Tag: physiotherapy education
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Generative conversations – IFOMPT focused symposium
The IFOMPT symposium on generative AI in physiotherapy explored its impact on clinical practice, education, and research. Participants discussed AI’s capabilities in diagnosis, personalised treatment, and data analysis. The event highlighted opportunities like improved efficiency and risks including potential misdiagnosis, emphasising the need for human-AI collaboration in physiotherapy.
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AI and the future of physiotherapy education – IFOMPT panel discussion
AI has the potential to revolutionise traditional approaches to physiotherapy education. While it enhances access to current research and provides intelligent tutoring, concerns about critical thinking and ethics arise. Educators are developing strategies to integrate AI effectively, focusing on balancing technological advancements with crucial skill development in physiotherapy education.
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BIP AI – AI in education: Opportunities and challenges
In this Blended Intensive Programme on AI, Pedro Chana and I talk about the opportunities and challenges for AI in education. The presentation covered how AI can enhance learning through personalised experiences, virtual assistants, and generative AI, while also addressing challenges like academic integrity, inaccuracies, and teaching methodology adjustments.
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BIP in Digital Health – Responsible use of digital health technologies
In this Blended Intensive Programme in Digital Health, Joost van Wijchen and I discussed responsible digital health technologies, focusing on security, regulatory, and ethical considerations, and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. We also discussed challenges in physiotherapy education and practice, emphasising the importance of proactively addressing risks and harnessing the benefits of digital health innovations.
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In Beta podcast: Generative AI in health professions education
#33 – Generative AI in health professions education In this conversation, Ben and I speak to Lambert Schuwirth to get his take on the impact of generative AI in health professions education. The conversation covers the development of HPE-Bot from a pedagogical perspective; the potential impact of generative AI on HPE teaching, learning, and assessment;…
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AI and expertise in professional education – ADAPT conference
At the 2023 ADAPT physiotherapy conference, I discussed the impact of generative AI on physiotherapy education, emphasising how it challenges the traditional role of universities in professional training by offering accessible and personalised expertise. The presentation highlighted AI’s potential to democratise learning, enhance project-based education, and create affordable learning alternatives outside formal degree programs. I…
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A critical perspective on technology-enhanced education – World Physiotherapy webinar
In a 2020 World Physiotherapy webinar, I discussed the Covid-induced shift to online and blended learning in physiotherapy education. I urged a critical review of this transition, highlighting its potential long-term implications on teaching practices and effectiveness. In addition, I suggested using technology to foster transformative learning experiences through critical pedagogy, enhanced collaboration, and increased…
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Call for papers – Towards a new normal in physiotherapy education
By responding to this global disruption, we are placed in a situation where we are having to rethink our approaches to physiotherapy education. All over the world physiotherapy educators are engaged in what is possibly the most extensive programme of pedagogical change in our professional history. We see colleagues responding with creativity, empathy and flexibility,…
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Comment: Science conferences are stuck in the dark ages
…for decades the room has been the same: four walls, a podium, and a projector. PowerPoints today mimic the effect of a centuries-old continuous-slide lantern. Even when time is occasionally left for questions at the end of lectures, it’s still a distinctly one-way flow of information. Scientific posters are similarly archaic. Ngumbi, E. & Lovett,…
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Blended and online learning in physiotherapy education
A short video that was presented at a physiotherapy education conference in Brazil in 2018. I spend a few minutes discussing the benefits and challenges on online learning environments in a clinical learning context.
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Who is planning for the future of physiotherapy?
In the middle ages, cities could spend more than 100 years building a cathedral while at the same time believing that the apocalypse was imminent. They must’ve had a remarkable conviction that commissioning these projects would guarantee them eternal salvation. Compare this to the way we think about planning and design today where, for example,…
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An introduction to artificial intelligence in clinical practice and education
Two weeks ago I presented some of my thoughts on the implications of AI and machine learning in clinical practice and health professions education at the 2018 SAAHE conference. Here are the slides I used (20 slides for 20 seconds each) with a very brief description of each slide. This presentation is based on a…
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OpenPhysio abstract: Artificial intelligence in clinical practice – Implications for physiotherapy education
Here is the abstract of a paper I recently submitted to OpenPhysio, a new open-access journal with an emphasis on physiotherapy education. About 200 years ago the invention of the steam engine ushered in an era of unprecedented development and growth in human social and economic systems, whereby human labour was supplanted by machines. The…
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We’re all in beta
I was talking to Ben Ellis (@bendotellis) from Oxford Brookes University at the ER-WCPT conference in Liverpool last year and bemoaning the fact that the most interesting conversations – for me anyway – were happening outside of the sessions. This is probably not news for anyone who’s gone to more than a few conferences. We…
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Our students succeed despite their education, not because of it
Note: Thank you to Dave Nicholls from the Critical Physiotherapy Network for his insight and comments that helped inform this post. Foucault said that the most dangerous ideas were the ones that we’re not even aware of; the ones we accept as being fundamentally true. He emphasised the need to examine our everyday practices and to critically analyse the…
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Physiotherapy in 2050: Ethical and clinical implications
This post describes a project that I began earlier this week with my 3rd year undergraduate students as part of their Professional Ethics module. The project represents a convergence of a few ideas that have been bouncing around in my head for a couple of years and are now coming together as a result of…
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Physiotherapy education for the 21st century
Note: This article was first posted on the Critical Physiotherapy Network. Thanks to CPN for permission to cross-post here. The beginning of the 21st century has seen more technological advances than any other time in our history, at an accelerating rate of change. At the time of writing, we are seeing the introduction of robotics,…
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Proposal abstract: Training in the ICU for physiotherapy students with a visual impairment (a case study)
Abstract for a project proposal that I submitted for ethics review earlier this week. If it gets approved we’ll begin data collection on our first visually impaired undergraduate student placement in the intensive care unit. The Department of Physiotherapy at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) began accepting students with visual impairments (VI) into…
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Proposal abstract: Case-based learning in undergraduate physiotherapy education
Abstract for a project I submitted earlier this week for ethics clearance. During 2012 – 2014 we converted one of our modules that runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year levels from a lecture-based format to a case-based learning format. We are now hoping to have a closer look at whether or not the…