Impactful educational transitions: Crossroads for physiotherapy education in South Africa?

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Corlia Janse van Vuuren
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Background: Global changes in physiotherapy entry-level educational programmes to exit with a Doctorate or Master's degree have consequences if physiotherapy education, worldwide, is to remain professionally competitive. However, within the South African context, such global competitiveness should be carefully considered against the national healthcare needs and implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) programme, with a bigger emphasis on a skilled mid-level workforce, including physiotherapy technicians or community rehabilitation workers.

Objectives: These competing interests are carefully considered, against the theoretical background of international DPT training; human resource and financial constraints in the South African healthcare sector; reforms of the South African health and educational sectors intended to address the inequalities of the past; the need for quality healthcare delivery and the professional reputation of physiotherapy in South Africa.

Methods: A framework for physiotherapy education in South Africa, to move on from the current educational crossroads, is proposed through an integration of multiple theoretical perspectives.

Results: The framework is based on the current challenges being experienced in physiotherapy education and healthcare service delivery, which could be addressed by changes in the education sphere.

Conclusion: The baseline suggestions for (re)considering the current education environment for physiotherapy, as proposed in my article, are to ensure that the profession remains relevant and able to confront the current changes presented by the South African healthcare system, including the implementation of the NHI plan, whilst remaining globally aligned and competitive.

Clinical implications: The suggested, reconsidered, educational framework for physiotherapy in South Africa could become pivotal in advancing the profession on both a national and international level, through further critical conversations.

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有效的教育转型:南非物理治疗教育的十字路口?
背景:如果世界范围内的物理治疗教育要保持专业竞争力,那么全球物理治疗入门级教育计划的变化将对博士或硕士学位的退出产生影响。然而,在南非的情况下,这种全球竞争力应与国家医疗保健需求和国家健康保险方案的执行情况仔细考虑,更强调熟练的中级劳动力,包括物理治疗技术人员或社区康复工作者。目标:在国际DPT培训的理论背景下,仔细考虑这些相互竞争的利益;南非保健部门的人力资源和财政限制;南非卫生和教育部门的改革,旨在解决过去的不平等问题;南非对高质量医疗服务的需求和物理治疗的专业声誉。方法:通过整合多种理论视角,提出了南非物理治疗教育的框架,以从当前的教育十字路口继续前进。结果:该框架是基于当前物理治疗教育和医疗保健服务提供所面临的挑战,这些挑战可以通过教育领域的变革来解决。结论:正如我在文章中提出的那样,(重新)考虑当前物理治疗教育环境的基线建议是确保该专业保持相关性,能够面对南非医疗保健系统当前的变化,包括NHI计划的实施,同时保持全球一致和竞争力。临床意义:建议的、重新考虑的南非物理治疗教育框架可以通过进一步的批判性对话,在国家和国际层面上推动该专业的发展。
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