Telehealth education and training in entry-to-practice physiotherapy programs in Australian universities: A qualitative study with university educators

Abstract

Background: To explore attitudes to telehealth education and experiences incorporating telehealth education into entry-to-practice physiotherapy programs in Australia, from the perspective of university educators. Methods: Qualitative design based on a constructivist paradigm and a phenomenological approach. Sixteen university educators (who had a responsibility for telehealth curriculum or oversight of the broader curriculum in an entry-to-practice physiotherapy programme at an Australian university) were recruited. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted via Zoom. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed thematically using an inductive approach. Results: Th..