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BPhysio(Hons), PhD
Dr. Ardern is an Australian-trained physiotherapist and assistant professor in the University of British Columbia's Physical Therapy department. Her research work brings researchers, patients, clinicians, and health policymakers together to find and build new solutions to challenging problems in musculoskeletal health. Dr. Ardern's expertise in sports medicine, rehabilitation, and metaresearch has been honed over more than a decade working in clinical and research environments in Australia, Qatar, Sweden, and now Canada. She is interested in (i) using everyday technology in clever ways to break down barriers to people accessing quality musculoskeletal healthcare when and where they need it, (ii) measuring the impact of health research on public policy, the economy, and society, and (iii) how high-caliber metaresearch (including systematic reviews, network meta-analyses, and clinical practice guidelines) can help clinicians make quality decisions.
Dr. Ardern led the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) consensus on preventing, diagnosing, and managing pediatric anterior cruciate ligament injuries. She has contributed to 12 international consensus projects across musculoskeletal conditions including hip, knee, back, and shoulder pain; return to sport and recreation; and research practices. Major international sports and medicine organizations, including the IOC, World Rowing, Australian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians, Sportfisio Swiss, and the EQUATOR Network, have endorsed her work. Her work on knee injuries and concussion is accessed every day by clinicians and students worldwide via BMJ Best Practice, and her work on research policy has influenced United Nations, US government, International Science Council, and World Health Organization policy.
As editor in chief of the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) and the gold open access journal, JOSPT Open, Dr. Ardern is helping to translate quality research into quality musculoskeletal rehabilitation clinical practice. She is cohost of the popular weekly JOSPT Insights podcast, which has over 14,000 subscribers.
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Browse Course CatalogHow to Test and Train Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport (Recorded Webinar)
Presented by Clare Ardern, BPhysio(Hons), PhD
How to Test and Train Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport (Recorded Webinar)
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Psychological responses matter when athletes are returning to sport after injury. Athletes say they value psychological support while completing rehabilitation and planning their return to sport and when making the transition from the rehabilitation room back to the sporting arena. Yet rehabilitation practitioners, including physical therapists and athletic trainers, typically feel ill-equipped to implement strategies to support athletes in maintaining, building, and extending their psychological (mental) readiness to return to sport after injury. In this session, sports rehabilitation practitioners (e.g., physical therapists and athletic trainers) who work with youth and adult athletes from recreational to elite level will learn how to test and monitor psychological readiness to return to sport after ACL injury and how to implement simple strategies during rehabilitation and beyond to support athletes so they feel psychologically ready to return to sport and reach their performance goals.
Learning Objectives
This course is a recording of a previously hosted live webinar event. Polling and question submission features are not available for this recording. Format and structure may differ from those of standard MedBridge courses.
Psychological responses matter when athletes are returning to sport after injury. Athletes say they value psychological support while completing rehabilitation and planning their return to sport and when making the transition from the rehabilitation room back to the sporting arena. Yet rehabilitation practitioners, including physical therapists and athletic trainers, typically feel ill-equipped to implement strategies to support athletes in maintaining, building, and extending their psychological (mental) readiness to return to sport after injury. In this session, sports rehabilitation practitioners (e.g., physical therapists and athletic trainers) who work with youth and adult athletes from recreational to elite level will learn how to test and monitor psychological readiness to return to sport after ACL injury and how to implement simple strategies during rehabilitation and beyond to support athletes so they feel psychologically ready to return to sport and reach their performance goals.
Learning Objectives
- Link the relationship between psychological factors and returning to sport after injury
- Develop evidence-based strategies to support the athlete's psychological readiness to return to sport after injury
- Practice shared decision-making when supporting the athlete to make an informed return-to-sport decision
- Implement an appropriate tool for measuring the athlete's psychological readiness to return to sport
- Formulate a return-to-sport progress plan based on the results of return-to-sport tests
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Dec 2, 2023
ACL Rehabilitation Summit: Session 1
Presented by Clare Ardern and Johnny Owens
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