Publication of undergraduate research at the European School of Osteopathy
For most undergraduate and even postgraduate students the idea of writing a dissertation, let alone going through the process of publication, can be quite daunting. The vast majority of osteopathic student research projects never make it to publication. Reasons for that might be poor quality research, research outcomes that have not been expected or are […]
Students’ Research Projects as a way to Evidence-Based Osteopathy
The concept of evidence-based medicine symbolizes the end of the era of empirical medicine. It does not mean that the art of healing has been discarded, but it’s the time of integrating it with science. Physiology may be compared to the “logic of life”, pathology – to “the logic of disease” and evidence-based medicine – […]
The need for evaluation of the clinical practice of osteopathy Factual osteopathy, state of play
This study is a retrospective and descriptive analysis of scientific publication on osteopathy, using a bibliometric method. We analysed the Medline Base from 01-01-2000 to 12-31-2009. This revealed osteopathy as a fairly under evaluated practice compared to others (“osteopathic medicine”: 261 articles,“acupuncture”: 3632 articles,“primary health care” 20 743 articles). Research is done exclusively in the […]
Finding solutions to overcome barriers to effective dissertation supervision / Symposium B
The criteria used by heads of department to select dissertation examiners are both objective (being an osteopath) and subjective (theoretical or empirical expertise). Most osteopathic institutions have limited or no training provided in dissertation methods for supervisors. There is some literature about the supervision of thesis at PhD level but to our knowledge, there is […]
Pilot Study: Implementing an assessment to Osteopathic students on transferable knowledge skills from Case Studies research to their clinical practice / Symposium A
Background: Osteopathic researchers are not increasing in the desire number, and scientific evidence is essential for the development of the profession. Integrating research skills in undergraduate formation is crucial to stimulate students to implementing evidence research in their clinical practice. Objectives:• To introduce scientific research based on Case Studies in the clinical routine of the […]
Special aspects of osteopathy in research protocols / Symposium B
One of the key conditions and guarantees of teaching and research quality at our Institute is its conformity to the existing educational standards. Thus, a diploma research paper is an important part in training a qualified osteopathic doctor. At the final stage of the training it helps students to structure the acquired knowledge and skills, […]
“What kind of research-cooperation between institutions do you have or would like to see in the future?” / Symposium A
“As part of a growing global recognition of osteopathy, it would be desirable to establish, (as already happens in some countries?) a “multidisciplinary cooperation” that has as its goal the “cultural” recognition of osteopathy by European conventional medicine. This could be made possible through increased collaboration between doctors, specialists, and osteopaths. If one hand conventional […]
Bachelor´s thesis as a research oriented development task / Symposium B
According to Finnish legislation, Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland train professionals for labour market needs and conduct such research and development, which supports education and promotes regional development. At Helsinki Metropolia UAS this means development of new or improvement of existing products, services, and methods. At the Faculty of Welfare and Human Functioning the […]
The metaphor analysis – a combination of quantitative and qualitative research / Symposium A
Osteopathic thought, speech and practice is influenced by the philosophical principals which are laid down by A.T. Still, J.M. Littlejohn and W.G. Sutherland and their students. In osteopathic literature abstract and complex terms are expressed mainly by metaphors. The metaphor analysis – one of the more recent research methods in cognitive linguistics – is trying […]
Experience Report: Hospital Outpatient Clinics of Osteopathy in the Teaching and Research Model of the Brazilian Institute of Osteopathy (IBO)
Abstract The Brazilian Institute of Osteopathy (IBO – Instituto Brasileiro de Osteopatia), officially founded in 2000, evolved from the osteopathic teaching brought to Brazil in 1986 by Bernard Quef, whose project is related to “Part Time” teaching (1,700 hours), keeping the essential osteopathic basis in addition to the evolution of scientific knowledge. The purpose of […]