Tag: professional ethics

Introducing the Humanities into physiotherapy education

Mar 9, 2016

in Ethics

empathy, ethics, humanities, liberal arts, literature, poetry, professional ethics, professionalism

This post has been modified and published on The Conversation: Africa as Physiotherapy students have much to learn from the humanities. I’m increasingly drawn to the idea of integrating some aspect of the Humanities into undergraduate physiotherapy education. We focus (almost) all of the curriculum on the basic sciences and then the clinical sciences, which has a certain…
Physiotherapy in 2050: Ethical and clinical implications

Jul 17, 2015

in Education, Physiotherapy, Technology

3d printing, aging, algorithms, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, brain computer interfaces, clinical education, ethics, gene therapy, genetic modification, nanotechnology, physiotherapy education, professional ethics, prosthetics, robotics, virtual reality

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…
An international project in professional ethics

Mar 23, 2015

in Education, Ethics, Open access, pht402, Physiotherapy, Technology

international online course, open online course, pht402, physiotherapy, professional ethics

Earlier this year I began working with several colleagues on an international module in professional ethics. We’re going to spend 2015 collaboratively designing a module that students from a variety of undergraduate physiotherapy programmes can complete, in both online and face-to-face contexts. The project builds on the work I’ve done previously as part of my PhD research (these notes…
Starting new projects and catching up with old ones

Jul 23, 2014

in Conference, Technology

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It’s been a long time since I’ve updated my blog, for a few very good reasons. The first and most important is that in the middle of last year my daughter was born. I took time out from as many non-essential work-related activities as possible so that I could spend time with her whenever I could. During…
Faculty member on FAIMER Brazil (2014)

Feb 17, 2014

in Conference, Learning, Research, Teaching

Brazil, faimer, fortaleza, foundation for the advancement of international medical education and research, open online course, professional ethics

I’m spending a week in Fortaleza, Brazil as part of the FAIMER-Brazil programme for 2014. FAIMER is an international programme aimed at developing capacity in medical education and research, especially in developing countries. There are regional institutes in South Africa, Brazil, India and China, and the main organisation in Philadelphia. I was here in 2013…
PHT402: The last independent act?

Aug 20, 2013

in Curriculum, Ethics, pht402, Social media

assisted suicide, ethics, euthenasia, online course, pht402, professional ethics

This is my fifth contribution to a series of weekly posts related to the #pht402 Professional Ethics course. This week’s topic asks if assisted suicide is ever OK? I thought it would be an interesting question to ask health care professionals and students what they thought about the possibility of a legal framework that enabled…
PHT402: What is the value of a human life?

Aug 15, 2013

in Assignments, Curriculum, Ethics, pht402, Physiotherapy

equality, ethics, human life, human rights, judgements, morals, online course, pht402, professional ethics, torture, values

This is my fourth contribution to a series of weekly posts related to the #pht402 Professional Ethics course. This week’s topic is specifically about torture, but the general principle concerns the rights of the individual vs the rights of society, as well as asking about the relative value of a human life. I’m going to…
PHT402: Empathy and professional practice

Jul 17, 2013

in Curriculum, Ethics, pht402, Physiotherapy, Social media

caring, empathy, pht402, professional ethics, professional practice, relationships, sharing

This is my first post for the #pht402 professional ethics course that I’m participating in for the next few weeks. The topic for the first week is to explore personal objectives related to empathy and professional practice in the health care context. I’ve been teaching the Professional Ethics course at UWC for five years and…
PHT402 Professional Ethics course introduction

Jul 8, 2013

in Ethics, Learning, pht402, Social media, Technology

ethics course, intrduction, pht402, professional ethics

Introduction for the PHT402 Professional Ethics course that is due to begin in about a week. The course is being run at the University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with Physiopedia and aims to explore different ways of developing generic attributes that are relevant for ethical professional practice in the healthcare professions. Hi everyone.…
Giving students a voice in Physiotherapy Ethics

Nov 23, 2009

in Assignments, Education, Physiotherapy, Students

Basil Buthelezi, energy, ethics, example, healthcare, higher education, physiotherapy education, physiotherapy ethics, poem, professional ethics, student voices

I’ve been going through some of the “Professional Ethics” assignments I received from our third year physiotherapy students, and wanted to share this one with you (with the students’ permission). It was written by Basil Buthelezi, and which I think really showcases the wonderful talents our students have, which we would never usually encounter because…