Atualização WCPT outubro 2018

WCPT E-Update - October 2018   Optamos pelo texto original em inglês para manter a originalidade e a credibilidade da fonte. Use Google Translate se necessário. Boa Leitura

WCPT urges UN member states to set commitments on NCDs WCPT, as part of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA), has urged the UN member states to set clear and measurable commitments around noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). At a recent meeting of the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases in New York, member states agreed a Political Declaration. This declaration emphasises the importance of strengthening health care systems and the healthcare workforce. But WCPT is concerned at the lack of detail and commitment for country targets, the omission of monitoring measures, and the lack of specific commitments and targets for funding. Jonathon Kruger, WCPT Chief Executive Officer, said: ‘As healthcare professionals, physical therapists see first-hand the impact of noncommunicable diseases, and the negative impact of inaction. Noncommunicable diseases are increasing the bill and burden on already under-resourced health care systems across the world. Read the full news story

Last chance to register at Super Early Bird rate This is your final chance! There are only two days left to register at the Super Early Bird rate before the 31st October deadline. Register now to join the global profession in Geneva and save up to 35% on your registration fee. With 1200 delegates already registered, this is your opportunity to experience the profession from an international perspective, make long-lasting connections with colleagues from around the world, and hear from global experts on the latest topics. www.wcpt.org/wcpt2019/registration

WCPT pays tribute to AJ Fernando Earlier this month WCPT learned of the death of Prof AJ Fernando, who served as WCPT President (1991-95). Born and educated in Sri Lanka, AJ Fernando graduated from the Medical College of the University of Colombo and obtained his doctorate from the University of Manchester. He later became Dean of the School of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Manitoba, Canada. Before serving as WCPT President, he served as a WCPT Executive Committee country member from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) and WCPT Vice President. Read the full tribute.

PEDro celebrates 19th birthday For 19 years PEDro (the Physiotherapy Evidence Database) has been providing physiotherapists around the world with easy access to high-quality clinical research so they can practice effectively and safely. In this time PEDro has been used to answer over 20 million questions. A WCPT professional partner, PEDro is the world’s most complete index of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines evaluating physical therapy interventions. Visit the PEDro website: www.pedro.org.au/

WCPT Future Network calls for Network Facilitators Could you be a Network Facilitator for WCPT Future? If you’re a student or early career physical therapist/physiotherapist and want to help encourage, promote, and facilitate ideas and activities to others like you, WCPT Future wants to hear from you! Network Facilitators will have a chance to:  represent their region on the world stage contribute to discussions in the profession help amplify the voice of physical therapy students and early career professionals create engaging social media develop their career and contacts with the global physical therapy profession. If you’d like to find out more about WCPT Future, please visit www.wcpt.org/students or follow the network on Facebook and Twitter. To apply to become a Network Facilitator, please complete the application form and send it to info@wcpt.org. Individual PTs can apply but must have the support of their WCPT member organisation. Deadline for applications: 16th November 2018

World Physical Therapy Day 2018 If you haven't yet had the chance to see how World Physical Therapy Day was celebrated around the world go to www.wcpt.org/wptday18 and take a look at the fantastic events that took place.

WCPT Annual Review published Engagement and advocacy were key highlights of WCPT activities during 2017, and feature heavily in the recently-published annual review. Read about these, along with the other achievements and projects WCPT undertook providing support and services to its member

Atualização WCPT julho 2018

WCPT E-Update - July 2018   Optamos pelo texto original em inglês para manter a originalidade e a credibilidade da fonte.   Use Google Translate se necessário. Boa Leitura

New toolkit for World Physical Therapy Day 2018 is launched The brand new toolkit for this year's World Physical Therapy Day is now available. With a focus on the role of physical therapy and physical activity in mental health, the toolkit includes a set of campaign materials including: infographics: www.wcpt.org/wptday-infographics posters, flyer and postcard: www.wcpt.org/wptday-posters additional resources: www.wcpt.org/wptday-resources stickers: www.wcpt.org/wptday-stickers social media graphics: www.wcpt.org/wptday-social The materials are available in English, French, Spanish and Chinese. They will also shortly be available in Arabic. If you are able to assist with translations into other languages please email info@wcpt.org.

