dear colleagues,
I'm dutch, grew up in australia, studied to become a physiotherapist (later paed. physio) in holland, worked in germany and now in spain.
Yes in holland and germany the pressure to work in an evidence based manner only is building.
In spain interest is growing.
Yes I agree research is fine and necessary.
Yes I know many of the european FT organisations have agreed to work together to get education on an equal levels (Bologna agreement).
Yes I know that many people preach EBP but do they practise?

I am one of more colleagues who ( having worked 30yrs) have a healthy suspicion of the background of much research ( read What docters don't tell you by Lynne McTaggert )
AND every research doesn't take into account that that my *touching a patient* changes something in that persons being. Therefore the reaction to my therapy will never be the same (compaired to the therapy my colleague gives ) even if we use *the same* technique. The parent's trust, their first impression of you, the way you handle their child are also of imminent importance to the whole process and cannot be easily assessed and compaired.

So I am a firm believer of education and keeping yourself educated. In my opinion in our profession that means following many different post graduate education programmes, reading, visiting colleagues with extra expertise, looking in during treatment and treating together if and when possible. We need to keep the the theoretical knowledge process going without forgetting to keep the practical flow going as well.
I hope our researchers will keep their your feet on the ground and keep using common sence and listening to the many very experienced people our there.

I have the feeling that many people underestimate that the working conditions in different countries are VASTLY different and we have to keep this in mind when we discuss EBP.
esther