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The data has been provided by the Member Organisation and to the extent possible are a true reflection of the situation in the country, however not all figures are authoritative and should be interpreted accordingly.
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General View
Country Profile
Education
Profession & Practice
CPD & Specialisation
Migration & Mobility
Address
34, Alexandras Av.
Athens -Greece
114 73
GREECE
Telefon
+30 210 821 3905
Website
Social media:
Number of Members:
4389
Europe Region Primary Contact
President / Chair
CEO / General Secretary
Mr. Bournousouzis D. Eleftherios / bournousouzislefteris@gmail.com
Petros Lymperidis / proedros@psf.org.gr
Chalari Efthimia / general-secretary@psf.org.gr
10 500 000
Population
10422
Practising Physiotherapists
4389
Physiotherapists' Members
Publications
Newsletters
yes
Journals
Physiotherapy (Φυσικοθεραπεία)
e-journal (4 issues per year)
Scientific Publications
Yes
Events
Organisation Congress
Other events
Entry Level Educational programmes: Those programmes that prepares graduates for entry into practice of physiotherapy. They bring a person to the point of being able to practice as a physiotherapist in the country of education. Entry requirements, length of the education programmes and the final qualification obtained may vary within and across countries.
World Physiotherapy definition: “Entry level physical therapist professional education programmes are those that equip physical therapists to practise as independent professionals. World Physiotherapy recommends that education for entry-level physical therapists should be based on university or university-level studies of a minimum of four years, independently validated and accredited as being at a standard that affords graduates full statutory and professional recognition.”
In some countries it could be a difference between education itself and access to the profession such as possible legal requirements to practice – i.e. registration or training period.
Ptixio Physikotherapias (Degree of Physical therapy)
12
School years needed before entering the Physiotherapy Programme
4.0
Years of the Physiotherapy Education Programme
240
ECTS
1st
Correspondent Bologna Cycle
Level 6
Level 6
Level 6
National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level
European Qualifications Framework (EQF) level
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
Professional Title
English title
National language titles
Physiotherapist
Φυσικοθεραπευτής
Practice and Regulation
Professional Autonomy
Standards of practice
No
Code of conduct
Yes
Registration required to practice
Yes
Re-registration required
No
Re-registration frequency
CPD required for re-registration
No
Permitted to Assess?
No
Permitted to Diagnose?
No
Permitted to Treat?
Yes
Permitted to Refer on to other specialities/services?
No
Permitted to Refer on to other tests or examinations (MRI, Radiography, US)?
No
Access to Physiotherapy
Access to physiotherapy: Ability of a client or patient to be referred to a physiotherapist for assessment and treatment. There are different types:
1. Direct access: The patient/client directly asks the physiotherapist to provide services (The patients refer themselves). The physiotherapist freely decides his conduct and takes full responsibility for it. Also when the physiotherapist has direct access to patients/clients and determines those that need a physiotherapy assessment/intervention without referral from a third party.
2. Access by referral: The patient/client has access to the physiotherapist by referral from another health professional (medical practitioner or other).
3. Access by referral with the freedom to decide intervention: The patient/client has access to the physiotherapist by referral from another health professional. The prescription will not indicate the technical modalities used in the intervention.
4. Access by referral with an imposed programme of intervention: The patient/client has access to the physiotherapist by referral from another health professional. The prescription will include the diagnosis, and will further specify the intervention modalities to be carried out by the physiotherapist. The prescription may also include the number of sessions and their frequency.
Can service users refer/seek directly asks the physiotherapist to provide services (assessment, intervention or treatment)?
No
Is Self-referral allowed or possible within the national health system?
No
Is Self-referral allowed or possible outside the national health system?
No
In the case a medical/ physician referral is needed, are there limitations?
No
Do the expected competencies of graduates from entry-level physical therapy programmes prepare them to accept self-referrals on qualification?
Yes
Clarifications:
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Continuing professional development (CPD): Is a systematic, ongoing structured process of maintaining, developing and enhancing skills, knowledge and competence both professionally and personally. The aim is to develop the clinical performance at work. The individual physiotherapist undertakes her/his CPD activity systematically keeping a record of her/his clinical reflection and learning. This process strengthens the personal and professional profile along with quality service to the patient/clients
CPD in the country is:
Voluntary
CPD is monitored by:
Self monitored
What is the CPD approach in the country?
More information on what is recorded
Does the MO offer advice on career pathways to its members?
