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Teaching ergonomics to undergraduate physical therapy students: new methodologies and impressions of a Brazilian
Letícia Holtz Barbosa1, Maria Helena Câmara Pinheiro
1Physiotherapy Department, Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá, Rua Iguape,48, CEP:14090-092 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. lh_barbosa@yahoo.com.br
Abstract:
Being ergonomics a scientific discipline based on knowledge of several areas, it is important to use education methodologies that promote critical thinking and reflective during the educational process. The article discusses the importance of interdisciplinarity in undergraduate courses in health care in particular in disciplines that address the ergonomics issue. The aspects of the introduction of new education methodologies, as well as case studies in undergraduate courses in Brazil, are discussed in this study. Based on the literature review conducted, some proposals for action in the interdisciplinary teaching of ergonomics in Physiotherapy courses are presented.