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| Slovenian Association of Physiotherapists Institut of Slovenia Republic for Rehabilitation Linhartova 51 1000 Ljublana SLOVENIA |
Tel.: +386 1 4758 169 +386 1 300 11 42 Fax: +386 1 4372 070 email: drustvo.dfs@gmail.com sonja.hlebs@zf.uni-lj.si | |
| Last update: 08.06.2015 |
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Contact person |
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| Gabrijela Starc - president | Sonja Hlebs | ||||||||||||
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Country information |
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Headquarters | |||||||||||||
| DETAILS | The Slovenian Association of Physiotherapists has a headquarter with 3 staff employees but no managing director. The association holds executive meetings every four months and furthers liasions with other health care professions and authorities. The Slovenian physiotherapy association is not member of a trade union. | ||||||||||||
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Migration Information |
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| LINK TO DETAILED INFORMATION FOR MIGRATORS | Click here for detailed information regarding the migration procedures for Physiotherapists to: SLOVENIAPlease contact the Slovenian Association for further information. | ||||||||||||
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Physiotherapy Education |
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| INFORMATION AND NUMBERS | There is one public physiotherapy school witin the University of Ljubljana - Faculty for Health Sciences, Physiotherapy Department in the country with about 70 students per year and the number is rising. Study take 3 years (min. 2.700 contact hrs, 180 ECTS) leading to BSC degree and allow for postgraduate MSc degree (120 ECTS). Physiotherapists are involved in both teaching and research. For physiotherapy specialists in Slovenia please contact Slovenian Association of Physiotherapists. |
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Status of profession |
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| TITLE AND REGULATIONS ON THE PROFESSION | Professional Title/ Qualification: The title and the professional activity is protected by the state. The professional title is "diplomirani fizioterapevt". The rules of professional conduct are determined directly by the state through national legislation. The physiotherapist must be state registrated and obtain a licence to practice. The Slovenian Association of Physiotherapists has established a code of ethics for physiotherapists. The national authority responsible for the physiotherapy profession in Slovenia is the Ministry of Health. Employment opportunities for physiotherapists cannot be guaranteed. | ||||||||||||
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Practice of physiotherapy |
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| INSURANCE AND PRACTICE REGULATIONS | The physiotherapy services in Slovenia are not determined by the profession. The physiotherapist is mainly allowed to determine the clinical intervention of physiotherapy him/herself. Slovenia offers both public and private physiotherapy services. The insurance cover for physiotherapy is paid both through the national health care system and privately by the patient. | ||||||||||||
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Twinning |
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| The Slovenian Association of Physiotherapists has not yet established any twinning program but the association hereby announces its wish to do so. | |||||||||||||
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