The main aim is to build capacity in physiotherapy education and practice regarding obesity and metabolic rehabilitation across the EU and to facilitate standardisation of obesity education for EU physiotherapists.
Goal
The ‘Promoting Obesity and Metabolic Rehabilitation INclusion in EU Entry-level Physiotherapy Curricula PROMINENCE’ project is a pioneering partnership between five European Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and the Europe Region of World Physiotherapy (ERWP) with a focus on physiotherapy education regarding obesity and metabolic disease, a leading cause of morbidity which acts as a shared challenge to the health of all EU citizens and its healthcare systems.
Funding source
Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership LS 2021-2027
Contact persons
Tiina Pystynen
tiina.pystynen [at] tuni.fi