Physiopedia Plus (Plus) is now an approved provider for AGENAS, with all online courses on Plus now accredited for continuing education, opening up a whole world of online learning to physiotherapists in Italy with hundreds of courses available to learn in Italian.

There are currently around 67,500 practicing physiotherapists in Italy, who are regulated by the Italian National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services (AGENAS) overseen by the Italian Ministry of Health. AGENAS provide technical and operational support to regions and healthcare organisations with regards to organisational, economic, financial aspects and efficacy of health interventions, as well as patient centeredness, quality and safety of care. To this end, AGENAS is responsible for accreditation of continuing education and continuing professional development to ensure that it is is scientifically validated and supports quality and safety of patient care. AGENAS requires that Physiotherapists in Italy complete 150 accredited training credits in each 3-year period, through accredited courses and learning opportunities.

Thanks to a new agreement, Plus is now an approved provider for AGENAS, meaning that all online courses on Plus are approved for credits for physiotherapists in Italy! Amongst the hundreds of resources available on Plus, there are now nearly 400 online courses that have been translated into Italian, enabling physiotherapists to learn in their own language. Courses that have been particularly popular with our Italian learners to date include the Family-Centred Developmental Skills Training in Early Intervention Programme of 13 different courses by Pam Versfeld, the Overview of Paediatric Conditions Programme of 10 courses and the 14-course Paediatric Physiotherapy Programme by Krista Eskay, as well as the Musculoskeletal Concepts in Rehabilitation Programme by Shala Cunningham, the 8-course Managing Tendon Pain Programme by Ebonie Rio and the 6-course Womens Pelvic Health Programme by Ibukun Afolabi.

If you’re keen for more, here you can access a list of all the courses approved in Italy, and all of those translated into Italian. Login here to access your Italian Plus dashboard. If your organisation is interested in partnering with Plus and securing access to Plus online learnning for all your members you can find out more here. Physiotherapists in Italy, we can’t wait to have you learn with us!