Today, digital technologies are increasingly being used in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. These include robots, health apps, wearables, and virtual reality. This development brings new responsibilities for physiotherapists: they must carefully consider the ethical aspects when using these technologies. To ensure that physiotherapists can handle these technologies ethically, their training must keep pace with these advancements.
The project has four goals:
This project provides theoretical and practical insights into the ethical issues of digital physiotherapy. These ethical questions are addressed through case studies, which are integrated with game-based learning tools (e.g., moral games). At the end of the project, a toolkit will be available for use in ethical education. This aims to help physiotherapists use new technologies responsibly and competently.
ZHAW: Irina Nast, Mandy Scheermesser
ZHAW: Andrea Glaessel, Anja Hinteregger, Leah Reicherzer
ZHdK: Sophie Walker
IBME: Tobias Eichinger
HES-SO: Jean-Gabriel Piguet, Mathilde Robert
SUPSI: Marco Barbero
Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken (ZHdK), Nikola Biller-Andorno (IBME), Michael Ignaz Schumacher (HES-SO)
01.06.2024 – 31.05.2027
SNSF