https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2014.51

Physiotherapists education and competences for Cardiac Rehabilitation

Vol. 82 No. 2 (2014): Cardiac series
Submitted: August 20, 2015
Accepted: August 20, 2015
Published: August 20, 2015
physiotherapists, education programs, competences
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Sandro Cortini
cortinis@gmail.com
Associazione Italiana Fisioterapisti - Regione Toscana, Italy.
Daniela Fabbri
Associazione Italiana Fisioterapisti - Regione Toscana, Italy.
Authors show a summary of educational programs in Physiotherapy at the present time in Italy, just regarding Cardiac Rehabilitation, treated usually too shortly and in a not homogenous way between the various academic awarding institution and suffering for the italian general educational system misaligned with the others european partners. They presents, according with ICF rules and with accreditated organization, the essential competences required for that health professional to deal with accountability needs and problems in Cardiac Rehabilitation, with enphasis about the low appeal of the discipline by the physiotherapist even though her great epidemiologic relevance.

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Cortini, Sandro, and Daniela Fabbri. 2015. “Physiotherapists Education and Competences for Cardiac Rehabilitation”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 82 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2014.51.

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