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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.7px;">The total population of Colombia is 48'203,000 inhabitants. Between the years 2010 and 2015 the total life expectancy in Colombia was 75.2 years. Male: 72.1 years, female: 78.5. Gross mortality rate: 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gross birth rate:18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants.</span> | <span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.7px;">The total population of Colombia is 48'203,000 inhabitants. Between the years 2010 and 2015 the total life expectancy in Colombia was 75.2 years. Male: 72.1 years, female: 78.5. Gross mortality rate: 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gross birth rate:18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants.</span> | ||
In Colombia, the highest cause of death between 2010 and 2014 was ischemic heart disease, followed by cerebro-vascular accident, chronic lower respiratory infections, diabetes and hypertension. Other significant death causes were cancer, homicides, motor-vehicle accidents and perinatal conditions. 7<sup></sup><sup></sup> | |||
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Revision as of 16:59, 18 November 2016
Welcome to Worldwide Physical Therapy Practice: a focus on Primary Care Physical Therapy
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Patient Access to Physiotherapy or Physical Therapy Services / Entry Point
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In Colombia patients have access to physical therapy either through private health insurance or goverment health insurances. All Colombians have mandaory affiliation to health insurance services provided largely by the goverment, which are called EPS ( Entidad Promotora de Salud), IPS (Instituciones Prestadoras de Servicios) or POS (Plan Obligatorio de Salud).In all cases a physician referral is necessary, except for those who will pay privately. 1
The physicians or EPS are the ones who determine when therapy services start and when do they finish. The frequency,lenght and amount of sessions need previous insurance authorizacion and are based on the type of insurance and not so much the need of the patient.1
Therapist Preparation[edit | edit source]
In order for students to initiate a physical therapy program, first they need to pass a national competence test upon high school graduation.This test is called ICFES. According to the score in this test students can be admitted in public or private colleges or universities, usually goverment colleges demand a high ICFES score. 2
All entry level programs in Colombia are Bachelors' level and last anywhere from eight to ten semesters. The last one or two semesters are internship programs in public health institutions under direct or undirect teacher supervision.
Degree/Credentialing
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There are currently 34 programs nationwide. Upon completion of the program, all graduates will register with the department of health and be appointed a license to practice. Completion of the program alone will grant the license and there are no national physical therapy tests requiered in order to become licensed.
Specialization
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There are several colleges and universities throughout the country with nine main specialty approaches:
- Neuro-Rehabilitation
- Adult Critical Care
- Cardiopulmonary
- Trauma and Orthopedia 3
- Manual Therapy
- Therapeutic Physical Activity
- Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
- Comprehensive Integration in Motor Disability
- Management and Formulation in Kinetic Conditioning Programs 4
Professional Associations[edit | edit source]
- Colombian Physiotherapy Association- Asociacion Colombianna de Fisioterapia (ASCOFI): Non-profit national entity formed by physitherapist whose main objective is to defend and look for the integral development for the profession in all areas 5
- Colombian Association of Physiotherapy Students -Asociacion Colombiana de Estudiantes de Fisioterapia (ACEFIT): This is an independent, non-profit entity that contributes to the progress, development and comprehensive training of students associated through programs of academic, cultural, social,economic and personal development. This association is made up by different chapters nationwide. 6
Information about the Patient Community[edit | edit source]
The total population of Colombia is 48'203,000 inhabitants. Between the years 2010 and 2015 the total life expectancy in Colombia was 75.2 years. Male: 72.1 years, female: 78.5. Gross mortality rate: 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gross birth rate:18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants.
In Colombia, the highest cause of death between 2010 and 2014 was ischemic heart disease, followed by cerebro-vascular accident, chronic lower respiratory infections, diabetes and hypertension. Other significant death causes were cancer, homicides, motor-vehicle accidents and perinatal conditions. 7
Social/Cultural Influences[edit | edit source]
Delivery of Care[edit | edit source]
Type of Health System[edit | edit source]
Payment System[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342011000800010
- http://www.elsevier.es/es-revista-revista-iberoamericana-fisioterapia-kinesiologia-176-articulo-analisis-critico-educacion-fisioterapia-colombia-S1138604511000037
- http://www.cursosycarreras.co/posgrados-fisioterapia-TC-4-755
- http://www.educaedu-colombia.com/postgrado/fisioterapia
- http://www.ascofi.org.co/
- https://prezi.com/qt_rzk0lnprp/asociacion-colombiana-de-estudiantes-de-fisioterapia/
