PCE Exam - Online Study Group and Reference Thread

[GRandhawa]

Hello Angela
My main references are magee,sullivan both the NPE,kishner and a couple books like rehabilitation hand book and couse notes.and also i am thinking in May.It will be the best time for me.
regards
Manuel

Hi maneul
Am going to take the exam in july this year...can u plz let me know in detail abt the rehab hand book and the course notes as u mentioned here
regards

[lukefernandes]

Hi, originally trained in the UK, now living in calgary working as a PTA. Sitting the written exam in Jan 2009 in edmonton.
Looking to join the study group or meet up with local people in the calgary area to help prepare with, especially locally trained canadians.
How does it work? ive never joined an online group study before.
my email address is [email protected] should anyone feel to contact me.

Regards

Luke

[lukefernandes]

also, i see people have recommended the o'sullivan NPTE book as a good exam reference? is this book specific to the american physio exam or the canadian? and if it is the american, is it really worth getting it to study for the canadian???

[sanchill]

also, i see people have recommended the o'sullivan NPTE book as a good exam reference? is this book specific to the american physio exam or the canadian? and if it is the american, is it really worth getting it to study for the canadian???

hello, lukefernandes

I bought the O'sullivan NPTE for my Jan 2008 written exam
This book provides summaries of different aspects of physiotherapy, sample questions + explanations and a CD-ROM with 3 sample tests.

I did feel the summaries are very useful, it is really good for the revision at the night before PCE exam. I tried the sample tests but the are really very difficult to me and thats y I gave up to do them. Haha....
The NPTE question style is different from PCE's. In fact, you can relate the sample questions provided by the Alliance. For PCE, you may be given a scenario and you need to answer some questions related to it. For NPTE( as I see in the O'sullivan book), the questions are not related to each other.

I suggest you to have a look at the sample questions in the orientation resources and try to apply each question to different joints, diseases and practices.
I know that there is a new version of candidate handbook 2009 but I don't know if there is any change to the exam syllabus. BTW, please check every item on the lists because I found some "RARE" questions in the PCE ( which scared my pants off ) but they were listed on the EXAMINATION BLUEPRINT!!!

For those questions related to local practice, you can read the " Context of Physiotherapy Practice in Canada" if you went through the PLAR

Magee is good but there are too many tests, just study the common tests for each joint

GOOD LUCK!!

Sanchill

[physiolover]

For those questions related to local practice, you can read the " Context of Physiotherapy Practice in Canada" if you went through the PLAR

I wanted to know where I can find the "Context of Physiotherapy Practice in Canada"...can someone please guide me as to where I can get a hold of this document/book please?

Thank you

[sanchill]

I got the "Context of Physiotherapy Practice in Canada" from the alliance
Beacuse I did not have experience working in Canada before I immigrated , the alliance sent this information to me for self study before I was allowed to register the written exam. It cost ~ $125

[physiolover]

I got the "Context of Physiotherapy Practice in Canada" from the alliance
Beacuse I did not have experience working in Canada before I immigrated , the alliance sent this information to me for self study before I was allowed to register the written exam. It cost ~ $125

Thanks for the response Sanchill.

Can you please tell me what sort of information is in this book? Is it just ethical guidelines and/or physio guidelines in canada?...or is there something else that I am missing?

Thanks.

[sanchill]

"Context of Physiotherapy Practice in Canada" included the following items

Payment of Physical Therapy services
How Physical Therapists are paid
How Canadian Health Care System work
Changes to the Health Care System
Evolution of health care and physiotherapy in Canada
Provincial Health Care systems
History of physiotherapy in Canada
Organization of Physiotherapy Profession in Canada
Physiothrapy Education in Canada
ICIDH/ICF and client-centred care
ethical practice
documentation/ SOAP notes
physiotherapy workload measure
issues related to privacy

it is very useful when you register and work , esp the SOAP notes as I do not use this charting format in Hong Kong

[Renata]

Hi
anyone prep for writting component? I am going to write in March 2009 - Toronto.

[Rafia]

HI,There,
I am going to write the exam in March, 2009- Saskatchwan.
I just moved from Toronto, Please reply me if anybody writing - Saskatchwan.

[Newcastle]

hi, i am going to write the written component in May. i am interested to join with u

[grace.india]

Hello,

Iam planning to write the PCE written component in Canada. Presently completing the research course under PLAR program thru distance education here in Edmonton, Canada. Do u knw any study group over here.

[Cristina]

Hello there,

Is there an online study group that I can join? Im from Alberta and I notice a lot of post are from Toronto. It would be nice have a group to study with while preparing for PCE written exam. Thanks.

[cinnamonplum]

I'm looking for an online study group for the written component of PCE for May '09, very interested in joining. I'm from Toronto (Woodbridge). My email add. [email protected]

Thanks!