World PT Day 2021 activities
See how the Surinamese Association for Physiotherapy marked World PT Day 2021.
The Surinamese Association for
1974
2021
51
Bachelors degree
1
* = Continuing Professional Development
Ministry of Health or another government department
The World Physiotherapy standard
All programmes
*Direct access means a person can refer themselves to a physiotherapist without referral from another health professional
No
In cases where additional diagnostic examination is required for insured parties. This examination must be requested by the medical doctor For example, if someone goes to the physiotherapist after a trauma and the physiotherapist shows that the person may have suffered a muscle tear or a bone fissure. The physiotherapist must then request the examination through the medical doctor. In this case, the communication between doctor and physiotherapist cannot always be experienced as pleasant, because the patient first skipped the doctor
See how the Surinamese Association for Physiotherapy marked World PT Day 2021.
North America Caribbean region has physiotherapy associations from 15 countries/territories