About the chair
Within the SOMT Chair of Clinical Anatomy, VUB has been committed since 2007 to the academisation of the Dutch SOMT University of Physiotherapy. The cooperation between both institutions offers unique opportunities to further deepen education and research regarding manual therapy.
The chair is part of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy. The faculty is setting up several new postgraduate programmes within these fields and SOMT wishes to support them both in terms of content and financially. The aim is to make these programmes top-notch, thanks to the extra support, and to become the reference point for physiotherapists, health scientists and engineers by providing the opportunity to attract top scientists into these educational programmes.
Chairholder
Prof. dr. Evert Zinzen
Prof Evert Zinzen is professor and dean of the faculty. His teaching specialisation lies in the field of didactics of movement education. Based on this expertise, he was also previously Chairman of the Interfaculty Department of Teacher Education (IDLO) at the VUB. On the social front, he is a member of the judo ethics committee and active within the Centre for Ethics in Sport and is also starting up research in this field. His research expertise lies mainly in the prevention of low back pain in nursing staff and in a healthy lifestyle in teachers.
Academic Coordinators
Prof. Aldo Scafoglieri
Prof. Aldo Scafoglieri (PT, MT, PhD) holds a Master of Science in Physiotherapy from the University of Ghent. In 2000, he started his training in manual therapy at VUB. From 2004 to 2007, he worked at the Department of Physical Medicine of UZ Ghent under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Guy Vanderstraeten.
In 2007 Aldo started a doctorate in physiotherapy under the supervision of Prof. Em. Jan Pieter Clarys and Prof. Ivan Bautmans. Since the end of 2012, he has been coordinator of the manual therapy course at VUB and teaches topographical, functional, and clinical anatomy.
Drs. Matthias Eggermont
Drs. Matthias Eggermont is a practising lecturer and academic staff member at the Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy and at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy. His teaching specialisation is in the field of musculoskeletal complaints, clinical decision-making, student exchange and blended learning. Based on the latter expertise, he collaborated several times on (international) training courses on educational innovation/ collaboration.
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Academic chair details
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Type of chair: Innovation
Foundation year: 2013