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Informativo WCPT - Atualização janeiro 2020


WCPT Eupdate
 
WCPT E-Update - January 2020
 
Texto original em inglês 
 
Name change ahead for global physical therapy body
The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) will be changing its name to World Physiotherapy later this year.
World Physiotherapy will be used for all externally-facing communications and materials. World Confederation for Physical Therapy will continue to be used for all legal and governance matters.
Find out more about the name change: http://bit.ly/2tfd7WU.
WCPT admits new members
On 1 January 2020 three new member organisations were admitted to the World Confederation for Physical Therapy by electronic vote of the membership. 

The new member organisations are: WCPT now has 121 member organisations representing more than 625,000 physical therapists worldwide. 
WCPT Congress 2021: Call for focused symposia closes on 31 January 2020
The call for focused symposia for WCPT Congress 2021 in Dubai closes tomorrow. This is your opportunity to be involved in one of the key sessions at congress.

The sessions include high profile speakers, draw large audiences, and aim to create insightful and engaging learning experiences that ultimately inform, inspire, involve and empower delegates.

Lasting 1.5 hours, each symposium is organised by a recognised expert in the field who leads a coherent session with 3-4 speakers working together and engaging with the audience to draw out the relevance, challenges, applicability and take-home messages. The submissions should address the topic from an international/diverse perspective by including presentations from a range of countries and preferably from three different WCPT regions.

To access the online submission system and download the submission guidelines go to: www.wcpt.org/wcpt2021/programme/call-for-fs
WCPT vacancy for Education Professional Adviser
It is an exciting time for WCPT as it reviews its core business and new activities in the area of education for the physiotherapy/physical therapy profession.

If you are an experienced educator looking to use your knowledge and experience to advance education globally then this could be the role for you.

Deadline: 21 February

For more information about the role: www.wcpt.org/vacancies
Network for Physical Therapy Educators Facebook page launched
Are you a physical therapy educator? If you would like to take part in the global conversation join the Facebook group of the WCPT Network for Physical Therapist Educators: www.facebook.com/groups/2449987498652896/members/.

The latest WCPT President's blog reports on several conferences that took place around the world at the end of last year including the the European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education (ENPHE) conference and the Education Leadership Conference (ELC) organised by the Academy of Physical Therapy Education.

Read the blog here: www.wcpt.org/node/177827

Find out more about the WCPT Network for Physical Therapist Educators: www.wcpt.org/pte

 
Profiles show global state of the profession
Data from WCPT member organisations has been published on a range of issues, including professional regulation, practice, education, and the number of employed physical therapists.

This data provides a comprehensive and valuable global profile of the profession. The most recent data is based on surveys completed by 105 of WCPT’s 120 member organisations in mid-2019.

Access interactive maps showing variations in the profession around the world: www.wcpt.org/cds/globalprofile/2019/physnumber/

Individual profiles are available for download from each member organisation page: www.wcpt.org/members
Watch video interviews with participants at the SRSHS stakeholders' meeting in Tajikistan
WCPT and UCP Wheels are working collaboratively on a project, Strengthening Rehabilitation Services in Health Systems (SRSHS), to establish physical therapy services and raise awareness of rehabilitation services to improve the quality of life for people in Tajikistan.
Watch video interviews with some of the people who attended the stakeholders' meeting in October 2019. http://bit.ly/36AvyCQ
AEF celebrates 50th anniversary
The Spanish Association of Physiotherapists, Asociación Española de Fisioterapeutas (AEF), recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.  

The celebration took place at the 16th national congress of AEF, in collaboration with the Galician Physiotherapy Professional Association, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. More than 600 physical therapists attended the congress, which took as its theme healthy and active aging. 
WCPT region and network events in 2020
International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH): Linking Body and Mind - the key to effective physiotherapy is the theme for the 8th International Conference of Physiotherapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health. Helsinki, Finland, 12-14 May. www.icppmh2020.com

Africa Region of WCPT: The 11th WCPT Africa Region Congress will take place on 10-13 July in the Republic of Benin. www.wcptafrica.org/wcpta-conferences/benin2020/

European Region of WCPT: The 5th European Congress of the ER-WCPT on Physiotherapy Education will take place 11-12 September in Leuven, Belgium. The deadline for abstract submission is 1 February. https://kuleuvencongres.be/er-wcpt2020/home

International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT): IFOMPT 2020 will take place in Melbourne on 6-8 October in Melbourne, Australia. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 31 January. https://ifomptconference.org/
Second International Conference on Physical Therapy in Oncology
Physical therapists play a pivotal role in helping patients cope with side- and long-term effects of cancer and cancer treatment such as fatigue, deconditioning, musculoskeletal impairments and lymphedema.

Physical therapy in oncology has made marked steps forward in the past two decades.

This second International Conference on Physical Therapy in Oncology (ICPTO) aims to bring together physical therapists from around the globe, to share knowledge, exchange best practice, and update knowledge based on recent scientific developments.

Find out more about the International Conference on Physical Therapy in Oncology (ICPTO), 14-15 May, in Copenhagen: http://bit.ly/38PtYPc
World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day is on 4 February.

Marking its 20th anniversary in 2020, World Cancer Day is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and has grown into a positive movement for everyone, everywhere to unite under one voice.
Each year, hundreds of activities and events take place around the world, gathering communities, organisations and individuals in schools, businesses, hospitals, marketplaces, parks, community halls, places of worship - in the streets and online - acting as a powerful reminder that we all have a role to play in reducing the global impact of cancer.
Find out more about WCPT's subgroup International Physical Therapists for HIV/AIDS, Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Care (IPT-HOPE): www.wcpt.org/ipt-hope

Keep moving after cancer treatment was the theme of a session at WCPT2019 in Geneva: http://bit.ly/2vwzcAY

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