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Responsible organisation

The development of the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for the physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injury was coordinated by Dr Joanne Glinsky and Professor Lisa Harvey of the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia and The Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney Australia.

Organisation of the committees

Two committees were responsible for the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines. These were the Guideline Management Committee and the Guideline Development Committee. The Development Committee is also commonly known as the guideline panel.

Only members of the Guideline Development Committee were involved in the development of the evidence recommendations and consensus-based statements within the guideline.

The composition of the committees

The broad composition of the Guideline Management and Development Committees is detailed below.

Members of the Guideline Management Committee were approached directly by the Chairperson. Members of the Guideline Development Committee were either approached directly by the chairperson or appointed by their organisation.

All members were involved in developing terms of reference, scope and processes for each committee.

Only members of the Guideline Development Committee were involved in the development of the evidence recommendations and consensus-based statements within the guideline.

The Australian and New Zealand Physiotherapy Guidelines for people with SCI was funded by icare NSW, National Injury Insurance Scheme Queensland, Transport Accident Commission Victoria, and Lifetime Support Authority South Australia.

Acknowledgement of Country – The Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines team acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Honouring Te Tiriti – Ethical approval, including Māori consultation through University of Otago, Christchurch, Te Komiti Whakarite (Canterbury District Health Board), and through Māori consultation (Counties Manukau District Health Board) was obtained for Phase 1 of the study. In developing these guidelines, we were committed to meeting our obligations under Te Tiriti and reflect the principles of tino rangatiratanga, equity, active protection, options, and partnership.