Event Information:

  • Sat
    24
    May
    2014

    Walking Through and Towards Quality in Physiotherapy

    LGU organized a seminar entitled « Walking Through and Towards Quality in Physiotherapy » on Saturday 24 May, 2014. The seminar hosted several professionals in the field who met to discuss how to regulate and standardize the profession.

    At the start of the seminar, Dr. Paul Makhlouf, Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, called attention to the growing number of physical therapists in Lebanon due to public awareness of the need for such therapy to deal with old age ailments and various cases requiring specific physical therapy handling. As a result, there is an urgent need for criteria to standardize and regulate the profession.

    Mr. Charbel Habib, Head of the Department of Physical Therapy at LGU, spoke about the evolution of education in the field of physical therapy that used to be confined to graduating technicians before it became part of a higher education program recommended by the WCPT, that is a university diploma including a master degree and a professional PhD.

    Following that, Mr. Hassan Karaki, Director of the Research Center for Quality in Physical Therapy, spoke about how quality evolved from its being imposed by suppliers of goods and services to its being defined by the consumers of these goods and the users of these services. He also brought up the socio-professional situation of therapists in Lebanon before stressing that the main objective of the Research Center is to find out what therapists’ needs are in terms of training and self-development and to define a profile for the therapist and the needed qualifications he should possess, what pathologies are being treated and medical prescriptions are proposed along with problems relating to social security, retirement, and the overall situation of the profession in rural areas in Lebanon.

    In turn, Mr. Joseph Yammine, expert in quality and standardization systems, focused on the preventive and corrective dispositions that should meet the needs of clients. He also described the content of the documentation pyramid that includes the quality manual, the specific procedures for every activity, and the working documents that keep track of what steps have been taken during the therapeutic process. He also defined some terms relating to quality, such as norms, certifications, audits, processes, control, conformity and non-conformity, and corrective and preventive actions.

    Following that, Mrs. Rachelle Rassi Daou, physical therapist and expert in health management, stressed the need to meet the patient’s satisfaction, to boost the image of the profession as well as the need to train professionals on the latest innovations in the field so that they are constantly aware of optimal hygiene practices, the risks involved, and how to apply therapies that are effective and cost efficient.

    Mrs. Claude Maroun, Director of the Physical Therapy Center at AUBMC, delivered a SWOT analysis of the profession identifying its strengths as being university qualifications and the code of ethics and its weaknesses as lack of regulations imposed by the government and data provided for the purpose as well as lack of funds to finance research in the field ; while the opportunities lie in the willingness of universities to launch research programs ; and the threats in the tendency the profession has to follow an esthetic rather than a therapeutic trend.

    Mrs. Maroun also made various recommendations aimed at boosting the profession through carrying out continuous training for the therapists and working towards effective standardization of the profession. She also spoke about how to set objectives for the case in hand and move towards fulfilling these objectives in the best interest of the patient and how to measure the efficiency of the whole process.

    Mrs. Lea Tabet, physical therapist and coordinator of the Physical Therapy Department at LGU, spoke about the standards required for accreditation. She also identified the patient’s rights and needs and the delivery of quality therapy by qualified professionals who are respectful not only of the patient’s needs but also of the security of the environment. She also confirmed that in order to deliver quality therapy to patients, the whole process must be measured against reliable performance indicators.

    At the end of the seminar, discussions followed on how to implement the criteria regarding the standardization of the profession in a most efficient manner. (photos attached)

  • Fri
    17
    Jan
    2020

    LGU Edu-Fit – leb

    Dr. Jan Dommerholt, President of Myopain Seminars, assisted by LGU Alumni Nabil Zoghbi and Wissam Nicolas taught the DN-3 course at the Lebanese German University, LGU Jounieh, Lebanon. The course was organized by Edufit-Leb. Ten students passed the final examinations to become the first CMTPT/DN clinicians in Lebanon!
    LGU, in collaboration with EduFit-Leb continue to deliver high quality international education courses despite the difficult economic situation on Lebanon.
    We wish LGU and EduFit-Leb the best of luck in their mission.
  • Mon
    06
    Jul
    2020

    Biomedical Technologies Department Achievement

    Another achievement for LGU’s Biomedical Technologies Department. Congratulations to Joseph KHATTAR and Carla ZEINE for having their paper “Implementation of a Monitoring System that Notifies Healthcare Providers of a Sudden Medical Emergency Occurring to a Driver” accepted in a book entitled “Vital Signs: an Overview”. The book is edited by Dr. Roy ABI ZEID DAOU, Head of the Biomedical Technologies Department at LGU, and Professor Josef BOERCSOK, Chairperson of the Computer Architecture and System Programming Department at Kassel University. The book is published by Nova Science Publishers.

     

     
    • Mon
      14
      Oct
      2019

      Visit of Professor Dr. Michel Landry to LGU As An Expert in The DPT Field


As we are aiming for excellence in teaching at the Doctor of Physical Therapy program (DPT), LGU was honored to host another renowned expert in the field, Doctor Michel Landry.
Dr. Michel D. Landry is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and in Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina (USA). Prior to his current position, Dr. Landry spent seven years as Division Chief of the Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Division where he successfully implemented an upgrade of the program that has now grown into one of the top physical therapy programs in the United States. Prior to receiving his doctoral degree, he held clinical and senior management positions within the private rehabilitation sector in Ontario (Canada), and within international humanitarian aid and development agencies. Dr. Landry is a health policy and services researcher, and his area of study is the policy implications of the gap between available supply (financial and human resources) and increasing demand for rehabilitation and health services across the continuum of care. He is a Past-President of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and a former Career Scientist at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). He lectures widely on policy and the political dynamics of rehabilitation, implications on people with disabilities, and is a provocative advocate for the moral, ethical, and economic necessity to ensure accessible and affordable rehabilitation services across the continuum of high, middle, and low-income countries. Dr. Landry is currently completing his Executive Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, where he is also participating in the Health Sector Management Certificate (HSM).
  • Wed
    09
    Oct
    2019

    New Approaches in The Tele-Rehabilitation With Dr. Helene Corriveau & LGU

    The Physical Therapy Department wishes to thank Dr. Helene Corriveau for sharing during the past few days, her extensive academic and active experience in research, and her pioneering new approaches in physical therapy especially in tele-rehabilitation with our DPT candidates. Her enormous efforts were highly appreciated by the staff and candidates.

  • Mon
    14
    Oct
    2019

    Visit of the Canadian Professor Dr. Helene Corriveau to Participate in the DPT Curriculum as a Visitor

    The Lebanese German University – LGU is pleased to host Canadian Professor Hélène Corriveau for her participation in the Doctorate Physical Therapy (DPT) curriculum as a visitor.
    Dr. Corriveau is a full-time professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in the University of Sherbrook. She holds a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Montreal and a PhD from the University of Sherbrook. She has been working in research at the Center of Research for Aging (CSSS-IUGS) since 2001.
    During her extensive academic career, Professor Corriveau received numerous distinctions and awards, mainly the Distinction Award for Best Teaching in 2011.
    She published many scholarly articles on geriatrics and gerontology, rehabilitation of stroke patients, balance, fall prevention, postural stability, functional and strength training and telerehabilitation, to name a few.
    We wish her and all DPT candidates the best.

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