Physiotherapy
at Paray
Newly
started: Physiotherapy further-training program
The start
of this new project succeeded well in December 2007. After 15 years
without the opportunity for further education for physiotherapy professionals,
this new project could be designed and started, thanks to the request
of Paray hospital Thaba-Tseka. Its goal is to support nurses having
already qualified
in a Solidarmed physiotherapy project; to offer them an opportunity
to acquire further training and further skill.
To this avail a specified workshop will be on offer,
among others, in the time of 12 - 17 of December 2010 and it will take
place at the nurse assistants’ school
of Thaba-Tseka.
Physiotherapeutically active professionals from all the hospitals and
other instituitions of the country are invited to join. Last year 15
in rehabilitation trained nurses from 7 institutions attended at the
course. Teaching on this year’s course will be again Ms Therese
Schär, physiotherapist from Zürich.
The training includes clinical teaching, with hospitalised and out patients.
The students of the nurse assistants’ school will obtain an introduction
into basic physiotherapy, particularly for preventive measurements.
Emphasis of this year’s teaching from 6th of December 2010 - 20th
of January 2011 will be put on neurorehabilitation, mother-child care
and physiotherapy in AIDS related conditions.
Fortunately I can lead some additional courses this year.
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Teaching
about physiotherapeutic aid to handicapped, Aids- and TB patients
in a rural healthcenter. |
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Introductery
course in 2 ART centers in natural medicin for supporting HIV patients. |
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3-day
workshop in professional continued education to the 9 qualified
physiotherapists at Queen Elisabeth Hospital in Maseru in January
2011. |
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The physiotherapeutic
activity at Paray would like to adress and support nurses working in
the field of physiotherapy of other hospitals in Lesotho. In 2009 3
newsletter werde published and sent to the 20 members of the Paray Physio
Group.
Thanks to the modern media it is possible to maintain a regular contact
among the physiotherapists of Paray to discuss professional themes.
To my great joy, in Switzerland and Germany an "expert-network"
is beginning to form, which supports us in the physiotherapy work in
Paray with professional skills. It is previewed to keep up the activities
of regular further training and education for at least 10 years, and
to engage in developping physiotherapy in Lesotho.
A current
topic is the integration of nurses in physiotherapy, by the way of a
certificate, in the already existing structure of health care. Modern
requirements for professional continued education encounter the traditional
and only available education at the working place.
At present
Ms Elisabeth Huber, qualified nurse and trained in basic physiotherapy
and her husband (leading doctor) work for Solidarmed at Seboche Hospital
in Lesotho. They regularely treat patients in the hospital and in the
out-patient centers. We have regular tel. contact to discuss current
problems.
The Swiss
organisation for developmental cooperation Solidarmed initiated a 7-year
physiotherapy further-training project in Paray in 1987, in which Ms
Margot Stöckler and Mr Markus Honegger took part along with me.
The recent activities are based on my voluntary co-operation and are
sustained by the hospital management of Paray. Full of thanks and joy
I see how a solidarity group has formed itself around this non-profit-project.
I am very grateful for the regular exchange of information with the
Solidarmed office in Lucerne, the Solidarmed country-co-ordinator in
Lesotho, the medicals engaged and the Christian Health Association of
Lesotho.
Further
information and news are available soon on this website.
Wolfgang
Fasser
info@wolfgangfasser.ch
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