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It feels weird to see I’ve got a student number again. Exciting times ahead.

First of all the screws I had in my ankle are out. A little hiccup occurred though. The surgeon put several needles of anesthetic into the skin and opened the outside of my ankle. The first screw came out.

Then the second came out.

Or so I thought. Apparently the second one is broken off. X-ray showed that the broken screw will not damage the joint. Since I thought the screw that was broken off was pushing through to the other side the surgeon decided to explore the other side as well to see if it would cause any problems in the future. He decided there would be no problem so he stitched me up again. So now everybody is happy. Although I have to say I’m very happy. I complained of not having a man scar before. Now I have two scars plus a piece of metal in my leg. How cool is that?

In the afternoon a dear friend of mine had to defend his dissertation. Miko has work hard on his thesis and has earned his doctorate. After defending his work for an hour in a very eloquent way the assembly of professors and doctors decided to make him a peer.

Congratulations to you Miko.

In the Netherlands a physiotherapist is required to register. Once you’re registered you are required to update your skills. Every year you need to earn a certain amount of points. Health insurance companies will only allow their clients to see registered physiotherapists. Apart from some minor courses I took at OCA I haven’t been updating my skills.

Time for a big investment. I’m thinking of doing a masters of physiotherapy. And I’m thinking of doing it with a specialty in psychosomatic physiotherapy.

Psychosomatische Fysiotherapie benadert het bewegend functioneren vanuit de complexe relatie tussen somatische, psychische en sociale factoren. De psychosomatisch werkend fysiotherapeut wordt opgeleid tot een specialist op het gebied van psychosociale factoren. Hij biedt zorg bij hoogcomplexe problematiek ten aanzien van het bewegend functioneren waarbij de zelfregulatie van de klant sterk verminderd is. Hierbij spelen vaak persoonlijkheid, copingstijl, motivatie, stemmingstoornissen, angststoornissen, somatisatie, somatoforme stoornissen en de sociale omgeving een belangrijke rol. Dit gaat vaak gepaard met een hoog ziekteverzuim en/of disfunctioneren in de arbeidssituatie of het sociale leven. hu.nl

Psychosomatic physiotherapy approaches the moving body and its functioning from the complex relation between somatic, psychological, and social factors. The physiotherapist who wants to work with a psychosomatic approach will be trained to become a specialist on the area of psychosocial factors. His area of expertise involves clients with a diminished capability of self regulation who have highly complex issues regarding movement within a functional context. Key contributors are; personality, coping style, motivation, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, somatisation, somatoformic disorders and social surrounding. These issues will usually coexist with absence through illness and/or disfunctioning in a working environment or social life. hu.nl

I’m thinking of the “Hogeschool Utrecht“, because otherwise I’d have to go to Bergen in Norway. This is of course a no go seeing as a sister of mine already went to Norway and I’d don’t actually like going abroad.

Some stats:

• the master study will take three years
• study load will be 20 hours a week
  
• cost of the entire study will be €12.000,-
• every Friday I’ll have to go to Utrecht

I’m almost a coordinator at OCA. Before you can become a coordinator you have to do a written exam (I got a 94 out of 100), a report (handed it in just now) and a practical exam (still have to do it, but I don’t see any problems). You want to know what I’ll be able to do? I’ll be able to do intakes and assess what kind of program people with health issues need; physiotherapy, psychology and/or occupational therapist. Next to that I’ll be coordinating those programs and maintaining contact with employers, physicians and supervisors. In short; an awesome job.

My brother in law finished his dissertation.

Thinking myself somewhat of a chemistry enthusiast and wanting to prepare for his presentation I decided to read it. Index done, ok so far. First page…no not possible to read, second page no, third page no. Damn, I’ll try the Dutch summary. Jeeezzz, I think it’s about membrane transport. In function it could filter salt from water. Pretty cool I reckon.

OCA has got an internal academy. I’ll be doing two short courses.

I’ll be starting off with a “reconditioning” course. I’ll be learning/doing the following:
- Product knowledge
- Programme management, basic principles and multi-disciplinary cooperation
- Generic training education
- Communication models within commercial health care
- Behaviour and interventions with behavioural approach
- Pathologies and the translation to protocols and training schedules
- Law and integral reporting
- Internships and practical assignments

Hopefully in January I’ll be doing a “coordinator” course. I’ll be learning/doing the following:
- Process knowledge and national agreements
- Programme management and MDC (Multi Disciplinay Consultation)
- Business communication
- Integral reporting and work recovery schedules
- Law
- Internships and practical assignments

Next to these short courses I’ll be doing a two year bachelor course called FOCUS on which I have no info yet.

Exciting times!!!