Essentials of Ethics, Laws, Professionalism and Management for Physiotherapy Students

Abstract

Physiotherapy education in India has seen huge growth in recent years. Yet, we still lack resources that cover key non-clinical parts of professional practice—ethics, laws, professionalism, and management. Dr. Suvarna Ganvir's book Essentials of Ethics, Laws, Professionalism and Management for Physiotherapy Students, helps to bridge this big gap. It's a fresh, needed, and timely addition to the field that offers both deep academic insights and clear practical guidance. Dr. Ganvir has decades of experience in teaching physiotherapy leading clinics, and doing research. This shows in how well she's put together the book's structure and content. The book aims at undergrads, but it's just as useful for interns, postgrads, and new physiotherapists who are moving from classroom learning to real-world healthcare settings.

This book stands out because it makes things easy to grasp for students. Ethics and healthcare law can seem vague and hard to connect with for students who focus on getting better at hands-on skills. But this book brings these ideas down to earth by using everyday examples real-life patient situations, and case studies that show the hurdles physiotherapists often face. Take the chapter on Talking Between Professions, for example. The author includes a case where a physiotherapist says no to talking with a patient's family because he is short on time. This scenario kicks off a talk about caring, the duty to communicate, and doing the right thing. This kind of real-world grounding helps students do more than just read about rules—they start to understand and use them in practice.