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- Diafonare - An international dialogue of best practices in dealing with formal, non-formal and informal learning in rehabilitationPublication . Anjinho, N; Beenen, Paul; Alves Lopes, António; Almeida, Patrícia; Freitas, Tiago; Atalaia, Helena; Baleia, Isabel
- European benchmarking and customized learningPublication . Almeida, Patrícia; Alves Lopes, António; Beenen, Paul
- Implementing european programs: creating platforms for innovation of physiotherapy educationPublication . Beenen, Paul; Alves Lopes, António; Noronen, L
- SOCRE: Social Rehabilitation Through EducationPublication . Alves Lopes, António; Almeida, Patrícia; Karhinen, Panu; Harra, Toini; Baets, Stijn; Dejonckheere, Filip; Beenen, Paul; Príncipe, TiagoBackground and purpose: Changes in Society and challenging situation of elderly, chronically ill and disabled people in Kosovo and Russia require the latest know-how of social rehabilitation, which aims at improvement of social capability and possibilities to cope with everyday life. Description: The aim of this project is to enhance education in social rehabilitation and management through lifelong learning, in line with the Bologna process and in collaboration with partners of education, rehabilitation practice and ministries. The program countries are long-term partners from Higher Education Institution (HEIs) in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands and Portugal. They have complementary high-level and widen special expertise in modern pedagogy and rehabilitation. The partner countries are Kosovo and Russia (5 HEIs, 3 Ministries, 1 NGO and 4 rehabilitation centers). Project is coordinated by Metropolia UAS. The outputs and results proposed for this project are: Clear and practical definitions of the competences of rehabilitation professionals working in different cultural contexts in the field of social rehabilitation. Six continuous professional development (CPD) courses: one top-up course for teachers and five for rehabilitation professionals on EQF levels 5, 6 and 7, and a digital platform to support the implementation of the courses. Teacher handbooks, course plans and other relevant teaching and learning material for the students. Regional, national and international networks for collaboration and sustained development of education as well as practice and management of social rehabilitation. Importance: The key pedagogical strategies to achieve the results are co-creation and blended learning. The project reaches its goals through the built courses activating professionals and students in the field of rehabilitation. The main impact of the project is the enhanced level in rehabilitation services and management skills resulting in higher client satisfaction and quality of life in PA societies.
- Trends in physiotherapy education: retrospective analysis of ECPE presentationsPublication . Alves Lopes, António; Almeida, Patrícia; Beenen, PaulThe last decade both physiotherapy and education faced many demands. Educators are challenged to show evidence and report their best practices. An overview of what has been the focus in the ECPE conference show and the main areas of interest and the development in the European Higher Education Area. It provides the opportunity to benchmark towards the policy statement of education of the World Physiotherapy Confederation. Thus increase the consistency and perhaps assisting in formulating a relevant research agenda for the future. The purpose of this study is to give an overview of the trends in physiotherapy education of the last decennium as it is presented at the conferences of the European the World Physiotherapy Confederation (ECPE). A descriptive and retrospective study was carried out and qualitative and quantitative analysis was made on the basis of content and study design/ methodology, by 3 independent reviewers of all abstracts presented at each of the two previous ECPE conferences of 2004 (Estoril - Portugal) and 2008 (Stockholm -Sweden). Categories for content analyses were developed on base of the distribution and main themes used in the conference. This analysis was constrainted by lack of transparency on the description of methodologies in the abstracts and also by the different organization of the abstract books. We needed to create a category "Not Conclusive" and make our decisions based on the rahter classic distinction of qualitative and quantitative study types and methodology. In the results we can find an increase of total presentations from the first to the second conference. In both conference there is a clear preference for special interest issues and in the research the qualitative studies are more favored. There is a total increase in research and implementation research from the first conference to the second. We intepretate this as a logical consequence as in the first conference most of the presentations were focused on new strategies and policies. In the second conference the aim was more directed to the implementation and scientific grounding of these innovations. Educations Institutes and professionals developed more research on Continuous Professional Development, Teaching and Learning strategies, Curriculum Development and Clinical Education. Presumably these topics are related with the European movement – ‘ Europe a strong society in 2020!’, where education and professionals should meet an European standard. The next step could be a comparison with WCPT and educational networks like COHEHRE and ENPHE. It helps researchers and educators to get a better inside of the research agenda and build upon earlier work. It gives an incentive to the development of high quality methodologies. An overview of reports in conferences gives the opportunity to compare with published results and could challenge publishing criteria.