FIZJA gives physiotherapists access to free training courses

- The perception of our profession, the practice of which is based on trust, is changing for the better. Within the framework of this trust, it is extremely important to provide patients with the highest possible level of care and to constantly improve our competence, to be up to date with scientific advances and developments in our field," Dr. Tomasz Dybek stressed.

Within the framework of "physiolearning," physiotherapists have the opportunity to receive training, with a particular focus on those completed in cooperation with physicians. A key tool for this is the free educational platform FIZJA, prepared by the KIF. T

- This is part of a system through which physiotherapists have additional development opportunities. Through this service, physiotherapists have access to 80 online training courses and have the opportunity to enroll in onsite training. The main goal of the project is to raise the level of competence in conducting physiotherapy, post-disease rehabilitation and physioprophylaxis in key areas of physiotherapy. The project is co-financed under the European Union budget," said Arkadiusz Dziubaszewski, manager of project management at KIF.

- Currently, we have 80 online trainings available on the platform, nearly 45 thousand completed single trainings by physiotherapists and about 450 completed classroom trainings on 54 topics. We have issued just under 51 thousand certificates confirming the acquisition of competencies in key areas of physiotherapy. By the end of the year, we plan to implement more than 800 stationary trainings," added Arkadiusz Dziubaszewski.

The training courses consist of modules developed jointly with orthopedists, radiologists and physicians and physiotherapists. They deal with basic orthopedic units, such as anterior cruciate ligament damage, rotator ring damage, osteoarthritis of the hip or, for example, enthesopathy of the forearm muscles or instability of the shoulder or ankle joint.

- Each of the training courses consists of modules presenting approaches in clinical diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, conservative treatment and surgical treatment. They provide a unique opportunity to learn not only about diagnosis, but also to conduct a full radiological examination in some conditions, as well as to get a glimpse of the operating room and look at the full course of surgery, along with expert commentary," argued Marta Jonkiel, MD, a physiotherapist training under FIZJA.

The value of the training was also praised by participants. Krzysztof Parysek enrolled in a training course on post-surgical hand rehabilitation and after damage to the peripheral and central nervous system.

- I was not disappointed. The clinical experience of the presenters of this training allowed me to extract some therapeutic tools that I could also apply in my daily work," he stressed.