No
Is this advice in relation to:
Further information on the advise the MO provides
Does the MO offer CPD courses to its members?
No
Courses are to
Does the MO survey their members about CPD?
No
Who is financing or otherwise supporting CPD?
Other - Responsible for financing
Who provides the MOST financial support
Clarifications:
Clinical Specialisation
Physiotherapy clinical specialisation recognised?
No
Physiotherapy clinical specialisation recognised by
Recognised clinical specialisations
Clarifications:
Permanent Stay
Documents you must provide / the application (attachment) or information to be submitted:
If you wish to work as a physiotherapist in Greece on a permanent basis you will have to submit the following documents:
- completed and signed application form
- certified photocopy of a national identity card or passport
- copy of diploma, certificate or other evidence of a formal qualification
- transcript or equivalent document from the university or educational establishment that awarded your qualification. It must list all courses taken, broken down by year
If you attended more than one higher education establishment, you must submit a diploma (or confirmation thereof) plus transcript for all of them
- certificate or equivalent document authorising you to practise, issued by the relevant authority in the country where you are authorised (licence / registration / certificate of professional practice)
- if the profession is not regulated in your home-country, certificate, issued by the relevant authority in the country where you obtained your qualifications, confirming that they comply with article 3, par. 1 (e) of Directive EC/2005/36 (for qualifications obtained in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and you are therefore able to practise as physiotherapist in your home country
- if neither the profession of physiotherapist nor the respective education is regulated in your home country, proof that you have worked as a physiotherapist for at least 2 years in the last 10 – submit copies of social security documents
- if your qualification comes from outside the EU, you must provide documentation from the relevant authority in the EU country that granted your professional license showing that:
1. your academic qualification has been recognised there
2. you are licensed to practise your profession there and
3. you have 3 years of professional experience there (include copies of social security documents).
If the documents you submit are copies, they must be certified – by the relevant authorities in your home country or in Greece.
All documents must be translated into Greek. Translations must be certified, provided by an officially recognised translator in Greece or in any other EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
You may be able to find an officially recognised translator by contacting- the relevant national translation body .
Responsible authority:
Hellenic Republic
Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs
Directorate for EU Affairs
Council for the Recognition of Professional QualificationsA. Papandreou, 37
EL- 151 80 Maroussi
Tel: +30 210 344 3167 / 3169 / 2486 / 2487
Fax: +30 210 344 3158
Email: srpq@minedu.gov.gr
When can you expect an answer:
Once you have sent your documents, the authorities have:
1 month (from the time they receive your application) to acknowledge receipt and ask you for any other documents they require
4 months to take a decision – from the time they have a complete application in their possession.
Cost:
€100 – to be paid to any Greek state tax office (D.O.Y.).
Temporary Stay
Documents you must provide / the application (attachment) or information to be submitted:
If you wish to work as a physiotherapist in Greece on a temporary or occasional basis, you must submit the following documents:
- completed and signed declaration form
- photocopy of a national identity card or passport
- copy of diploma, certificate or other evidence of your professional qualification
- attestation from the relevant authority in your home country (or country of establishment) that you are legally established there as a physiotherapist and are not prohibited from practising, even temporarily, at the time the attestation was issued
- if neither the profession of physiotherapist nor the respective education is regulated in your home country, proof that you have worked as a physiotherapist for at least 2 years in the last 10 – submit copies of social security documents.
You must re-submit this declaration every year. However, as regards all the other documents, you only have to submit them with your initial declaration - unless there have been changes in your personal or professional situation.
If the documents you submit are copies, they must be certified – by the relevant authorities in your home country or in Greece.
All documents must be translated into Greek. Translations must be certified, provided by an officially recognised translator in Greece or in any other EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
You may be able to find an officially recognised translator by contacting- the relevant national translation body.
Responsible authority:
Local Administrative Districts (perifereies) - Health Professions departments List
When can you expect an answer:
Once you have sent your documents, the authorities have:
1 month (from the time they receive your application) to acknowledge receipt and inform you:
- whether or not your qualifications will be checked
- whether they need other documents
- whether there is likely to be any delay in their decision, and why.
2 months to take a decision – from the time they have a complete application in their possession.
Cost:
Free of charge. However, if you have to sit an exam – to compensate for any shortcomings in your professional experience with respect to the Greek requirements – you'll have to pay the relevant fees for it (the same fees as those paid by Greek nationals).
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