CPIHD Podcast : Recent Episodes
Sarah Burke
Welcome to the 'Chartered Physiotherapists in International Health and Development' (CPIHD) Podcast. We are an ISCP Clinical Interest Group with the aim of being a resource for knowledge sharing, advocacy, and networking for physiotherapists and healthcare professionals with an interest in International Health and Development. Since our world has turned virtual, we wanted to provide a resource that our network could access on the go - at home, on your commute to work, as you run.....so here is our podcast!
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In this episode, we are joined by Rory Halpin & Aisling Hearns from Spirasi. Spirasi is the national centre for rehabilitation of victims of torture in Ireland. We learn more about their rehabilitation services and the experiences of asylum seekers & refugees accessing these services in Ireland. We discuss how someone can be referred to Spirasi, what is meant by torture in the Irish context and reflect on our own experiences of torture in Ireland with the troubles in Northern Ireland and the treatment of young women in the Magdalene Laundries. We discuss the value of having content on rehabilitation for survivors of torture included in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula & share resources that our listeners may find useful on this topic!
In this episode, we are joined by Ilona Fricker, Physiotherapy Clinical Advisor for the Centre for Victims of Torture. Ilona shares her experience of working in trauma rehabilitation. She describes the impact physical and psychological torture can have on an individual and how rehab professionals can aid the recovery of torture survivors. Throughout this conversation, we learn more about 'trauma informed care' and discuss the importance of looking after your own mental wellbeing when working with survivors of torture.
In this episode, we are joined by Cornelia Barth, Physiotherapy Advisor for the International Committee of the Red Cross. We discuss her career to date, experiences working on humanitarian missions and her recent research on users of rehabilitation in areas of conflict. We learn about the apparent barriers to accessing rehabilitation services in conflict territories, explore the reasons why there are more males than females presenting to rehabilitation units and discuss the challenges faced in building rehabilitation workforce capacity in low and middle income countries.