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NZSP/Medical Staffing International Achievement Award 2007 for Physiotherapy

Dr Sandra Bassett is no stranger to research projects, being the Senior Lecturer at AUT's School of Physiotherapy.

Sandra has seen her work published in scientific journals no less than ten times, and frequently presents at conferences. Winning the Award allows Sandra to present her latest research on a “comparison of home-based physiotherapy with adherence enhancing strategies versus clinic-based physiotherapy rehabilitation for patients with ankle sprains” at the WCPT Conference in Vancouver in June.

“I was really pleased when I heard that I’d won the Award”, says Sandra. “It’s great to be recognised by others in my profession - and it means that my research is both useful and meaningful.”

REPORT OF ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN WITH THE MEDICAL STAFFING INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY: RESEARCH CATEGORY.

Being granted this award assisted me financially to attend and present a paper at the World Congress of Physical Therapists, Vancouver, 2 to 7 June 2007. The paper was titled Comparison of home-based physiotherapy with adherence enhancing strategies versus clinic-based physiotherapy rehabilitation for patients with ankle sprains. The study presented in the conference paper found that a physiotherapy programme undertaken primarily at home is a safe and viable option, with the patients’ psychological status and recovery not being disadvantaged.

I presented my paper as a platform presentation on Sunday 3 June 2007 in a session titled Musculoskeletal-Lower Limb 1. There were five papers presented in this session and mine was the first of four papers that focused on ankle sprains. The session was well attended and my paper generated a lot of interest, in terms of the implementation of the study and its findings. Since the presentation I have had communication with overseas physiotherapists and researchers about the methodology of the study and its use clinically.

Overall I found the paper and poster presentations at the conference thought provoking and by attending these sessions I broadened my perspective on physiotherapy and physiotherapy research. An important consequence of attending the World Congress of Physical Therapists and presenting a paper at the conference is that I have been able to make contact with international researchers. Such contacts may lead to future collaboration in research. This contact has been enhanced by the publication of the study in Physical Therapy, September 2007.
I wish to thank Medical Staffing International for awarding me the scholarship and the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists for the support they gave me at the World Congress of Physical Therapists and during and after the application process for this award.

Sandra F. Bassett, Ph.D. (University of Auckland)

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