Summary of the Votes, their characteristics and how they will be considered

Resumo dos Votos

Still on the Electoral Act of November 15th, and after having informed HOW TO VOTE, in the IDENTIFICATION of the Electoral Act and the VOTING BULLETINS, it is now important to know and take into account some aspects regarding the VOTES themselves:

-After choosing the options on the various ballot papers you will have access to the summary of your vote. At this stage, you can still change your voting direction. For that you should click on "Alter", going back to the ballot paper you wish to change and choose the new option;

-After choosing all the options you should click on "Insert vote in ballot box";

-Only after clicking on "Insert Vote in Ballot Box" will the votes be considered;

Keep track of all the steps, we would like to point out that from today until the 12th of November mailings concerning the electoral campaign will be sent, whose content is of the entire responsibility of the respective List identified.

Electoral Commission created, Candidate Lists defined, today, 25th October, the Electoral Campaign begins

Criada a Comissão Eleitoral, Listas Candidatas definidas, hoje, dia 25 de outubro começa a Campanha Eleitoral

Electoral Commission

The first meeting of the Electoral Commission was held on 20 October, in accordance with the electoral calendar.

Here is a list of its constituents: 

Ballot No.NamePositionIn representation
1Isabel Maria Sander de Souza GuerraPresidentInstalling Commitee
1742Ana Luísa de Lemos Seguro RoqueMember List B
605José Manuel Fernandes EstevesMember List A
1215Telmo Jorge de Sousa FirminoMember D-List
604Ana Luísa Santos Cibrão ZoghebMember List C
 13Maria Beatriz Dias FernandesMember List E

If you need to contact the Electoral Commission you may do so through the email address: eleicoes2021@ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt

The lists for the first elections of the Portuguese Physioterapists Order have been defined

The Electoral Commission, at its 3rd meeting, held on 24 October 2021, admitted the five (5) candidate lists to the Statutory Bodies of the Order of Physiotherapists.

Thus, determined by lottery, we present the respective lists:

Headed by:Body for which you are applying:
List AIsabel Maria Sander de Souza GuerraJurisdictional Council
List BJosé Emanuel Nunes VitalBastonary
List CJosé Luís Martins Alves SousaJurisdictional Council
D-ListAntónio Manuel Fernandes LopesBastonary
List ERui Jorge Dias CostaGeneral Council

More information on the lists, on the website under "Candidate Lists".

Electoral Campaign

As defined by the electoral calendar, the electoral campaign begins today, Monday 25 October. It will run until 13 November, the day before the elections on the 15th.

The Electoral Act and the Ballot Papers

O Ato Eleitoral e os Boletins de Voto

Following the communication on the elections of 15 November, and after having spoken about the ways to vote - ELECTRONIC or IN PRESENCE - and about the process of receiving the e-mail with the VOTER ID and the SMS with the PIN/VOTING KEY (which will be sent on 13 November), it is now important to talk about the act of voting itself.
 
When entering the electronic voting platform, the Electoral Act is identified, the member of the Order will clearly see the logo of the Order of Physiotherapists and the description of the Election taking place;
You must click on "Continue".
Three (3) ballot papers are then provided, for the three (3) organs to be voted on - GENERAL COUNCIL / BASTONARY / JURISDICTIONAL COUNCIL - with different colours and clearly indicated:
 
 - Statutory Body (top left)
 - Lists to be voted for (in the middle of the ballot paper)
 - Option for Blank Vote

Note: It will be possible to view the names of the candidates of each List, by hovering the mouse over the button to the left of each of the options.

In the list of candidates, you should click on the Option you wish to vote for, using your mouse or, in the case of a smartphone, your finger/finger pen.
Clicking on "Next" navigates you to the remaining ballot papers.

Electronic or in person, find out how to vote

Eletronico ou Presencial, saiba como votar

Elections shall be conducted ELECTRONICALLY (preferably) or in person.

By accessing the digital platform for electronic voting, between 00:00h and 20:00h - time of Continental Portugal (GMT).

On 13 November (Saturday), via e-mail votoeletronico@ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt an e-mail will be sent to all the Physiotherapists listed in the Electoral Roll for the First Elections of the Order of Physiotherapists with a LINK and the ELECTOR ID.

The referred LINK (to access the platform) will also be available in the site of the Order of Physiotherapists.

After accessing the electronic voting platform, you should enter your ELECTOR ID: Citizen's Card number (CC) / Identity Card (BI) / International Identification Card number. This number should be the one registered in the Order of Physiotherapists;

In parallel, on this day 13 November (Saturday) will be sent to your mobile phone, via SMS, by Extreme Solutions the PIN / Voting Key. with these two elements will then be able to vote on November 15 between 00:00h and 20:00h, time of Continental Portugal (GMT).

If you have lost your PIN / Voting Key, in this window you can request a new one by clicking on "New PIN / Voting Key".

It will also be sent to your mobile phone by SMS. This action cancels the original PIN / Voting Key;

If you have any difficulties you can click on "Contacts" and ask the Helpdesk of the external company that provides the voting service for help.

You also have available the "Help" button where all the steps for voting are described;

By clicking on "Vote!" you enter the Voting area, which we will tell you about in a moment.

If you choose to vote in a PRESENTIAL manner, this will take place at the headquarters of the Order of Physiotherapists, from 07:00 a.m. to 08:00 p.m. - time of Continental Portugal (GMT).

For voting in person and for those who do not have access to their PIN / Voting Key sent by SMS, sealed envelopes containing PIN / Voting Key will be available.

