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Published on: 6/27/2007
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Mr John O'Sullivan, Director of IPTAS, said that he believed that an agreed approach, with the input of physiotherapy and physical therapy professionals, supported by the Department of Health, would be beneficial to all.
"Patient safety and welfare is clearly an issue in which our respective organisations have a shared interest.It is also clear that our mutual patients would benefit if GPs and IMO members generally are equipped to advise with regard to the merits and applications of both physical therapy and physiotherapy approaches," Mr O'Sullivan told IMN.
"It is evident that a small but focused effort now by responsible organisations will ensure that the public can visit the healthcare practitioner of their choice with absolute confidence, with an expectation founded on fact rather than misinformation," he said.
Mr O'Sullivan added he hoped the offer "meets with agreement and the proactive support from our healthcare colleagues".
In a letter to Dr Martin Daly, IMO GP Chairman, proposing the educational campaign, Mr O'Sullivan writes that IPTAS was not previously aware of the IMO's interest in physical therapy but that these are concerns that are shared by IPTAS as "the recognised education provider for physical therapists in Ireland".