Registration for WCPT Congress 2019 opens Registration for the WCPT Congress 2019 is now open - register before 31st October to benefit from the Super Early Bird rate. Don't miss this unique opportunity to attend the profession's largest international congress. Over 170 scientific programme sessions to choose from, plus 500 new posters presented each day. 75% of previous delegates rated their congress experience as good or excellent. Discover and change the way you practice – over 70% of delegates said gaining new knowledge was a key benefit of attending. 80% of delegates said they were likely to recommend attending a WCPT Congress to a colleague or friend. For the first time WCPT is offering reduced registration fees for physical therapists from WCPT member organisations in lower middle and low-income countries. Register online now: www.wcpt.org/wcpt2019/registration

WCPT awards programme - final call for nominations There is just over one month left before the deadline for nominations on 31st August. WCPT is calling on its member organisations, regions and subgroups to submit nominations for physical therapists who have made an outstanding contribution to the profession internationally.   If you know a physical therapist you would like to nominate please contact the WCPT member organisation in your country: www.wcpt.org/members. The awards will be presented in Geneva at the time of the WCPT General Meeting and Congress in 2019. See each of the award categories: www.wcpt.org/awards

Advocacy success in Taiwan At the invitation of the Taiwan Physical Therapy Association (TPTA), WCPT Chief Executive Officer Jonathon Kruger recently visited Taiwan advocating for physical therapy and the role of WCPT. During the visit Jonathan met with several Taiwan politicians, as well as delivering a series of advocacy workshops for members of the TPTA and workshops on preparing to lead change to physical therapy students. Suh-Fang Jeng, spokesperson for the Executive Board of TPTA, said: ‘Jonathon has provided global perspectives when meeting with Taiwan government officers to advocate more PT autonomy and international participation. We have carried on the momentum and look forward to a better practice model.’ Read the full story: www.wcpt.org/news/advocacy-success-in-taiwan

Free SCI MOOC - starts 30 July Following its earlier success the SCI MOOC, run in conjunction with the International Spinal Cord Society, is being made available once again. The content is now available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese. The course is aimed at physical therapy students and physical therapists with little or no experience in the management of people with spinal cord injuries. Course dates: Starts 30th July 2018 for 5 weeks with a time commitment of approximately 5 hours per week. To register and for further information go to: www.scimooc.org

Physical therapists celebrate LGBT+ pride Physical therapists from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapist’s (CSP) LGBT+ network took part in the annual Pride in London parade on 7th July. The parade is a celebration of LGBT+ pride and raises awareness of LGBT+ issues. In Sweden, physical therapists have taken part in the Stockholm Pride parade for the past five years and are expected to take part in this year’s parade on 4th August. Read the full story: bit.ly/2LANjeS

Confira no Blog 14-F FISIOTERAPIA: WCPT E-Update April 2018

WCPT E-Update - April 2018   Optamos pelo texto original em inglês para manter a originalidade e a credibilidade da fonte.   Use Google Translate se necessário. Boa Leitura

Search WCPT DOVES Do you have a project you need assistance with or are you looking for an expert opinion? The recently relaunched experts database, the WCPT Database of Volunteers and Experts (DOVES), is now open to search. It contains a list of international volunteers who are willing to develop the profession by supporting WCPT member organisations and their collaborators. The DOVES database offers the chance to search for professional expertise and connect with practitioners who have world-class insights on global health. More than 300 physical therapists have already registered, creating a major resource offering advice on practice, education, research and policy. Read the full article: www.wcpt.org/news/wcpt-doves-april18 Search WCPT DOVES: www.wcpt.org/doves/search

Low back pain Earlier this month WCPT published an article showing how physical therapists are joining the call to further develop evidence-based low back pain treatments, asserting that patients are better-served by advice that enables active lifestyles rather than high-cost ineffective treatments.   A major study on low back pain has resulted in calls to stop harmful treatment practices, and a worldwide recognition of disability arising from the condition. The series of papers, published in The Lancet, asks the medical profession to stop ineffective and potentially damaging treatments such as the prescription of strong drugs and opioids, injections, and unnecessary surgery. Read the full article: www.wcpt.org/news/low-back-pain-april2018

World Physical Therapy Day 2018 Work has started on the materials for this year's World Physical Therapy Day. The message will be focused on the role of physical therapy in mental health. WCPT is working closely with the WCPT subgroup, the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH), to produce the materials. This year's toolkit will be available for download from the WCPT website in June.

WCPT Congress 2019 Physical therapists around the world are being encouraged to start preparing their abstract submission ahead of the call opening next month. The call for poster and platform presentations offers the unique opportunity for a physical therapist to present their work on the global stage to an international audience. Download the submission guidelines and start planning your abstract: www.wcpt.org/wcpt2019/programme/abstracts The deadline is 6th September. #WCPT2019 #globalpt

WCPT launches call for awards nominations This week saw the launch of the WCPT awards programme for 2019. Established to recognise outstanding contributions by physical therapists to the profession internationally, a call has been sent to WCPT member organisations, regions and subgroups requesting nominations. There are several categories of award, all presented every four years, with the next presented in Geneva at the time of the WCPT General Meeting and Congress in 2019. An awards committee has been established to oversee the programme: George Chigali (Zambia), Ibtissam M Saab (Lebanon), Judy King (Canada), Oscar Ronzio (Argentina), Shirley Ngai (Hong Kong). See each of the award categories and view previous recipients: www.wcpt.org/awards To nominate an individual contact the WCPT member organisation in your country: www.wcpt.org/members

