Training
Scar Academy
An international training project sharing knowledge about scar treatment with all healthcare professionals who work with patients with scars.
Scar therapy training
Multidisciplinary training covering all aspects of aftercare for burns and scars, jointly offered by the University of Antwerp (Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy) and Oscare vzw, and taught by national and international experts.
The course consists of three modules, which you can take together or separately.
Physiotherapists from Belgium receive PQK accreditation after completing each module.
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Theory module
Online and at your own pace: chapters with texts and videos on scar treatment, each ending with a knowledge test.
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Workshops
Three workshops (28 contact hours) covering clinical techniques: massage, taping, vacuum massage, shockwave and mobilisation; self-care, pressure therapy and assessment; microneedling.
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Masterclass
Practise your skills with patients in small groups and learn about Evidence Based Medicine over at least 16 contact hours, concluding with a paper.
Scar therapist certificate
After completing all three modules, passing a knowledge test and writing a paper on a jointly chosen topic, you receive the Scar Academy scar therapist certificate. If you take one or more modules without the knowledge test and paper, you receive a certificate of attendance.
Registration
Registration is handled by the University of Antwerp. You can find all registration information at scaracademy.be/inschrijven.
Lectures take place at the University of Antwerp’s Drie Eiken Campus in Wilrijk; workshops and practical sessions take place at Oscare in Merksem. You can find the dates in the programme.
International
The international part of Scar Academy consists of two- or three-day workshops, symposia and conferences. We always work with a local partner. Events have so far taken place in the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom and Chile.
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435
“scar specialists” trained worldwide by Scar Academy
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22
nationalities among our “scar specialists”
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31
events already organised worldwide by Scar Academy
Work together?
Interested in collaborating on a workshop, demonstration, study day or another training activity? Please get in touch.