These envelopes shall be numbered on the outside and at the moment of delivery to a member who requests it - and after confirmation on the platform that this member has not yet voted - the voting platform shall associate this number on the outside of the envelope to the voting member, automatically eliminating the original voting key previously sent.

The Order of Physiotherapists hired a company to provide an Electronic Voting service - Extreme Solutions (https://www.extremesolutions.pt/ ).

On the site of the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas (https://ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt/eleicoes/ato-eleitoral/ ) , this and other issues relating to the elections on 15 November are explained.

Deadline for applications

Prazo Limite

The Commission for Installation of the Order of Physiotherapists reinforces that next Tuesday is the deadline for the delivery of all Candidatures to the Statutory Bodies of the Order of Physiotherapists.

These must be submitted by 19 October 2021.

The elections will be held on 15 November 2021, by electronic vote or in person at the headquarters of the Order.
Participate in the First Elections of the Portuguese Physiotherapists Order.

Electoral Roll published. Check your details.

In accordance with the Electoral Calendar, the Electoral Roll was made available today. The deadline for complaints runs until 23 October.

Please access your "Reserved Area" on the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas website and check if your name is on the Electoral Roll.  

When authenticating with the Citizen Card / Mobile Digital Key / Manual Access, in your "Personal Area" you should find the following message:

Your name and ballot number are in the Electoral Book of the First Elections of the Order of Physiotherapists.
Check that your email and mobile phone number are up to date - they are essential to be able to vote.

You will find on our website all the support for any question

Reserved Area, access your Personal Area now!

Área Reservada

We are proud to announce the opening of the "Personal Area" of each Physioterapist in the ORDEM's website. 
It is located in the "Reserved Area", where each member can find the most varied elements concerning his/her individual registration and other data with restricted access.

This area has a secure conditioned access - access with citizen card or mobile digital key.
Here you can find all your data, which you can consult, confirm, correct or update.

Join today! 
Find out everything!

Results of the Satisfaction Survey on the process of Registration to the ORDEM DOS FISIOTERAPEUTAS

Resultados do Questionário de Satisfação sobre o processo de Inscrição na ORDEM DOS FISIOTERAPEUTAS

The Installation Commission of the Order of Physiotherapists, within the scope of the Integrated System of Quality Warranty for the services rendered, has prepared a questionnaire about the enrolment process to evaluate the satisfaction of the enrolled members.

After completing the registration process, members automatically receive the SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE and are invited to answer it anonymously and optionally.

We present the first results obtained by the end of September 2021.

The Installation Commission of the Order thanks the participants for their contribution and opinion!

Pedro Maciel Barbosa

Specialist physiotherapist at the Matosinhos Local Health Unit Sub-coordinator for Primary Health Care, Matosinhos Local Health Unit Visiting Assistant Professor at the Porto School of Health Member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Health - SNS Member of the General Council of the Order of Physiotherapists

Carlos Sand

Carlos Areia has been a physiotherapist since 2013, and has worked in various hospitals, clinics and clubs in both Portugal and the UK. He began his academic career at Oxford University in 2016, where he led a clinical trial comparing physiotherapy vs surgery in anterior cruciate injuries in 32 hospitals in England. In 2018 she moved to the neurosciences department, where she developed her own studies on remote monitoring of vital signs, which were implemented during the pandemic. Here he discovered his passion for data, and in 2022, he joined Digital Science as a Data Scientist. He completed his PhD earlier this year, and has more than 60 publications in journals such as The Lancet, BMJ, Cochrane, among others. He is also an honorary lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and a consultant in clinical research.

Eduardo José Brazete Carvalho Cruz

PhD in Physiotherapy from the University of Brighton, UK. Post-Doctorate in Epidemiology from the National School of Public Health at the New University of Lisbon.
Coordinator of the Studies and Planning Office of the Order of Physiotherapists. Coordinating Professor of the Physiotherapy Department of the School of Health of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (ESS-IPS). President of the ESS-IPS Technical-Scientific Council. Coordinator of the Physiotherapy Department at ESS-IPS. Integrated Researcher at the Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) (a partnership between FCM-UNL, the National School of Public Health, the University of Évora, the Lisbon Institute of Global Mental Health and Santo Espírito Hospital, Terceira Island, Azores).

Sara Souto Miranda

Sara Souto Miranda has a bachelor's and master's degree in physiotherapy from the University of Aveiro, and a postgraduate qualification in adult respiratory physiotherapy from the same institution. In 2023 she completed her double doctorate in Rehabilitation Sciences/Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at the Universities of Aveiro and Maastricht (Netherlands) and is currently working as a technical-scientific advisor to the Studies and Planning Office (GEP) of the Order of Physiotherapists, and as a guest lecturer at the Piaget Institute in Vila Nova de Gaia. As a member of the Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory at the University of Aveiro (Lab3R), she has carried out applied research in which she has assessed and treated patients with respiratory pathology, having taken part in 6 research projects. Throughout her career she has published 19 scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals with an impact factor, 1 book chapter and more than 50 abstracts in conference proceedings. She was a research volunteer at the Ciro rehabilitation centre (Centre for expertise in chronic organ failure) in the Netherlands, and is currently a member of the Guideline Methodology Network of European Respiratory Society. She was honoured by European Lung Foundation e European Respiratory Society for carrying out patient-centred research, by the Directorate General for Higher Education with a merit grant for his master's degree, and by the Ciro Centre with a grant to support research abroad.

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