O Fisioterapeuta e a telessaúde

Via @WCPT1951

O conselho executivo da Confederação Mundial de Fisioterapia WCPT publicou um relatório descrevendo o futuro da prática da fisioterapia digital.

O relatório, produzido em conjunto pela WCPT e pela Rede Internacional de Autoridades Reguladoras de Fisioterapia (INPTRA), reconhece o desenvolvimento e a implementação da prática da fisioterapia digital e estabelece considerações e recomendações importantes para garantir que a profissão global de fisioterapia possa maximizar as oportunidades ofertadas pelas práticas digitais.

Jonathon Kruger, CEO da WCPT, disse: ‘Este é um relatório oportuno que ajudará nossas organizações membros e seus membros individuais. Muitos Fisioterapeutas estão lidando com a complexidade do COVID-19 e os desafios de trabalhar em um espaço digital. Este relatório articula claramente os problemas que os Fisioterapeutas precisam considerar ao passarem a trabalhar virtualmente para fornecer telessaúde às pessoas necessitadas. '

Informativo WCPT - atualização março 2020

WCPT E-Update - March 2020     A Confederação Mundial de Fisioterapia  WCPT está dedicando esta edição da E-Update ao COVID-19. Abaixo, você encontrará links para recursos e informações que coletamos. Cada país/território terá sua própria resposta ao COVID-19. Adquira as informações da sua associação nacional de fisioterapia, governo ou órgão de controle de infecções. Se você não possui essas organizações ou estruturas em seu país/território, consulte as diretrizes da Organização Mundial de Saúde. Você encontrará informações sobre a prática clínica, prevenção e controle de infecções, questões políticas e éticas nos links abaixo.   A WCPT possui uma página em seu site com informações e recursos sobre o COVID-19. Esta página é atualizada regularmente.   Texto original em inglês

COVID-19 WCPT is dedicating this issue of the E-Update to COVID-19. Below you will find links to resources and information we have collated. Each country/territory will have its own response to COVID-19. Please defer to information from your national physiotherapy association, government, or infection control body. If you do not have these organisations or structures in your country/territory, please defer to WHO guidelines. You will find information about clinical practice, infection prevention and control, policy and ethical issues in the links below. WCPT has a page on its website with information and resources about COVID-19. This page is updated regularly: www.wcpt.org/news/Novel-Coronavirus-2019-nCoV

WHO: information and resources The World Health Organization (WHO) has several resources on its website which are updated regularly.  Rolling updates Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected. Interim guidance   Daily situation updates  Advice about mass gatherings of people  Advice for the public  Online training courses (available in several languages)  Guidance on rights, roles and responsibilities  Technical guidance on specific practices  Guidance about using a face mask

WCPT member organisations: information and resources The WCPT member organisations listed below have published information about COVID-19. This list will be updated regularly on the WCPT website. Australian Physiotherapy Association Canadian Physiotherapy Association French National Council of Physiotherapists Questions fréquentes des kinésithérapeutes/Frequently asked questions Réserve sanitaire/Register to be part of healthcare reserve Italian Association of Physiotherapists Physiotherapy New Zealand Consejo General de Colegios de Fisioterapeutas de Espana Taiwan Physical Therapy Association Video: relaxation and respiratory exercises Video: exercises to boost the immune system Chartered Society of Physiotherapy American Physical Therapy Association If you are a WCPT member organisation and have open access resources you would like to share, please contact communications@wcpt.org.

Just published! Report on digital physical therapy practice The WCPT executive board has published a report setting out the future of digital physical therapy practice.  The report, jointly produced by WCPT and the International Network of Physiotherapy Regulatory Authorities (INPTRA), recognises the development and implementation of digital physical therapy practice and sets out key considerations and recommendations to ensure the global physical therapy profession is able to maximize the opportunities that digital practice offers. Jonathon Kruger, WCPT chief executive officer, said: ‘This is a timely report that will help our member organisations and their individual members. Many physical therapists are grappling with the complexity of COVID-19 and the challenges of working in a digital space. This report clearly articulates the issues physical therapists will need to consider as they shift to working virtually to provide telehealth for people in need.' Read the article: http://bit.ly/2Qv7NXD Download the report: http://bit.ly/2U0kPyu

