How to direct the training of physiotherapists in Gerontology in Brazil in the face of population aging?

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https://doi.org/10.17267/2238-2704rpf.2023.e4994

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Aging, Physical Therapy Specialty, Gerontology, Curriculum, Competency-Based Education

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BACKGROUND | The rapid aging of the Brazilian population has changed the health scenario. Such a change requires physiotherapists to be prepared to deal with the specificities of this population. The Associação Brasileira de Fisioterapia em Gerontologia - ABRAFIGE (Brazilian Association of Physical Therapy in Gerontology), which has the mission of strengthening the specialty and the purpose of promoting qualified assistance in physical therapy in gerontology, proposes fundamental skills for training in teaching in undergraduate and graduate courses in physical therapy in gerontology. This initiative aims to assist administrators at higher education institutions in different regions of Brazil in the planning of such courses to improve the quality of the education of physiotherapists in this field.

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06/02/2023

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Alexandre T da S, Pereira DS, Arantes PMM, Menezes RL de, Pegorari MS, Molina FF, et al. How to direct the training of physiotherapists in Gerontology in Brazil in the face of population aging?. Rev Pesq Fisio [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 2 [cited 2024 Jun. 30];13:e4994. Available from: https://journals.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/fisioterapia/article/view/4994

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