during a physiotherapy tweetchat – a valid means of gaining Continuing Professional Development?’ We are collaborating with Queen Margaret University in this research, with advice on research design, analysis and interpretation […]
Helping patients #LoveActivity 25th June #physiotalk
As we approach the official launch to the public of The CSP’s Love Activity, Hate Exercise? campaign on Friday 6th July, this tweetchat provides the opportunity for physiotherapists to share ideas on how to help patients, particularly those with longer term conditions age 40+, to get more active. We’ll be chatting on Monday 25th June […]
Sleep – the forgotten factor in health? #physiotalk 11th June 8.30pm
We had planned this #physiotalk on sleep a while ago, but the importance of sleep was re-emphasised to me this weekend. My son was travelling home and needing picked up from the airport – but a flight delay meant that he eventually arrived home at 3am. That meant that all of us were sleep deprived […]
#physiotalk – Recruitment (or getting that first job!) 14th May
Looking for a new job once you have graduated can be a daunting task. We are joining with Chris Smith @Alliedhealthwfs who suggested this chat and is our guest host, to help you with tips and advice for getting you the job you have trained so hard for. The chat will be on Monday 14th […]
#Physiotalk 100th chat – Moving beyond digital Mon 23rd April 8.30pm
Physiotalk was ‘born’ out of a Twitter conversation in 2013 and our very first chat was held in December 2013. Fast forward to April 2018 and we are just about to hold our 100th #physiotalk chat – it will be on Monday 23rd April at 8.30pm BST (we are still piloting a slight change of […]
How to successfully submit an abstract #physiotalk 9th April
The tweetchat on Monday 9th April will be focussed on how to successfully submit and abstract – in time for #Physio18 but of course relevant to any other conference as well! It will be at 8.30pm – we are testing a new time for chats! Physiotherapy UK 2018 is the flagship scientific conference hosted by […]
South West English Regional Network: who gives a physio! #physiotalk 26th March
You’re stressed. Too much work. The CSP wants to communicate with you. Tell us how? This chat on Monday 26th March is hosted by the CSP South West Regional network @cspsouthwest but they would like to invite anyone to join in – all views welcomed as the issues will be similar wherever you work! The Chartered […]
Workforce challenges: non-traditional physiotherapy clinical roles pros and cons #physiotalk 5th March
Our guest hosts for the tweetchat at 8pm GMT on Monday 5th March are Esther Clift, Jo Jennings and Nick Southorn who are going to lead a discussion on advanced clinical practice roles. Workforce resilience is key for supporting the new models of care within the NHS and delivering the 5 year forward view. STPs […]
CSP council elections #physiotalk Mon 19th Feb 2018
With apologies for those Physiotalk followers outside of the UK, our tweetchat on Monday 19th February at 8pm GMT will be focused on elections for the new Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) council. New CSP Council Following the governance review and subsequent decision at the CSP AGM the new council will be smaller, with 12 […]
Make #physiotalk your New Year’s resolution for 2018
Janet and Naomi have been running physiotalk for 4 years now. That’s a tweetchat every fortnight – open access, free continuing professional development (CPD) for physiotherapists, allied health professionals (AHPs) and many others. Run on a shoe string (about £100 a year) we do this as volunteers; and with full time jobs and busy family […]
Recruitment and retention #physiotalk 8th January 2018
The very first Workforce planning strategy and consultation is being held by Health Education England from December to March 2018. (Have you had your say on the consultation?). Workforce planning isn’t anything new though and certainly not restricted to the NHS in England! You can find information around NHS workforce planning in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and […]
Falls within a neuro population #Physiotalk 11th December
This tweetchat on Monday 11th December at 8pm GMT has been organised by the Devon and Cornwall subcommittee of South West ACPIN @ACPIN_SW Our two 2nd year Physiotherapy student ACPIN members have suggested the topic of falls and balance within the neurological population following a recent Neuro module at Plymouth University. One neurological condition that […]
Clinical Excellence #Physiotalk 23 October 2017 with @TPMPodcast
On Monday 23rd October at 8pm, UK time we’re delighted to be teaming up with Jack Marsh and Jack Chew from the TPM team for a tweetchat on clinical excellence. Defining and achieving clinical excellence The recent Physio Matters Podcast with Connect Health on Clinical Excellence was a fantastic insight into the inner workings of […]
Rehabilitation and technology #physiotalk 16th October
This years Scottish Physiotherapy Student Conference (#SPSC2017) is being held at Queen Margaret University on 28 October 2017. It’s a conference organised by students for students and is now in its fourth year. The theme of this years conference is Rehabilitation & Technology. While staying true to our roots as physiotherapists, it is imperative that […]
Older People’s Day #Physiotalk Thursday 28 September
Older People’s Day presents a great opportunity to promote the role of physio in preventing falls and encourage investment in physio-led falls services. As part of the activities taking part on and close to Older Peoples Day we are holding a chat co-hosted by @thecsp and @iptopwcpt The first thing to note is that this […]
Research engagement #physiotalk 18th September
As often happens (well to me anyway) I was drawn into a tweetchat this week having had no intention of taking part. It was the #OTalk chat on ‘Engaging Occupational Therapists in and with research’. It was a fast and thought provoking chat based on work the RCOT are doing in reviewing research and development activity. […]
Promoting our profession #physiotalk on Mon 4th Sep
As we are in the lead up to World Physical Therapy day it seemed an appropriate time to consider the wider question of how we promote ourselves as physiotherapists and equally how we promote our profession in general. We are going to be chatting about this on Monday 4th September at 8pm BST World Physical Therapy […]
Non-clinical roles in physiotherapy #physiotalk 21st August
Following on from our last chat on career planning we are going to look more in depth in our next chat on Monday 21st August at 8pm BST around physiotherapy careers in non clinical roles. Varied roles and careers as the physiotherapists A comment made in the last Physiotalk tweetchat was ‘Do PTs feel of less […]
Apprenticeships: a new era for the profession? #Physiotalk 9 January 2017
Proposals for new apprenticeships in healthcare have generated significant discussion on twitter over the past few weeks, particularly related to the consultation in December on proposals to develop an apprenticeship standard for pre-registration physiotherapy. For our first physiotalk on 2017 on Monday 9 January at 8pm UK time we’ll be discussing the opportunities and challenges associated […]
