Informativo World Physiotherapy - Agosto 2020

August 2020   Texto original em inglês Get ready for World PT Day 2020 Have you made plans to mark World PT Day on 8 September? The toolkit is available NOW and includes infographics and posters aimed at the general public promoting the role of physiotherapy in rehabilitation after COVID-19, and infographics focusing on the delivery of physiotherapy via telehealth. A number of volunteers have kindly translated the materials and you can find versions of the materials on our website in: Arabic, Bangla, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Estonian, French, German, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Vietnamese. We are adding translations every day so if you are interested in translating any of the materials, please contact communications@world.physio As part of the response to COVID-19, many countries have introduced restrictions about holding large events and gatherings. Please consider this when making plans for World PT Day.  Download the World PT Day toolkit

Call for abstract submissions is open NOW   As a result of moving congress to an online event, the congress programme committee has agreed to re-open the call for abstracts for World Physiotherapy Congress 2021. The abstract submission system is open now and the deadline for submissions is 24 September 2020.  People who have previously submitted an abstract are able to access and edit their submission before 24 September 2020. All abstract submitters will be notified of the outcome of their submission on 14 January 2021.  Find out more about congress abstract submissions: https://world.physio/news/call-abstract-submissions-reopens Find out more about submitting an abstract News from around the world

Advocacy in Peru World Physiotherapy has been collaborating with physiotherapists in Peru on their proposal to establish a college for physiotherapists. Read the full story WHO calls for consultants The WHO physical activity unit has called for consultants interested in providing technical support on physical activity. Read the full story

Immediate impact of COVID-19 on entry level education World Physiotherapy has published the latest in a series of briefing papers exploring the impact of COVID-19. The paper examines the effect of the pandemic on meeting pre-COVID-19 regulatory requirements, 2020 entry to the profession, international mobility, and immediate changes in practice and how they have informed entry level education from a regulation perspective.   For more information and to download a copy of the briefing paper: https://world.physio/news/briefing-paper-examines-immediate-impact-covid-19-entry-level-education   Download the briefing paper Annual review highlights growth for global physiotherapy profession Emma Stokes, World Physiotherapy president, described 2019 as “another  successful year” for the global physiotherapy profession in our recently-published Annual Review. She said the general meeting and congress were two of the highlights of the year, bringing people together and developing the global profession. Download World Physiotherapy's annual review