• Ecological Bodies and Relational Anatomies: Toward a Transversal Foundation for Planetary Health Education 

      Richter, Robert; Maric (PhD), Filip (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-09)
      As planetary health education enters medical and health professional training, transversal implementation across curricula is critical in developing its full potential and enabling future health professionals to meet the social, environmental, and health challenges of current and future generations in an integrated manner. To advance the transversal implementation of planetary health education, our ...
    • Mitigating the environmental impact of NSAIDs - physiotherapy as a contribution to one health and the SDGs 

      Banerjee, Srishti; Maric (PhD), Filip (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-27)
      Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) continue to be amongst the most frequently used pharmaceutical treatments for mild to moderate musculoskeletal pain globally. In this short communication, we continue to expand the growing field of environmental physiotherapy by tracing NSAIDs journey through aquatic ecosystems, and the potential of physiotherapy to mitigate these negative environmental ...
    • Physiopunk Vol 1 

      Maric (PhD), Filip; Nikolaisen, Liv Johanne; Bårdsen, Åse (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2021)
      Physiopunk emerged out of an introductory public health module for first-year students in the Bachelor program in physiotherapy at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Throughout the module, students gradually expanded their view of physiotherapy, from its past and present individual and physical health focus toward the integration of social and ecological issues as fundamental determinants of ...
    • Physiopunk Vol 1 Spekulativ fiksjon for fremtidige fysioterapier 

      Maric (PhD), Filip; Nikolaisen, Liv Johanne; Bårdsen, Åse (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Dagens sosiale og miljømessige kriser er dypt forbundet med hverandre. Miljø- og bærekraftsutdanning blir derfor stadig mer integrert i internasjonale folkehelse- og helsepersonellutdanninger (Barna, Maric, Simons, Kumar & Blankestijn, 2020). Den norske «Forskrift om nasjonal retningslinje for fysioterapeututdanning» støtter integrering av disse temaene og sier at fysioterapeuter «skal […] bidra på ...
    • Physiopunk Vol. 1 Speculative fiction for future physiotherapies 

      Maric (PhD), Filip; Nikolaisen, Liv Johanne; Bårdsen, Åse (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      In light of today’s deeply connected social and environmental crises, environmental and sustainability education is increasingly being integrated into public health and healthcare professional education around the world (Barna, Maric, Simons, Kumar & Blankestijn, 2020). The Norwegian ‘regulations on national guidelines for physiotherapist education’ clearly support the integration of these topics ...
    • Physiotherapy and ecosystem services: improving the health of our patients, the population, and the environment 

      Stanhope, Jessica; Maric (PhD), Filip; Rothmore, Paul; Weinstein, Philip (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-14)
      Introduction - The relevance of ecosystems to physiotherapy has traditionally been overlooked, despite its potential for health impacts relevant to conditions often managed by physiotherapists.<p> <p>Purpose - The purpose of this article is to introduce the concept of ecosystem services to physiotherapists, and to discuss how understanding ecosystem services may improve patient care, and population ...
    • South African Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare: A Mixed-Methods Study 

      Lister, Helga E; Mostert, Karien; Tanita, Botha; van der Linde, Simoné; van Wyk, Elaine; Rocher, Su-Ané; Laing, Richelle; Wu, Lucy; Müller, Selma; des Tombe, Alexander; Kganyago, Tebogo; Zwane, Nonhlanhla; Mphogo, Boitumelo; Maric (PhD), Filip (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-16)
      Climate change, biodiversity loss and large-scale environmental degradation are widely recognized as the biggest health threats of the 21st century, with the African continent already amongst the most severely affected and vulnerable to their further progression. The healthcare system’s contribution to climate change and environmental degradation requires healthcare professionals to address environmental ...