Embedding Climate Change in the Physiotherapy Curriculum: Why Aren’t We Acting?

by Kerstin McPherson | Jul 2, 2026 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Education

If we know that climate change is real—and that it represents the greatest threat to health, affecting every person on the planet—why is there still no urgency to modify, change, and adapt physiotherapy curricula? If planetary health truly matters in health education,...

The EU Common Training Framework and (the lack of) Planetary Health – A Call to Action

by Cuisle Forde | Jun 19, 2026 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Education

Physiotherapy education varies across Europe. Some variation is driven by differences in the professional remit of physiotherapists between jurisdictions, and some by the specific needs of health systems and populations, but one thing we all share is the need to...

Sinai University Holds Its First Environmental Physiotherapy Session

by Alaa Noureldeen Kora | Mar 2, 2026 | Physiotherapy Education

This October, Sinai University officially joined the Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda, becoming the first university in Egypt to do so. With the prompt support of the Dean of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Prof. Awny Rahmy, a session was organized for physical...

When knowledge begins to move: Teaching planetary health advocacy in physiotherapy education

by Emma Swärdh | Mar 2, 2026 | Advocacy, Environmental Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Education, Planetary Health

In my role as a lecturer in the physiotherapy programme at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, I have spent some years working at the intersection of planetary health, environmental physiotherapy, and sustainable healthcare. As the teacher responsible for these topics...

From Soil to Soul – Nature-based learning at Qatar University

by Jennifer Allen | Mar 2, 2026 | Nature-based interventions, Physiotherapy Education

In the spring 2025 semester, Qatar University (QU) Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (DRS) Physiotherapy students (class of 2026) engaged in a series of nature-based mindfulness activities, which we designed and delivered in order to deepen our connection with...

Embedding Sustainability in Physiotherapy Education – A CSP Webinar

by Sundeep Watkins | Jan 6, 2026 | Physiotherapy Education

Physiotherapists are not only health care practitioners, they are also health advocates. When we understand that the wellbeing of people and the planet are closely connected, we can see the importance of embedding sustainability into physiotherapy education and the...