Informativo World Physiotherapy - Abril 2021

April 2021   Long Covid é o foco do Dia Mundial da Fisioterapia 2021     Os materiais da campanha para o Dia Mundial da Fisioterapia 2021 se concentrarão no papel da fisioterapia em Long Covid (Covid Persistente). Na sequência dos materiais produzidos para o Dia Mundial do PT 2020 que incidiu sobre a reabilitação e COVID-19, os materiais deste ano terão um enfoque específico em Long Covid.   Os materiais serão produzidos inicialmente em inglês, francês e espanhol. Traduções adicionais serão adicionadas posteriormente e fornecidas por voluntários.     Os materiais estarão disponíveis para download no site World Physiotherapy a partir de junho.     Assista ao vídeo sobre fisioterapia e a pandemia de COVID-19   ___________________________________________________________________________________________   Texto original em inglês    via World Physiotherapy Long Covid is the focus for World PT Day 2021 The campaign materials for World PT Day 2021 will focus on the role of physiotherapy in Long Covid. Following on from the materials produced for World PT Day 2020 which focused on rehabilitation and COVID-19, this year's materials will have a specific focus on Long Covid. The materials will initially be produced in English, French and Spanish. Additional translations will subsequently be added and will be provided by volunteers. The materials will be available for download from the World Physiotherapy website from June. Watch the video on physiotherapy and the COVID-19 pandemic

NEW briefing paper published: digital practice during COVID-19 The latest World Physiotherapy COVID-19 briefing paper highlights the consequences of COVID-19 on physiotherapy digital practice services. The paper includes reflections on changes in practice and potential implications for the future reported by World Physiotherapy member organisations and individual physiotherapists.   Thirty-four member organisations from all of World Physiotherapy’s five regions, three subgroups and 148 individual physiotherapists participated in a survey on the experiences of digital practice arising from the consequences of COVID-19 in 2020.  The briefing paper includes case studies from physiotherapists in Australia, Jamaica, Nepal, New Zealand, Uganda, UK, US, and Uruguay. The studies show the innovation and variability in changes to service delivery and act as examples for others. Access all briefing papers in the series Download digital practice briefing paper COVID-19 report now available in Spanish  Our report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physiotherapy services globally is now available in Spanish. This World Physiotherapy report was published in English earlier this year and reported back on the online survey sent to member organisations in 2020. The survey included questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted physiotherapy practice and the governance of World Physiotherapy’s member organisations. The report is also being translated into Portuguese and will be available shortly. Download the report in Spanish World Physiotherapy Congress 2021: content available on demand Get a taste of congress Take the opportunity to see highlights of the congress programme with the following open access sessions: Discussion session: Long Covid  Platform presentation: Redesigning care for spinal pain in an Australian hospital setting: a service evaluation to identify need for change (PL-01157). Edward James Gorgon (Australia) Poster presentation: Upper limbs exercise training and muscle strength in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review (PO-00610). Christos Karagiannis (Cyprus) All content available until 8 July If you could not join the live event, you can still register and access more than 50 hours of recorded sessions and over 1,180 poster and platform abstract presentations. The online congress was a huge success and is summarised in the words of one participant: "Thank you all for putting together an excellent congress. It isn't easy to create a great event such as this. Well done global PT community!" Registration to access the on demand content is available at 25% discount of the live event rate. Access the congress online platform

Watch the video: "Why I became a physiotherapist" As part of #WorldPhysio2021​, we asked some physiotherapists why they became a physiotherapist. In this video they share some of their personal stories. Watch the video