critical physiotherapy network

Tell us a little about your current work and study, especially how you think and practice critically. My name is Roel van Oorsouw. I am a physical therapist working in a University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, typically working with critically ill patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Two years ago, I started a PhD trajectory studying patient experiences during ICU stay and ICU recovery, mainly using phenomenology research designs. I am convinced that phenomenology has a lot to offer for physical therapy. Reading this kind of studies has brought me an incredible amount of understanding to the, often confusing, clinical context. Alongside with the technical and … [Read more...] about Roel van Oorsouw – 30 DoS – Day 20

1.       Tell us a little about your current work and study, especially how you think and practice critically I’m affiliated to Western Norway University of Applied Sciences HVL as a full professor of public health and academic head of the PhD-program Health, function and participation. My work includes teaching and supervising MA and PhD students, and research. In addition to my work at HVL, I have a small clinical practice with riding physiotherapy. The critical element in my teaching, supervising, practice, and research emerges as a critical appreciation of anything and everything that crosses my desk or enters into my everyday life. I am … [Read more...] about Tobba Sudmann – 30 DoS – Day 19

Tell us a little about your current work and study, especially how you think and practice critically. I spend a lot of time thinking about how we use technology in teaching and learning, and especially around how uncritically we have implemented online learning over the past 18 months; it's like we took the worst version of online learning that was possible and just went with that. I think we can do better. Lately, I've also been thinking about the nature of knowledge work and the practices of knowledge workers. In particular, I'm trying to figure out how and why we do what we do, and whether this is something worth paying more attention to. My impression is that academics not only … [Read more...] about Michael Rowe – 30 DoS – Day 18