Israel
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Patient Access to Physiotherapy or Physical Therapy Services / Entry Point[edit | edit source]
- How do members of this country access Physical Therapy services?
- What is the entry point or typical path the patient must follow in order to receive services?
- Do PT's have direct access or are they part of a primary care team?
Physical Therapists are permitted to:
- Act as first contact/autonomous practitioners
- Assess patients/clients
- Make a diagnosis
- Treat (interventions, advice and evaluation of outcome)
- Refer to other specialists/services
- Offer preventative advice/services
http://wcpt.org/node/24716/cds
Therapist Preparation[edit | edit source]
Degree/Credentialing[edit | edit source]
- What is the education process to become a Physiotherapist or Physical Therapist in this country?
A person who wishes to receive a physiotherapist certificate in Israel must hold a bachelor’s degree (at least) in physiotherapy, and successfully complete the government examination in this profession. In addition, the following minimal conditions must be fulfilled:
- Age at least 18.
- Citizen or resident of Israel.
- Has no dangerous disease.
- Not have been found guilty, in Israel or overseas, of a criminal offense or disciplinary offense that, due to its nature, seriousness or circumstances, renders him unfit to receive a certificate in a health care profession, and not have had a charge or complaint of such an offense laid against him, in respect of which a final verdict has not yet been given.
Physiotherapists in Israel are professionally educated at the university level and since 2008 are required to be licensed to practice. Upon a completion of the requirements for a bachelor of physiotherapy (BPT) in an accredited school in Israel, the graduate can apply to many of the advanced academic programs related to health studies offered both in Israel and abroad.
http://www.ariel.ac.il/physiotherapy/en
Recognized institutions in Israel for teaching Physiotherapy:
- School of Health Professions, Tel Aviv University
- Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa
- School of Health Sciences, Ariel University Center
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University, Be'er Sheva
- Zefat Academic College
Specialization[edit | edit source]
- Do clinicians specialise in certain areas of care and if so how?
Recognised special interest groups:
- Aquatics
- Cardiorespiratory physical therapy
- Educators in physical therapy
- Electrophysical agents
- Health promotion (includes non-communicable/chronic disease management, physical activity)
- Information management and technology
- Intellectual disability
- Management/administration (includes leadership, medico-legal, professional standards and best practice)
- Mental health
- Neurology
- Orthopaedics/manual therapy
- Occupational health and ergonomics
- Older people
- Oncology/palliative care
- Pain (includes pain management, pain research)
- Paediatrics
- Policy
- Private practitioners
- Sports physical therapy
- Womens health
http://wcpt.org/node/24716/cds
Professional Associations[edit | edit source]
- What are the professional associations associated with Physiotherapy or Physial Therapy in this country?
The Israeli physiotherapy association has one staff employee (plus secretaries) but no managing director employed. The association holds regular executive meetings (meeting period not specified) and furthers liaisons with other health care professions and authorities. The Israeli physiotherapy association is member of a trade union.
http://www.physio-europe.org/pdf/israel.pdf
Information about the Patient Community[edit | edit source]
- What is the population these PT’s serve?
- What are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the population served?
Social/Cultural Influences[edit | edit source]
- What is the influence of the family on a patient's health status?
- What are the typical patient's living conditions, family dynamics, and cultural back ground?
Delivery of Care[edit | edit source]
- Is delivery of care provided in a timely manner?
- Special methods? Home health etc
Type of Health System[edit | edit source]
- Is it a national health system with universal access?
Payment System[edit | edit source]
- What methods to patient use to pay for service? (Insurance, bartering etc.)
References[edit | edit source]
