Newletter Home About Us News & Activities Notices Articles Downloads Publications Photo Gallery Videos Audios + News & Activities World Physiotherapy Day - Kalpana Basnet NEPAL PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION and PHYSIOTHERAPY SOCIETY OF NEPAL is going to celebrate ‘WORLD PHYSIOTHERAPY DAY’ on this coming 8th September 2010(Wednesday) by donating food, fruits, orthopedic aids and physio- therapeutic support to GERIATRIC patients at Pashupati Geriatric Home. We request all of you (especially physiotherapists) to support and provide some donation to this sacrosanct program with pious intention Location: Pashupati Geriatric Centre and Maitighar Mandala, Kathmandu. Time: 2:00PM Wednesday, September 8 th , 2010 Contact Person : Dr. Saurabh Sharma Dhulikhel Medical Institution Dr. Dejib Thapa Physiotherapy Dept Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal Mobile: 9841892377 Dr. Raju Pandey Physiotherapy Dept Civil Hospital, Baneshwo Mobile: 9849137845 . Blood Donation Programme PSN organised a Blood Donation Programme in Bhrikutimandap in association with National Disabled Fund on …….. 2010, in Bhrikutimandap. Realizing the fact that many patients die due to unavailability of compatible blood group on time, they lose their life, PSN came up with the idea of Blood Donation Camp, with the theme of “Donate blood for life”. Programme went well, and we were able to achieve the targeted number of blood donors. It is wise to organize blood donation camps in regular interval in order to save lives of many. Along with the benefit to patient in form of life, it also enhances health of the donor. We would like to thank National disabled fund to help us with the organisation of blood donation camp and to provide the space for the programme. We would also like to thank Orthopedica for sponsoring for juice and food for the donors, and also Limb Tech for sponsoring the Banner. Workshop on Sensory Integration and Special Education - Kalpana Basnet Special Education and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children (SERC) is organizing a 2 days workshop on ‘Sensory Integration and Special Education’ on 3rd and 10th July 2010 (Saturdays). Any Physiotherapists and Special Education teachers are invited to participate. Pre registration is required. Venue: Special Education and Rehabilitation Center, Shree Marga, House no. 117, Baluwataar, Kathmandu, Nepal Date: 3rd and 10 th July 2010 Time: 10 AM to 1 PM For registration, contact 4428250, 4413974 or Email: kalpana_b2002@yahoo Blood Donation Programme of PSN 5th Ashar, 2067, Kathmandu. PSN organized a Blood Donation camp in Kathmandu on Saturday, 5th Ashar, 2067 (19th June, 2010) at National Disabled Fund, Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu. The blood donation camp was sponsored by National Disabled Fund and Orthopedica, Kupondole, Lalitpur. PSN thanks everybody who helped it make the Blood Donation Camp a grand success. More News & Activities ... Articles Professional Development in Nepal - Saurab Sharma Professional development is a key factor for improvement of self and profession may it be any profession. Considering the fact that physiotherapy is among one of the newest and emerging profession in Nepal that has yet to show it importance and efficacy in health sector with comparison to other fields in health care system in Nepal. Challenges in building physiotherapy profession in Nepal Challenges in Building Physiotherapy Profession in Nepal Everyone as a physiotherapist, I suppose, has a will and wish to do something for physiotherapy profession, but the barriers they have are the culprit which is restricting the growth of physiotherapy as a profession. Barriers or the challenges may include work over-load at work place, lack of time due to personal reasons, limited time and resources, lack of co-operation from other disciplines in health sector, lack of interest from government, other political reasons etc. autism and autistic children It’s not a tragedy but greatest challenge of Life Special education and its significance: Special education is the method of education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students individual differences and needs. It is the act of educating students in a way that is special, or different from the usual methods. Special education also denotes an education system provided to students who have mild to severe mental or physical disabilities. Common special needs include learning disabilities, communication disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, and developmental disabilities. Students with these kinds of disabilities are likely to benefit from additional educational services, different approaches to teaching, and use of technology. More Articles ... About Us About PSN Physiotherapist Society of Nepal(PSN)is non-governmental, non-political, non profitable Government registered professional organization of physiotherapy graduates (with qualification of bachelors degree and above) devoted towards the upliftment and welfare of the physiotherapy profession. PSN was started mainly to create awareness of physiotherapy to all, uplift physiotherapy standards in Nepal, and create job opportunities for physiotherapists at government and private level. For the same, PSN has created man power policy with international reference. Main aim and focus of PSN is to uplift physiotherapy standards of practice in Nepal and emphasizing on Continuing Professional Development. Mission and vision Who we are and what we do; Our Mission: The PSN is the peak body representing the graduated physiotherapists in Nepal. We work to uplift physiotherapy profession in Nepal in order to provide quality physiotherapy and optimal healthcare for all people in Nepal. We work towards creating awareness of Physiotherapy in Nepal considering the fact that physiotherapy is comparatively new profession in Nepal. We also aim to change the wrong concept of physiotherapists work and profession in general public and also to medical health workers. We assist our members to provide quality physiotherapy through any possible means. What we are striving to achieve; Our Vision: To provide all Nepalese with quality physiotherapy care, when and where required, to optimise health and wellbeing. Aims and objectives of PSN To uplift physiotherapy profession in Nepal To create awareness of physiotherapy to all To set and ensure the ethical professional practices