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WCPT E-Update - August 2019
Texto original em inglês
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| Celebrate World Physical Therapy Day! |
World
Physical Therapy Day 2019 is now just over one week away on 8th
September. If you haven't yet planned your activities, here are some
last minute ideas.
For more last minute ideas take a look at the activities that took place to celebrate the day last year: www.wcpt.org/wptday18.
Access the World Physical Therapy Day toolkit at: www.wcpt.org/wptday-toolkit.
Thank you to all the volunteers who have translated materials - much of
the toolkit is now available for download in Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Slovenian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Good luck with all your activities and we look forward to receiving your photos and brief reports (send to info@wcpt.org). |
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| WCPT appoints consultants for project in Tajikistan |
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WCPT
has contracted three consultants to develop and deliver a project in
Tajikistan. The consultants will lead on the development of entry-level
physical therapy education and provide clinical bridge training for
clinicians and staff at the Republican Medical College of Tajikistan.
Funded by the USAID Strengthening Rehabilitation Services in Health
Systems, the project is a collaboration between UCP Wheels for Humanity
and is supported by the Ukrainian Association of Physical Therapy, the
Ukrainian National Association for People with Disabilities, the WCPT,
and the Republican Medical College of Tajikistan. The project ber and
will run until mid-2022.
The three consultants bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in
the development and teaching of entry-level physical therapist
programmes, understanding of WCPT education policies and standards,
demonstrable experience of mentoring, leading teams, advocacy and
capacity building.
To find out more about the project and the consultants: https://www.wcpt.org/news/WCPT-appoints-consultants-for-project-in-Tajikistan
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| WCPT President's blog: Learning to be a new board |
Australia,
Ecuador, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Rwanda, Trinidad and Tobago – what do
they have in common? At first glance, not so much but the members of the
new WCPT Executive Board hail from these countries.
Some have been or are currently the president or vice president of
their professional organisations. One was instrumental in the foundation
of the professional organisation. One has been the chair of a WCPT
region and another the chair of a regulatory authority. They are
clinicians, managers, researchers, teachers, humanitarian workers. They
are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles. Between them,
they speak eight languages.
To read more of the President's blog: https://www.wcpt.org/node/177436
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| Report sets out recommendations to strengthen rehabilitation services |
A
report, published by the Global Rehabilitation Alliance (GRA),
illustrates how rehabilitation can improve global health and human
rights.
The report provides evidence that key stakeholders can use to build
strategies to improve the availability of quality, coordinated,
affordable, and user-centred rehabilitation. It also includes
recommendations for different stakeholders (states, donors and civil
society, disabled people’s organisations) that could help strengthen
rehabilitation services and improve the health and wellbeing of people
around the world.
Read more about the report and watch seven videos produced by Humanity & Inclusion
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| Physiopedia offers free online course: introduction to traumatic brain injury |
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Traumatic Brain Injury is defined as a non-progressive injury to the brain, which occurred as a result of trauma.
It occurs when an external force impacts the brain and is most often
caused by a blow, bump, jolt or penetrating wound to the head.
Physiopedia is offering a free online course providing an overview of
physiotherapy practice relating to traumatic brain injury to develop a
foundation of knowledge that will enable participants to assess and
treat individuals with acute and chronic impairment as a result of
traumatic brain injury. The course will give participants an
understanding of the anatomy, structure, clinical presentation,
assessment and management of traumatic brain injury based on the latest
evidence available.
To find out more about the course: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Introduction_to_Traumatic_Brain_Injury_Course
To register for the course: https://www.physiospot.com/physiopedia/free-online-course-on-traumatic-brain-injury-register-now/
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| Medical manipulations and the history of physiotherapy |
From
gymnastics to splints and uterine massage, the history of physiotherapy
takes in a surprisingly broad range of people and practices.
Medical historian Kay Nias takes a look at the history of physical therapy through the archive of the Wellcome Collection.
To find out more about the history of physical therapy:
https://wellcomecollection.org/articles/XTW9ohAAACIANLbz
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| Call for abstracts for first international transplant athlete conference |
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The
first international transplant sport research conference is due to take
place on 10 November 2019, and the organisers are calling for abstract
submissions and transplant athletes’ videos.
This inaugural conference focuses on transplant athletes and is
hosted by the Society of Sports Therapists in collaboration with
Coventry University. The conference aims to:
- promote research relating to transplant athletes
- contribute to the evidence base of transplant sport
- promote the contribution of sport and exercise therapists supporting Transplant Sport.
For more details about the conference: https://www.wcpt.org/news/Call-for-abstracts-for%20first-global-transplant-sport-conference |
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