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Intensive Clinical Fellowship · in companies · Florianópolis, Brazil

Ergonomics for
Physiotherapists

From occupational risk management to quantifying work capacity

Work in a fast-growing field. A 5-day immersion inside companies, collecting data and preparing reports on biomechanical risk, metabolic load, work capacity and thermographic examinations — alongside the mentor.

On-site in companiesAccommodation included · Jurerê5-day intensive fellowshipNon-degree professional training
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For physiotherapists who want to work in ergonomics, occupational health and work-capacity assessment · Taught in Portuguese · English on request.

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Wallace das Chagas Lucas
Prof. Dr. Ricardo WallaceSpecialist in Ergonomics · Production Engineering
Author · Engenharia HumanaAuthor · GRO para FisioterapeutasCourt-appointed expert · TRT-12Physiotherapist since 1991
Why join

Ergonomics applied to work, experienced where it really happens: inside companies.

You follow data collection in real workplaces and learn to turn it into technical reports — from physical health index to biomechanical risk, metabolic load and work capacity.

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Learn by example

Data collection and reports in real companies, following each technical decision of the mentor.

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Aligned with risk management

Physical ergonomics and vulnerabilities under Brazilian occupational risk management (GRO/PGR).

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Reports that decide

Biomechanical risk, metabolic load, work capacity and incapacity, thermographic examinations.

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A growing market

Occupational health and work-capacity assessment open doors in companies, consultancies and the courts.

What you will actually learn

Five days, from risk to report

Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (with a lunch break), in companies in Florianópolis/SC, Brazil.

Monday
Physical ergonomics and vulnerabilities under occupational risk management (GRO/PGR)

Practice: data collection for Physical Health Index reports.

Tuesday
Occupational biomechanical load and risk

Practice: data collection for biomechanical risk reports (work tasks).

Wednesday
Metabolic load and risk

Practice: data collection for workers’ physical (metabolic) load reports.

Thursday
Quantifying work capacity and incapacity

Practice: data collection for work capacity and incapacity reports.

Friday
Thermographic workplace examinations

Practice: data collection for thermal and thermo-kinesiological reports.

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Wallace das Chagas Lucas
Your mentor

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Wallace das Chagas Lucas

Physiotherapist · CREFITO-10 · 14404-F

A specialist in Ergonomics (Production Engineering, UFSC) and author of books such as Engenharia Humana, GRO para Fisioterapeutas, Exames Laborais Fisioterapêuticos and Método C3-TCM, Dr. Wallace connects ergonomics with expert witness work and occupational health.

As a court-appointed expert for the Regional Labor Court of the 12th Region (TRT-12) and an ad hoc consultant to the Labor Prosecution Office (MPT-12), he brings the real experience of assessing human work inside companies and before the courts.

30+years in practice
20+books published
TRT-12court-appointed expert
Full biography (in Portuguese) →
What is included

Far more than the sessions

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Ongoing mentor support

Follow-up even after the fellowship ends.

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Prof. Ricardo Wallace’s books

Engenharia Humana, GRO para Fisioterapeutas, Exames Laborais Fisioterapêuticos and Método C3-TCM (in Portuguese).

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Data collection in real companies

Ergonomics applied where it happens — in the workplace.

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Certificate of completion

Issued by Instituto Wallace on completing the 5 days.

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Accommodation included

Accommodation for 1 person in Jurerê, Florianópolis, during the fellowship.

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Ergonomic reports

You prepare risk, load and work-capacity reports during the week.

Format & fee

How the fellowship works

◈ On-site in companies, on demand

On-site sessions in companies in Florianópolis/SC, in real workplaces.
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (with a lunch break).
Accommodation included for 1 person in Jurerê, Florianópolis.
On demand: open weeks follow the mentor’s schedule (no fellowships in December or January).
Activities are conducted in Portuguese; English support can be arranged on request.
Not included: travel to and within Florianópolis, meals, insurance and visa (if required).
Fellowship fee
On request
Includes accommodation in Jurerê. Registration fee: USD 200, charged in Brazilian reais at the exchange rate of the contract date.
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Limited places — individual supervision
How to apply

From interest to a secured place

Places are limited and supervision is individual, so every application is reviewed personally by Prof. Dr. Ricardo Wallace.

1

Pre-application

A short form about your education, practice and goals. No cost.

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Reply within 72 h

The Administration tells you by e-mail whether you were accepted and which weeks are open.

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Week and agreement

You confirm your week and sign the bilingual online agreement with the agreed terms.

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Place secured

The USD 200 registration fee — charged in Brazilian reais at the day’s exchange rate and paid through the link at the end of the agreement — secures your place.

The registration fee is administrative, non-refundable and not deducted from the fellowship fee. If you withdraw at least 15 days before the start, it can be carried over to another open week.

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Human work needs you

Become a reference in ergonomics and occupational health.

Submit your pre-application and experience ergonomics inside companies.

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