To promote high professional standards of independent practice of physiotherapy To preach lifelong learning to all physiotherapists in Nepal To work to create vacancies for physiotherapists in Governmental and non-Governmental sectors of health To publish newsletter every three months to update members and others with regular activities of PSN and also inform you about latest treatment approach To update all regarding news, events and activities of PSN with website To link all the physiotherapists all around Nepal for sharing of ideas and knowledge To encourage all for evidence based approach in the field of Physiotherapy To start and encourage Scientific Research in Physiotherapy in Nepal To inform fresh Physiotherapy graduates about vacancies, job opportunities To watch and advise Government / Organizations and NGOs on policy matters affecting the development and practice of Physiotherapy. To advise and assist Government and Nepal Health Professional Council to establish statutory council for the profession of Physiotherapy in the country To create awareness to government to create scholarship seats for physiotherapists for further studies like other fields To discourage and stop malpractice and quack practice of physiotherapy in Nepal To work in all possible ways to achieve the aims and objective of PSN History of Physiotherapy in Nepal Physiotherapy started around 40 years back in Nepal. With some of the health professional seeing need of physiotherapy for patients, few nurses in Bir hospital (Government hospital in Nepal) were provided with physiotherapy training who continued their job as a therapist for a long span of time. Gradually need of physiotherapy increased among medical practitioners. So many others were trained by international volunteers in Nepal for some span of time, and slowly the need of qualified physiotherapists was felt . For the same purpose, a person was sent to India for diploma degree in India. Later need starting formal physiotherapy programme was felt. So to fulfil the same aim, Certificate level in physiotherapy (CPT) was started by expatriates in Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1983 AD. IOM produced few batches of CPT and at beginning of 1990’s the course was stopped. Certificate graduates delivered their level best quality service to the public in the field of physiotherapy along with other trainees, and quack practitioners. Services rendered by quack practitioners were merely more than CPT’s considering their low pay scale, and unavailability of enough CPT’s. With the same aim, CPT course was again started by Dhulikhel Medical Institute (DMI) at Kathmandu University (KU) in 2003 AD which has produced almost 70 CPT graduates till date. With the upgrading of the qualification in Physiotherapy world wide, KU has upgraded the CPT course to Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) in June 2010, and stopped the CPT course. In the meanwhile, realizing huge scope of physiotherapy abroad (in developed countries), a lot of Nepali students went to India and other countries to BPT. Number of physiotherapy graduates drastically increased in recent past from 2007 to 2010 from 30 to 250 respectively (figures based on Nepal Health Professional Council registrations). Though a lot of Nepali citizens graduated from the in and around the world and came back to country to serve it with a motive of delivering quality physiotherapy care to needy, but government failed to realise the need of physiotherapists and employ them. Though in time, few vacancies are created in private hospitals and clinics but they aren’t able to employ all the qualified therapists in the country. This leaves many qualified physiotherapists unemployed in the country. Work from trained physiotherapists were appreciable in the past, and still is, but the scenario now has changed. People trained as a physiotherapist did their best to serve people in the past, but now as we already have a lot of other qualified physiotherapists, still the recognition of qualified physiotherapists in yet to be done. Government, public, and other medical health professionals (mainly doctors) fail to recognise the difference of work of trained and qualified physiotherapists. Most of the job seekers get answer from the hospital administrator that, “physio aid, and person with masters degree in physiotherapy do the same work, so why do we employ MPT rather than employing a physio aid (with 2 months to 1 year training)” Non-medical person if says these statement, then it would be appreciable, but medical professionals failing to realising the importance of various levels of physiotherapists is difficult thing to understand. It is like saying a CMA and a general physicians do the same job, prescribing medicine. Like medical profession, Physiotherapy also includes systematic treatment approach, including, assessment, diagnosis, formulating treatment plan and Treatment. With regular treatment, PT also also reassessment of the case and continuation or modification of the treatment accordingly. But due to lack of awareness of this to referring doctors, consultant tend to prescribe physiotherapy treatment to a qualified physiotherapist, which is absolutely wrong and not acceptable. Also for many fracture cases, who are under immobilisation, orthopedician tend to refer patient to a physiotherapist very late, when muscles are atrophied, when joints are already very stiff and patient is dependent. But they fail to realise the use of PT in the early stage to prevent other potential complications too. Moreover, physiotherapy is not just limited to orthopedics, but has a huge field of practice. This includes, physiotherapy in neurology, cardiopulmonary, geriatrics, pediatrics, disability, community based, womens health, surgery etc. Considering all other issues and present scenario of physiotherapy of Nepal, main issues identified now is lack of awareness about physiotherapy to all. If this problem is treated on time, all other issues would be solved. Realisation of importance of physiotherapy profession, and work of different level of physiotherapists in medical profession, government and disability sector will definitely create vacancies in the government, and private sectors. So PSN aims to aware public, government, medical sector, NGO’s and INGO’s about effectively of physiotherapy and its importance for better health.
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