Background
The Danish Patient Safety Authority issues authorizations for osteopaths to individuals, who have completed and passed an exam according to the rules set by the Danish Patient Safety Authority.
Do to the fact that there is currently no Danish education in osteopathy, the Danish Patient Safety Authority has established detailed regulations on the authorization of osteopaths (according to Authorization Act § 70 b, para. 4). This regulation is described in Executive order no. 981 of June 28, 2018 on the Authorization of Osteopaths. In the Executive Order on the Authorization of Osteopaths, the Danish Patient Safety Authority has set a number of conditions for the applicants' education, including requirements regarding level, supervised clinical teaching as well as content and number of teaching hours. The education must meet all of these requirements in order for the Danish Patient Safety Authority to grant authorization as an osteopath.
The fact that there is no Danish education in osteopathy means, that the education of all applicants must be assessed individually in relation to the requirements in Executive order no. 981 of June 28, 2018 on the Authorization of Osteopaths. Section 10 of the Executive Order on the Authorization of Osteopaths stipulates that the Danish Patient Safety Authority must establish an advisory forum. The purpose of the advisory forum is to advice the Danish Patient Safety Authority in the assessments of certain applications for authorization as an osteopath.
Tasks of the Advisory Forum
The purpose of the advisory forum is to advise the Danish Patient Safety Authority:
- In the assessment of whether the education of individual applicants meets the content requirements.
- In the assessment of foreign educations.
- When there is a need to adjust the content of Annex 1 to the Executive Order on the Authorization of Osteopaths.
The Danish Patient Safety Authority wishes to consider the viewpoints of the advisory forum in its decisions, but the assessments of the advisory forum are not binding on the Danish Patient Safety Authority.
Composition
The advisory forum consists of members appointed by professional organizations, associations, relevant authorities, and potential employers and educational institutions.
Since 14 March 2024 the advisory forum consists of:
- Osteopathy Europe
- Danske Osteopater
- Danske Fysioterapeuter
- Dansk Kiropraktorforening
- Københavns Professionshøjskole (University College Copenhagen)
- Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet (Ministry of Higher Education and Science)
- The Danish Patient Safety Authority serves as the chair and secretariat of the advisory forum.
Meeting Organization
The advisory forum meets twice a year and if necessary.
The Danish Patient Safety Authority is responsible for convening the meetings and preparing the agenda and summaries. The summaries are published here on the Danish Patient Safety Authority's website.