1. Evaluation of the Clinical Impact of the Postgraduate Program in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation at Université de Montréal: preliminary results of a web- based survey
Contact :
Vanessa Faro Dussault pht, Joseph Omer Dyer pht Ph.D, Chantale Dumoulin, pht Ph.D.
Programme de physiothérapie, École de réadaptation, Université de Montréal

2. Background Background:
The postgraduate program in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation (PFRP), at Université de Montréal was introduced in to address the need for better, targeted training, given that Canadian physiotherapy programs have an absence of, or limited hours dedicated to, pelvic floor rehabilitation.
The PFRP’s objective aimed to develop practitioners’ clinical skills for evaluating and treating pelvi-perineal dysfunctions, employing evidenced-based practices across various clienteles.
The PFRP encompasses 15 credits over 6 trimesters physiotherapists have already graduated.
Background

3. Purpose Relevance Methods
To assess, through a web-based survey, the perceived impact of the PFRP on clinical practice.
Relevance: 
To document PFRP's impact on clinical practice in the province of Quebec.
Methods: 
One year after completing the program, all graduates of the PFRP were asked to complete a web-based survey to provide basic demographics and to document the impact of PFRP on their clinical practice.
Purpose Relevance Methods

4. Results: 
A total of 56 physiotherapists from the five first cohorts, with a mean age of 32.0 years (6.6), contributed to these results. Ongoing data acquisition is gathered from each year’s graduated cohort. Over the first five years, response rates have ranged from 53.8% to 77.8%.
Respondents perceived a direct impact on their clinical practices, with a significant increase in the number of patients seen one year after graduating from the PFRP (from to patients/week; P =0.03) and a significant increase in the percentage of their practice dedicated to pelvic floor rehabilitation (22% to 41%; P =0.004).
Finally, respondents reported an increase in patient diversity, one year after graduating from the PFRP.
Results

5. Conclusion & Summary Conclusions: Summary :
Survey results from the five first PFRP cohorts support participants’ perceived impact on clinical practice.
Summary :
The Postgraduate Program in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation (PFRP) started in 2010 under the Physiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal.
A web based survey conducted with the first five cohorts of graduates supports its impact on clinical practice through significant increases in the number of patients seen and in the percentage of graduate’s practice dedicated to pelvic floor rehabilitation.