HSE physio who opposed covid measures ordered to take ethics and professionalism courses

Anna Marie Stack Rivas works for the HSE with children with disabilities in Limerick

Anna Marie Stack Rivas had claimed that 'after two hours of wearing masks in school, you’re causing your children permanent brain damage.' File photo: Collins Photos

A HSE physiotherapist who made controversial remarks at public events which criticised vaccines, public health guidelines and the use of masks during the covid-19 pandemic has been ordered by the High Court to take courses on professionalism and ethics.

A fitness-to-practise inquiry earlier this year found a series of allegations of professional misconduct proven against Anna Marie Stack Rivas over controversial and “scaremongering” comments she made in public on three separate occasions over a six-month period in 2020 while identifying herself as a physiotherapist and healthcare worker.