Strategic Plan 2022-2026
Approved at the 13th General Meeting of the Europe Region
19th - 20th May 2022.
Prague, Czech Republic
Since the Europe region’s first strategic plan was drawn up, the region has evolved significantly and as a working document, the strategic plan should be adapted with progressive insight and scheduled for approval by the General Meeting after each term.
Following approval by the 2020 General Meeting, the Advocacy and EU Matters Working Group (A&EUMWG) undertook a review of the existing Strategic Plan. Initially, the group discussed the plan among themselves and agreed on changes. Then they presented and discussed the proposed changes with the Education Matters Working Group in Seville and after that, with the two other Working Groups at the joint (online) meeting. The A&EUMWG subsequently considered all the feedback and prepared a final plan incorporating the current needs and context of the region, for the Executive Committee to consider.
The format of the strategic plan starts with the overarching four strategic objectives. Under the strategic objectives, up to four goals are defined and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are matched to the goals.
SO1 - Demonstrate the Value and Impact of Physiotherapy
Goals:
KPI:
Means of Verification:
Goal 1: Continue to strengthen and promote that the physiotherapist is an independent and autonomous professional.
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% of MOs where physiotherapists are autonomous by Law but not “in practice”
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% of MOs where direct access is allowed in Law
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% of MOs where education prepares physiotherapists for, and are ready to provide autonomous practice
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Number of initiatives promoting physiotherapy as an autonomous profession
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% of MOs where physiotherapists are recognised as a first contact professional in primary care
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MO satisfaction
Europe region’s Autonomy survey
Online meetings/focus groups
Secretariat records
Goal 2: Provide Evidence Based support to MOs where physiotherapists are not yet first contact practitioners and/or direct access is not recognised or implemented.
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% of MOs where physiotherapists can be recognised as advanced practitioners
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Number of initiatives advocating for Advanced Practice in Physiotherapy
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% of MOs where advanced practice is not yet recognized where policies for advanced practice have been presented to relevant authorities
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MO satisfaction
Secretariat records
Online meetings/focus groups
Website data analytics
Questionnaire provided to users
Repository
Goal 3: Advocate for Advanced Practice in physiotherapy.
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Number of support initiatives provided to MOs where Physiotherapists are not yet first contact practitioners and/or direct access is not recognised or implemented
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MO satisfaction
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Number of interactions with the repository
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User satisfaction with the repository
Secretariat records
Europe region’s Autonomy survey
Online meetings/focus groups
SO2 - Recognition of Physiotherapists by the National Authority as Autonomous Professional in the National Health Care System
Goals:
KPI:
Means of Verification:
Goal 1: Continue to strengthen and promote that the physiotherapist is an independent and autonomous professional.
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% of MOs where physiotherapists are autonomous by Law but not “in practice”
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% of MOs where direct access is allowed in Law
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% of MOs where education prepares physiotherapists for, and are ready to provide autonomous practice
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Number of initiatives promoting physiotherapy as an autonomous profession
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% of MOs where physiotherapists are recognised as a first contact professional in primary care
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MO satisfaction
Europe region’s Autonomy survey
Online meetings/focus groups
Secretariat records
Goal 2: Provide Evidence Based support to MOs where physiotherapists are not yet first contact practitioners and/or direct access is not recognised or implemented.
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% of MOs where physiotherapists can be recognised as advanced practitioners
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Number of initiatives advocating for Advanced Practice in Physiotherapy
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% of MOs where advanced practice is not yet recognized where policies for advanced practice have been presented to relevant authorities
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MO satisfaction
Secretariat records
Online meetings/focus groups
Website data analytics
Questionnaire provided to users
Repository
Goal 3: Advocate for Advanced Practice in physiotherapy.
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Number of support initiatives provided to MOs where Physiotherapists are not yet first contact practitioners and/or direct access is not recognised or implemented
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MO satisfaction
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Number of interactions with the repository
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User satisfaction with the repository
Secretariat records
Europe region’s Autonomy survey
Online meetings/focus groups
SO3 - Promote Excellence in Physiotherapy Education, Practice and Research
Goals:
KPI:
Means of Verification:
Goal 1: Disseminate the profession’s research and evidence base through its’ quadrennial scientific congress.
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Number of abstracts submitted
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% of abstracts accepted for presentation;
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Number of registered participants
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% of abstracts classified as excellent in the congress scoring system
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Number of visits to the congress platform after the congress (6 months)
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Number of engagements with Congress hashtag (#ercongress202x) and congress posts on social media
Congress data
Social media analytics
Goal 2: Provide Europe region specific position statements, briefing papers and standards.
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% of MOs reporting the use of documents to formulate/justify professional advances for profession in their country
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Number of specific position statements, briefing papers and standards created/updated
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MO satisfaction
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Number of Higher Education Institutions reporting the use of documents to formulate their curricula
Secretariat records
Online meetings/focus groups
Survey Higher Education Institutions
Goal 3: Collaborate with relevant organisations at European level
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Number of initiatives/actions undertaken with relevant organisations
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Number of partner organizations identified and approached
Secretariat records
Goal 4: Engage with World Physiotherapy Subgroups and relevant partners to create a portal of evidence-based guidelines relevant to physiotherapy education and practice
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Number of visits to the portal
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Number of evidence-based guidelines (links) in the portal
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Number of accessed links in the portal
Website analytics
SO4 - Europe Region is Influential in Relevant Policy Development at EU and National Level
Goals:
KPI:
Means of Verification:
Goal 1: Engage in European health workforce initiatives so physiotherapy is represented and recognised as a key health care profession.
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Number of institutions/EU groups identified and approached
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Number of institutions that have approached the Europe region
Secretariat records
Goal 2: Work with the European Forum for Primary Care to make the case for the physiotherapy role in primary care.
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Number of specific initiatives that identifies the role of physiotherapists in their actions
Secretariat records
Goal 3: Develop a commitment with the EU Health Policy Platform to demonstrate that physiotherapists are the health professionals who provide physical activity interventions.
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Number of requests to participate in EU activities/initiatives
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Number of specific initiatives that demonstrate that physiotherapists are the health professionals who provide physical activity interventions
Secretariat records
Goal 4: Engage with MOs providing support to initiatives /evidence demonstrating that physiotherapists are key in primary care and physical activity prescription
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Number of specific initiatives that demonstrate that physiotherapists are key in primary care and physical activity prescription
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Number of MOs where specific policy is, or has been, created/adapted
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MO satisfaction
Secretariat records
Online meetings/focus groups