Personal protective equipment for health workers Global health organisations are calling for healthcare workers to be given adequate protection. WCPT has issued a joint press release with the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) calling on governments and healthcare organisations to support front line healthcare workers in any way they can, but especially and urgently through the supply of crucial personal protective equipment (PPE). They are also asking to ensure that staff are getting adequate breaks during their shifts, and time off between shifts, to be able to carry on in what could be a long-term global crisis: www.wcpt.org/node/30125 WHO is also calling on industry and governments to increase manufacturing by 40 per cent to meet rising global demand to address the shortage of PPE, which is endangering health workers worldwide. WHO has warned that severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of PPE – caused by rising demand, panic buying, hoarding and misuse – is putting lives at risk from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. http://bit.ly/2U15TA4

Physiopedia: free online COVID-19 course To contribute towards the global effort to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Physiopedia is providing a free online programme of courses on its online learning platform at Physioplus. The aim of these courses is to provide a practicing physiotherapist/physical therapist with the knowledge, practices and skills to allow them to play a proactive role in global and local efforts to reduce the impact of COVID-19. Find out more: www.physiospot.com/physiopedia/covid-19-update-free-online-course/

Postponed and cancelled events Due to the fast-evolving global situation created by the spread of COVID-19 a number of our regions and member organisations have had to make some quick and hard decisions to cancel or postpone events. A page has been set up on the WCPT website giving updates about events we know have been cancelled or postponed. If your organisation has cancelled or postponed an event and would like details included here, please contact communications@wcpt.org. www.wcpt.org/news/postponed-and-cancelled-events

Additional resources Physiotherapists may find these additional open access resources helpful. The Lancet: to assist health workers and researchers working under challenging conditions to bring this outbreak to a close, The Lancet has created a Coronavirus Resource Centre. This resource brings together content about COVID-19 from across The Lancet journals as it is published. Cochrane: a Special Collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care has been released, it is available in English, Farsi,  French, Japanese and Spanish. News item is also available in German and Polish.

Informativo WCPT - atualização fevereiro 2020

WCPT E-Update - February 2020   Texto original em inglês

HI launches handbook on early rehabilitation in conflicts and disasters Early rehabilitation in conflicts and disasters is the focus of a set of e-learning materials launched by Humanity & Inclusion (HI). Early rehabilitation for people with traumatic injuries in conflicts and disasters is now recognised as being an integral part of the recovery process. When an emergency strikes, there is a huge surge in the need for early rehabilitation. However, the majority of rehabilitation professionals in countries that experience such emergencies do not have all the skills needed to treat all of the injuries. HI, with support from AO Foundation and other leading rehabilitation organisations (CBM, ICRC, Livability, MSF-France, WHO), has produced a handbook and e-learning materials. This is the world’s first educational resource to help rehabilitation professionals develop and deliver high quality early rehabilitation intervention. WCPT was involved in the review of this project and has endorsed the materials. https://hi.org/en/early-rehabilitation-in-conflicts-and-disasters

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) WCPT has collated information and advice from a number of sources about the Novel Coronavirus (2019nCov) on its website.  The page includes several links to the World Health Organization website and will be kept up to date: www.wcpt.org/news/Novel-Coronavirus-2019-nCoV

International Women's Day International Women's Day on 8 March is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The campaign theme for 2020 is An equal world is an enabled world. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality - to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions, improve situations and celebrate women's achievements. Globally 66% of physical therapists are female - watch out for WCPT's social media posts on the day. #EachforEqual #IWD2020

Registration now open for WCPT Africa Region Conference Registration has opened for the WCPT Africa Region conference.  The conference will take place, 10-13 July 2020, in Cotonu, Benin. WCPT President Emma Stokes will be giving the keynote address. Registration deadlines Super early bird: until 29 February Early bird: 1-31 March Advanced: 1-30 April Late and onsite: from 1 May To register and for more information about the conference: http://bit.ly/3ae9Wi1

