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Development Committee

Development Committee

A Guideline Development Committee was convened to develop the Australian and New Zealand Physiotherapy Guidelines for people with SCI. The committee was assembled by the chair and co-chair. The purpose of the Guideline Development Committee was to decide on the clinical questions contained within the guideline and provide recommendations about these clinical questions.

Development Committee Scope

The following activities were ‘in scope’

Decisions about the treatments and clinical questions covered in the clinical guidelines.
Decisions about the recommendations within the clinical practice guidelines for Physiotherapists and Consumers.
Approval of the clinical guidelines for physiotherapists and consumers.
Provided recommendations about the implementation of the guidelines.

The following activities were ‘out of scope’

Management of the Physiotherapy Clinical Guidelines Project. This was the responsibility of the Project Management Committee.

Committee Membership

Membership of the Guideline Development Committee included a chairperson, content experts across the continuum of care (including physiotherapists, academics, exercise physiologists) and consumers with knowledge of provision of evidence-based care.

Key participants of the steering committee included (adapted from NICE 2014)

The members:

Contributed to meetings
Declared relevant conflicts of interest
Contributed to decisions about the clinical questions contained within the guidelines.
Voted on recommendations to be contained within the guidelines
Contributed and provided strategies for resolution of issues with the project as/if they occurred.
Approved terms of reference.

The chair:

Contributed to drafting of terms of reference.
Facilitated participation of committee members.
Managed conflicts of interest.
Updated the committee on project milestones and developments between meetings.
Organised workflow for tasks as required.

The consumers:

Provided advice and recommendations about consumer issues and concerns related to the project as/if they occurred.

The content experts:

Applied their knowledge to assist the group to carry out the project to the highest standard possible.
Provided advice on best practice in the areas in which they had experience and expertise.
Assisted in understanding best practice in the areas which had experience and expertise.

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.