Professional competence of an osteopathic doctor as a basis professional standard
AUTHORS : Mokhov1 D.E. | Tregubova2 E.S.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : 1Saint Petersburg State Medical Academy of Postgraduate education, 2Saint Petersburg State Medical Academy named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg
YEAR : 2011
The growing interest in osteopathy requires integration of osteopathy in the medical science and healthcare system in Russia. It requires the development of professional and educational standards for osteopathy. Professional standard for specialists providing osteopathic care is based on the allocation of professional competence in accordance with the activities osteopath. We have presented a draft version of the professional competence of
specialist providing osteopathic care, which can be used both for developing training programs for osteopaths and for attestation of existing specialists.
Keywords: osteopathy, professional standards, competence of osteopath.