WCPT celebrates success of SUDA project in Capitol Hill meeting WCPT President Emma Stokes and CEO Jonathon Kruger, along with leaders of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), met last week with representatives from the Leahy War Victims Fund. The grant, a special USAID programme, funded the SUDA project that has enabled WCPT to strengthen the physical therapy profession in West Africa. The project has bolstered the physical therapy associations in Mali, Niger and Senegal to improve the quality and standards of physical therapist education programs, and establish a model for capacity-building that can be transferred to other low-resource countries.   Taking place in Capitol Hill, Washington, the meeting gave WCPT the opportunity to thank the representatives for the $1.2 million grant, as well as outline ideas for expanding or replicating the project in other countries. Read the full story: www.wcpt.org/news/success-suda-project-april18

Regulation conference Setting the right standards and ensuring safety, quality and compliance in professional regulation are some of the challenges that will be considered at the World Health Professions Regulation Conference, taking place 19-20 May 2018 in Geneva. Join your peers at this global platform for shared learning and discussion. Speakers will include WCPT Vice President, Margot Skinner, who along with other experts will explore the lessons learned from competence-based approaches to regulation, compare regulatory models, consider quality in lifelong learning and examine ways of promoting best practice in regulatory governance and performance. Deadline for online registration: 14th May 2018 www.whpa.org/whpcr2018/

NCDs in focus In the lead up to the third UN High-Level Meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Lancet family of journals start a year-long focus to publish several major initiatives to ensure the best evidence is at the heart of policies to reduce the global burden of NCDs. http://info.thelancet.com/infocus-ncds NCDs such as stroke, heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer account for over 70% of all deaths, of which nearly half are in people younger than 60 years. #beatNCDs #LancetNCDs

WCPT seeks Professional Adviser Are you passionate about supporting the development of the global physical therapy profession? Do you want to help deliver an exciting and ambitious strategic plan? Are you an innovative and creative physical therapist who focusses on solutions not problems? Are you interested in a unique professional opportunity with international exposure and impact? WCPT is looking for someone with these qualities to work as a professional adviser on a range of projects that support the development of high quality physical therapy practice and education. The position will be based in the London office. For further details go to: www.wcpt.org/vacancies

WCPT E-Update - Julho 2017

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World Physical Therapy Day 2017 The toolkit for World Physical Therapy Day 2017 is now available in several languages, with more to be added shortly. Thanks to several volunteers many parts of the toolkit may be downloaded in French, Spanish, German and Portuguese. Dutch and Slovenian translations will also be added in August. We hope that this will enable many more physical therapists around the world to take part in the day. For inspiration and to see the materials on offer visit the toolkit page: www.wcpt.org/wptday-toolkit. Download the poster, flyer and postcard: www.wcpt.org/wptday-posters Download the infographics: www.wcpt.org/wptday-infographics

WCPT Congress 2017 Thank you to everyone who took part in the WCPT Congress earlier this month in Cape Town and helped to make it an enormous success. If you were unable to attend you can read the highlights in the news at www.wcpt.org/congress/articles. Congress abstracts and presentations will be made available via the WCPT website shortly - look out for future announcements.

Physiotherapy exercises WCPT partner, Physiotherapyexercises.com, has recently made its exercises available in Portuguese: www.physiotherapyexercises.com/?lang=portuguese. Physiotherapyexercises.com is a freely available web software produced by physical therapists that enables PTs around the world to generate exercise programmes for their patients. It currently contains over 1,000 exercises for people with different injuries and disabilities. Each exercise is illustrated and has accompanying explanatory text. The library of exercises continue to grow through the support of sponsors. As well as Portuguese, it is also available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.

World Day for prevention of violence against children and youth The annual campaign kit has been launched for "19 Days of Activism for prevention of violence against children and youth 1-19 November 2017". The main theme for this year is “Ending Harmful Traditional Practices". Relevant Sustainable Development Goals and Targets for 2030 have been included to help enable everyone who plays a role in achieving the ambitious SDG Target 16.2: "End abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and all forms of violence against and torture of children". Access the toolkit: 19days.woman.ch/index.php/en/2017-prevention-kit

The 7th International Conference of Physiotherapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health Registration is now open for the 7th International Conference of Physiotherapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health, taking place in Reykjavik, Iceland, from 10th to the 12th of April 2018. The conference aims to increase the knowledge of mental health issues and the connection between mental and physical health among physiotherapists around the world. Find out more and register: http://www.icppmh.org