Congresso WCPT 2021 - Atualização abril 2020

April 2020    Com a situação global em rápida evolução criada pela disseminação do COVID-19, sabemos que muitos de vocês foram impactados pela pandemia e pela incerteza que ela criou. A WCPT e o comitê do programa do congresso continuarão monitorando a situação relacionada ao COVID-19, mas por enquanto o planejamento está em andamento para um emocionante congresso da WCPT em Dubai; nesse mês de abril e iremos informá-lo se houver alguma alteração que possa impactar o evento. A WCPT está apoiando suas organizações membros com informações e recursos, em vários idiomas, sobre o COVID-19: www.wcpt.org/news/Novel-Coronavirus-2019-nCoV   Texto original em inglês

COVID-19 With the fast evolving global situation created by the spread of COVID-19, we are aware that many of you have been impacted by the pandemic and the uncertainty it has created. WCPT and the congress programme committee will continue to monitor the situation relating to COVID-19, but for now planning is proceeding for an exciting WCPT congress in Dubai next April and we will advise you if there are any changes likely to impact the event. WCPT is supporting its member organisations and their members with information and resources, in a number of languages, about COVID-19: www.wcpt.org/news/Novel-Coronavirus-2019-nCoV

Call for abstracts opens The call for abstracts for poster and platform presentations is now open. The deadline is 30 July. The WCPT congress offers you a unique opportunity to present to a global audience at the profession’s largest international meeting. Whether you have been working on a research project or have an innovative service, practice, resource or theory to share, WCPT is encouraging physiotherapists from all over the world, at every level of the profession, to submit their abstracts. Abstracts are invited that: report on the latest research with original scientific data address new and unique developments in practice, theory, education, management, policy and resources describe innovative ways in which established methods have been adapted to meet the changing needs of practice Find out more: www.wcpt.org/wcpt2021/programme/abstracts

Resources for abstract submitters If you have limited experience of abstract submissions, presenting at a WCPT congress or if English is not your first language, we have put together several tools to help you. An abstract mentoring programme is in place until 25 June. It aims to help authors present their material clearly and concisely before submitting an abstract to the formal abstract review process. My first abstract submission by congress programme committee member Tomer Yona. Members of the congress programme committees from 2021 and 2019 share their top tips for abstract submissions in a series of videos in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Writing an abstract for a WCPT congress - guidelines designed to assist you prepare a well written abstract that meets the criteria for WCPT congresses.

Selection criteria Submitted abstracts will go through a blind peer-review process carried out by international reviewers.  The following principles will be used to review abstracts. Does the report address a "significant" or "important" issue? Do the methods/approach enable the question to be answered rigorously? Have the data/findings been interpreted appropriately? Are the contents of the abstract clear and logical? Download the submission guidelines

Registration   Key sessions to be announced Registration fees will be available to view on the congress website next month, including deadlines for early bird rates. Registration will open in June.   Focused symposia sessions and speakers will be announced later this month. www.wcpt.org/wcpt2021/programme/call-for-fs