Contactinformation:Address: Obere Wässere 3-7, Reutlingen 72764, Germany
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| Education Process | - Podology school - After high school you can start the study after the first year. |
| Years/Hours: | - 1000 Hours practical at hospital, medical practice or podology practice - 2000 Hours practical and theoretical at school - 3 years BScPod and the CP |
| Degree: | - Bachelor |
| Continuous education mandatory: | - 12 points per year (if podiatrists therapy is covered by health insurance), - private patients only: none, but ethical voluntary obligation/ code of conduct |
| Name of regulated profession: | - Podologe(in) |
| Schools: | Find a school: https://www.verband-deutscher-podologen.de/ |
| Governemental recognition: | - State law (PodG) since 02 January 2002 - (Lower Saxony since 21 February 1983) - (Bavaria since 23 April 1993) - (Baden Württemberg since 01 Januari 1990) - (Saxony-Anhalt since 27 August 1996) |
| Allowing foreign podiatrists | - The Government decides on application - Anerkennungstelle Fuer Auslaendische Berufsabsschhluesse: they will not allow podiatrists to do surgery in Germany as a Podologist - Guideline 2005/36/EG conform - Language test is required |
| Applicable legislation | - https://www.verband-deutscher-podologen.de |
| Question | Answer |
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| Is there free access for patients? | - all patients with supplement healing practitioner permission |
| Does the podiatrist have prescription rights? | - pharmacy medicine with healing practitioner permission |
| Is the podiatrist is allowed to perform surgery? | - No |
| Can the podiatrist make and prescribe orthotics? | - Manufactures orthotics |
| Can the podiatrist use anaesthetics? | No |
| Is the podiatry profession regulated? Is there a law protecting the title of podiatrist and describing the competences? | - yes: PodG, PodAPrV, http://www.verband-deutscher-podologen.de/ausbildung-pruefungsverordnung/ |
| How many podiatrists are active in Germany? | - 15.000 in Germany |
| Is the FIP-IFP member association recognized by the government as a professional association? | - Yes |
| Is there a code of conduct/deontology? | - compulsory lesson at school: Ethich (first point in PodAPrv) |