physiotherapist dress code

[alophysio]

depends on what the white coat covers.

If no white coat, then no jeans! Must have a collared shirt

Closed shoes are important for safety, esp in the hosp system. In PP, maybe you can get away with it but the majority of your clients must usu have open shoes as well.

[meganli]

I see some colleagues wearing ultra-mini skirts and dress at work, when they are doing out patients and sometimes orthopaedics
I see female therapists wearing killer high heels walking in the wards
...onve your boss does not say anything about your attire, everything comfortatble and professional enough is OK.

for me, I will be comfortable enough with shirts (long sleeves but folded, since the hot weather and low ventilation for subsidized wards), cropped pants, hair tied up in pony tail and light make up. Due to the poor ventilation in such wards, she also allow us not to wear white coats at work.

[meganli]

ah, forget about one new regulation in Malaysia.
They are now prohibiting doctors wearing ties to work in the wards, because of low frequency washing them, leading to high bateria level there.

Has other countries has certain research findings regarding this?

[chiku]

ah, forget about one new regulation in Malaysia.
They are now prohibiting doctors wearing ties to work in the wards, because of low frequency washing them, leading to high bateria level there.

Has other countries has certain research findings regarding this?

yup.. dats right meganli... now days physio, Dr, occt didn't allowed to wear ties, thats order come from Malaysian Heatlh Ministry... they claimed that ties can cause cross infection...