WCPT Future Network: call for facilitators WCPT Future: Network for student and early career physical therapists has issued a call for network facilitators. The application closing date is 13 March 2020. Are you passionate about physical therapy, interested in making a difference by representing your region, and connecting with the global physical therapy community? If you are a student or early career physical therapist with energy and enthusiasm to engage with others, WCPT Future has an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you as a network facilitator. WCPT Future is seeking network facilitators from the WCPT North America Caribbean, South America and Asia Western Pacific regions. For further information go to: www.wcpt.org/students

World TB Day World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is commemorated each year on 24 March to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.  TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, over 4,000 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. Physical therapy can play an important role in the rehabilitation of patients with TB. www.who.int/news-room/campaigns/world-tb-day/world-tb-day-2020 If you are a physical therapist with a special interest in cardiorespiratory see also the WCPT subgroup, the International Confederation of Cardiorespiratory Physical Therapists (ICCrPT).

2020: Centenário da Fisioterapia no Canadá

Fisioterapeutas canadenses estão celebrando o centenário da profissão neste ano. 24 de março de 2020 marca precisamente o 100º aniversário. 

Imagem promocional de fisioterapia ajudando os canadenses physiotherapy.ca 

O texto original de Sarah C. Marshall está no link:

 http://history.physio/2020-the-centenary-of-physiotherapy-in-canada/

História da Fisioterapia - Assista “APTA Oral History - Lynda Woodruff”

APTA Oral History - Lynda Woodruff from APTA on Vimeo.

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Nota do Editor do Blog:  Conheci Lynda Woodruff  (1947 - 2018)  quando da sua estada em Recife pelo intercâmbio do Comitê Pernambuco/Georgia com Partners of Americas. Ela veio da Georgia State University ministrar cursos para os Fisioterapeutas pernambucanos em 1980 e causou  impacto amplo e profundo na profissão. Lynda foi uma dos primeiras estudantes negras a integrar a E.C. Glass High School há quase 60 anos.  Participou ativamente rompendo barreiras no auge do Movimento dos Direitos Civis em Lynchburg.

Confederação Mundial de Fisioterapia divulga informações sobre o Novo Coronavírus

Novo Coronavírus (2019-nCoV) 

 Fonte: https://www.wcpt.org/news/Novel-Coronavirus-2019-nCoV

A Confederação Mundial de Fisioterapia WCPT está ciente de que algumas organizações membros compartilharam conselhos e informações sobre Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) produzido por seus governos.

Você pode encontrar algumas informações e conselhos sobre Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) nesta página, coligidos por WCPT a partir de fontes seguras.

Esta página será atualizada regularmente. Se Fisioterapeutas ou organizações membros da WCPT estão cientes de recursos de alta qualidade que poderiam ser adicionados a esta lista, entre em contato info@wcpt.org com detalhes.

QUEM

OMS atualiza
https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
Recomendações para o público em torno da proteção da saúde, viagens e segurança alimentar
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

The Lancet - revista médica  semanal
2019-nCoV Resource Center
https://www.thelancet.com/coronavirus?dgcid=etoc-edschoice_email_tlcoronavirus20

Aconselhamento governo do Reino Unido
Informações para o público
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public
campanha de informação pública
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-public-information-campaign-launched-across-the-uk

Membros das profissões ligadas à Aliança Mundial da Saúde
Aliança Médica Mundial (WMA)
Apela a cadeia de abastecimento internacional
https://www.wma.net/news-post/wma-calls-for-international-supply-chain-to-fight-coronavirus/

Conselho Internacional de Enfermeiros (ICN)
Mensagem de apoio aos enfermeiros
https://www.icn.ch/news/icn-sends-message-support-nurses-china-and-elsewhere-who-are-tackling-coronavirus

Physiopedia
Informações sobre Angústia Respiratória Aguda Syndrome (ARDS)
https://www.physio-pedia.com/Acute_Respiratory_Distress_Syndrome_(ARDS)

Eleição para o COFFITO tem Chapa de Oposição

Informativo WCPT - Atualização janeiro 2020

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: French National Council of Physiotherapists (Conseil national de l'ordre des masseurs-kinésithérapeutes) Polish Chamber of Physiotherapists (Krajowa Izba Fizjoterapeutów) Order of Physiotherapists in Romania (Colegiul Fizioterapeuților din România) 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