The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties has accredited training courses for all specialists in the branches of medical rehabilitation with 240 hours of continuous medical education, including 16 courses in all medical rehabilitation specialties, which are physical therapy, occupational therapy, prosthetics, and prosthetic devices. The head of the Medical Training and Education Committee at the General Administration of Hospitals at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Ahmed Barhamin, said that the courses represent the training schedule, which comes as an extension of the strategic plan to develop rehabilitation services at the Ministry of Health to raise and develop the workforce in the field of medical rehabilitation in the Kingdom''s hospitals.
The head of the Medical Training and Education Committee added that the courses target all categories of medical rehabilitation, including specialists, physiotherapists, technicians of artificial limbs and prosthetic devices.
He indicated that the courses are varied in terms of specializations in the branches of medical rehabilitation, and the courses will deal with several topics, including how to develop and implement a treatment plan for patients with orthopedic and neurological diseases by a physiotherapist.
Dr. Barhamin called on those wishing to participate in the courses to communicate with the medical rehabilitation supervisors in each directorate, and to fill out the participation form, indicating that the training schedule was sent to all health affairs directorates in the regions.
