The Nigerian Physiotherapy Society (NSP) is a national professional association representing trained physiotherapists in Nigeria as well as foreign trained physiotherapists who are practicing in Nigeria. The society was inaugurated on 29 August 1959 at a meeting held at the University College Physiotherapy Department of Medicine, Ibadan by a group of Nigerian and British Physiotherapists.
The goal is the desire and need for professional organizations. A constitution and law designed for ratification at the General Meeting.
The first General Meeting of the Society was held on 28 November 1959 in Lagos at the home of a physiotherapist. Sixteen people were present including founding members. In a short time (1961-1962) the public was recognized by the Federal Government and other Regional Governments. It is the only body that has the power to negotiate with the government. The state chapters of society emerged after several years.
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NSP and World Confederation for Physical Therapy
The existence of the NSP was known in 1960 to the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) with the view of being a member.
In the application, the NSP was granted temporary membership in 1966. It was invited in 1967 to the 5th WCPT International Congress held in Melbourne, Australia. Three members of NSP, Messrs Ajao, Kehinde and Mrs Aboderin, were present at the congress where NSP was officially accepted as a full member of WCPT on May 18, 1967. Since then, NSP members have attended the International Congress organized by WCPT. , with some occupying positions on the Executive Committee.
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History of physiotherapy education
The physiotherapy profession was imported into Nigeria in 1945 by two British Chartered Physiotherapists, Miss Manfield, and Mr. Williams, and the arrangements are Royal Orthopedic Hospital (now National), Igbobi, Nigeria. They were employed by the Nigerian national government and charged with the responsibility of treating injured and disabled Nigerian soldiers returning home from Burma and other war fronts during World War II, as well as starting a training program in physiotherapy (Oshin, 1986). Similar to Britain, Australia and the United States, physiotherapy education in Nigeria begins in a hospital setting. Two British Chartered Physiotherapists (Miss Manfield and Mr. Williams) employed by the Nigerian national government, launched a three-year diploma program to train assistant physiotherapists. Some individuals who graduated from the program then proceeded to the UK for further study to become a Chartered Physiotherapist. Finally, the training program at Igbobi was stopped, and the degree program began.
The search for excellence in physiotherapy education in Nigeria was formed, decades ago, with NSP's decision to upgrade the first physiotherapy training program located at the Royal Orthopedic Hospital (Now National) in Igbobi, Lagos to a university setting (Oshin, 1986). The Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy (BSc-PT) was launched at the University of Ibadan (UI) in October 1966. The UI program was followed in 1971 by the College of Medicine diploma program, University of Lagos (CMUL) who was appointed to a degree program in 1977. Bachelor The Bachelor of Medicine Rehabilitation-Physiotherapy (BMR-PT) degree program was inaugurated in 1977 at the University of Ile-Ife, today Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU).
The curriculum of UI and CMUL is modeled following the British education model. This development is not surprising, given that pioneering physiotherapy educators in Nigeria, Dr. Abayomi Oshin, and the late Associate Professor Gabriel Odia, earned their initial professional education (MCSP and Master's Diploma) from the UK. In contrast, the BMR-PT curriculum in the OAU follows a standard course unit system in US and Canadian universities. The OAU curriculum was designed by the late Professor Vincent Nwuga, who received his professional education from British, Canadian and American universities.
Between 1966 and 1997, physiotherapy education in Nigeria is a 4-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1998, the curriculum at all universities was upgraded to a 5 year Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) degree or a BMR-PT degree. In addition, graduates are mandated to complete a clinical internship one year before being granted a license to practice. The period between 1985 and 2004 witnessed the development of the second generation of physiotherapy education programs in the country. Going forward, the period between 2013 and 2016 marks the third generation of physiotherapy education programs in Nigeria. The first master's degree program in physiotherapy in Nigeria began at OAU in 1985. Mrs. Mabogunje, the first graduate of the program, completed her degree in 1987. Ph.D. a degree program in physiotherapy in Nigeria was launched at UI in 1997 where the first graduate of the program, Dr. T.K. Hamzat, graduated in 2000. Currently, six out of twelve universities in Nigeria offer physiotherapy education programs providing post-professional degrees (MS and Ph.D.) in physiotherapy (Balogun et al., 2016 a & amp; b). Despite these critical steps, the entry-level education for physiotherapy practice in Nigeria is still at the baccalaureate level. The yearning for the entry of DPT education by a Nigerian physiotherapist has been going on for more than two decades. A proposal submitted to the National Commission of the University by the NSP and the Medical Rehabilitation Therapy Council (MRTB) is awaiting approval.
Pan African Congress/Africa Physiotherapy Organization
The first Pan-African Physiotherapy Congress was held in the Great Hall of Old, College of Medicine, and LUTH by the NSP on 28 May - 3 June 1979. The congress was a processor for the African Physiotherapy Organization. Organizational Executive Committee meets in Cairo, Egypt.
The Society not only organizes the Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting from the beginning, but also provides a sustainable professional development forum for members and other health professionals. The official journal for research publication is the Nigerian Physiotherapy Society Journal . The public advocates for events related to physical therapy, physical fitness, quality of life and health of the Nigerian nation. The benchmark training curriculum in Nigeria for a physiotherapy degree at the University is Bachelor of Physiotherapy (B. Physio) and the community is trying to leverage efforts with other stakeholders to improve the curriculum to the Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT). This led to talks with the University of Michigan-Flint faculty more than two years ago and an alliance was beaten to begin a transitional DPT program. Recently the first set of Nigerian students graduated at the University held in May 2013.
References
{{Oshin TA (2011). Physiotherapy in Nigeria: yesteryears, current and in the next millennium. National PhysioNews, 1 (3): 8-9.
Joseph Abiodun Balogun (2015). "Physiotherapy professionalization in Nigeria: Challenges, threats, and opportunities." Journal of Physiotherapy of Physiotherapy Nigeria, 21: 43-59, 2015. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321793904_Professionalization_of_physiotherapy_in_Nigeria_Challenges_threats_and_opportunities
Joseph Abiodun Balogun, Balogun AO, Obajuluwa V. (2017). Phenomenological investigation of the first two decades of university-based physiotherapy education in Nigeria. Cogent Medicine, 4: 1301183. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/2331205X.2017.1301183
Oyeyemi A (2009). Fifty Years of Physiotherapy in Nigeria: Trends, perspectives, and future directions. Journal of the Physiotherapy Society of Nigeria. 17: 30-35 Available from URL: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1006.6440&rep=rep1&type=pdf reorders}
Balogun JA, Mbada CE, Balogun AO, Okafor UAC. (2016a). Spectrum of results relating to student enrollment in physiotherapy education programs in West Africa. International Journal of Physiotherapy, 3 (6), 603-612.
Joseph Abiodun Balogun, Mbada CE, Balogun AO, Okafor UAC (2016b). Profile of physiotherapist educators from Anglophone West African countries: cross-sectional study. International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 3 (9): 99 -109. http://www.conscientiabeam.com/pdf-files/med/9/IJMHSR-2016-3(9)-99-109.pdf
Joseph Abiodun Balogun, Oyeyemi A, Balogun AO (2017). Entry-level physiotherapist in Nigeria: Evaluation of program readiness. International Journal of Current Research. 9 (07): 54884-54891.} Http://www.journalcra.com/article/entry-level-doctor-physiotherapy-nigeria-program-readiness-evaluation
External links
- Website for the Nigerian Physiotherapy Society
- ^ "Student enrollment spectrum Related results in physiotherapy education program in West Africa". ijphy.org. 2016 . Retrieved March 18 2018 .
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