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Day: 6 March 2022

School Day - ESTeSL

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Dia da Escola, na ESTeSL

António Lopes, President of the Portuguese Physioterapists Order, was present in the commemorations of the School Day, in ESTeSL, this Thursday, 24th February.

This day, which marked four decades of history of this institution, was also marked by the presentation of awards and diplomas of its students.

The Portuguese Physioterapists Order thanks the invitation to the ceremony, whose motto "The path is made by walking" serves as inspiration to all physiotherapists. 

Congratulations to all the recent graduates and much success along the paths they will take.

Congratulations to ESTeSL and to the educational institutions that every day contribute to the growth of their students and to the quality of Physiotherapy in Portugal.

In the photo: the President of the OF, António Lopes, with Professor Manuel Correia, the first elected President of ESTeSL and guest speaker at the session.

Meeting with ATARP

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Reunião com a ATARP

The Portuguese Physiotherapists Order meets with the Portuguese Association of Technicians of Radiology, Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (ATARP).

The President of the Portuguese Physiotherapists Order, António Lopes, together with the vice-president Nuno Cordeiro and the board member Afonso Neutel met with the President of ATARP, Altino Cunha, and the respective vice-president, Rute Santos. The topics discussed focused on the future of the professions they represent.

For the OF, the "professional interconnection between physiotherapy and the professions represented by ATARP was the starting point for an analysis of potential partnerships and collaborations between the two entities". The "role of the physiotherapist and his relation with the different areas in the scope of imaging and ultrasonography" were other of the several themes discussed in this meeting.

They also discussed "possibilities of collaboration" that allow the Order of Physiotherapists and ATARP to maintain a close collaboration with regard to the protection of the citizen user of health services.

1st Breast Cancer Congress Algarve 2022

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1º Congresso do Cancro da Mama do Algarve 2022

The Portuguese Physioterapists Order was invited to be present in the Breast Cancer Congress in the Algarve, in Lagos. Representing her, Ana Gonçalves, member of the Board, reiterated the availability and interest of the BSN in promoting a multidisciplinary articulation in the treatment and recovery of patients with oncological conditions and, for this purpose, in contributing to a better health literacy.

Find out more about this event here: https://www.congressodocancrodamamadoalgarve.pt/

Meeting with the Ordre des masseurs-kinésithérapeutes

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Reunião com a Ordre des masseurs-kinésithérapeutes

The Order of Physiotherapists met with the Ordre des masseurs-kinésithérapeutes (French OF) which, within the framework of the rotating presidency of the European Community, wanted to sound out similar entities from other Member States on the creation of a Common Training Framework for physiotherapists.

With this framework, there is now an essential minimum harmonisation, which will make the recognition of qualifications much easier when the professional wishes to go and practise the profession in another Member State, avoiding, for example, having to take compensatory measures in order to be authorised to practise the profession in that country.

Currently the mobility process for physiotherapists, even under the European Professional Card, is decided on a case by case basis according to the training that the candidate for mobility has, since the training differs from country to country, and even within the same country.

The Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas, as the competent authority for the recognition of European diplomas for professional practice in Portugal, expressed its availability to collaborate in this initiative.

Meeting with the Consejo General de Colegios de Fisioterapeutas de España

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Reunião com o Consejo General de Colegios de Fisioterapeutas de España

The Board of the Order of Physiotherapists met on 27th January with the President of the Consejo General de Colegios de Fisioterapeutas de España, D. Gustavo Paseiro Ares. 

This meeting promoted the sharing of mutual concerns between Portugal and Spain, regarding free movement and the autonomy and regulation of the profession, among other issues. 

The OF believes that this discussion will give more value to the profession and that, in the near future, it will allow a fruitful growth of physiotherapists. 

Meeting with the Union of Physiotherapists

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Reunião com o Sindicato dos Fisioterapeutas

The OF's Management met today with the Management of the Physiotherapists Union, in the person of the physiotherapist João Paulo Valente.

This long-awaited meeting promoted the sharing of concerns and the search for necessary answers for the profession. We understand, therefore, that this meeting has strengthened fundamental ties between our entities that, although having a distinct nature, seek to dignify the profession and to value physiotherapists.

Meeting with the Portuguese Dental Association

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Reunião com a Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas

The Physioterapists Order met yesterday with Dr. Miguel Pavão, President of the Portuguese Dental Association. The OF was represented by the President António Lopes, the Vice-President Nuno Cordeiro and the physiotherapist Olímpio Pereira. 

Issues common to the professions of Physiotherapist and Dentist were debated and points of convergence for an institutional and professional relationship were addressed. 

National Programme Prevention of Violence in the Life Cycle

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Programa Nacional Prevenção da Violência no Ciclo de Vida

"There are few research studies on violence specifically related to physical therapists both in Portugal and abroad. But this does not mean that this is not an area of concern for the Order, because the nature of the intervention model of physiotherapists, and the contexts where they work, expose professionals, and also students, to clear and frequent situations of risk. "

Watch the participation of the President of the Portuguese Physioterapists Order, António Lopes, in the public presentation of the Action Plan for the Prevention of Violence in the Health Sector (PAPVSS), promoted by the General Direction of Health. 

The entire session is available here:

https://bit.ly/OF_no_PAPVSS

Investiture - Order of Technical Engineers

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Tomada de posse Ordem dos Engenheiros Técnicos

The President of the Portuguese Order of Physiotherapists, António Lopes, was present in the ceremony of inauguration of the national, regional and direction bodies of the speciality colleges of the Order of Technical Engineers, on the 13th of January. 

The Portuguese Physiotherapists Order salutes the elected bodies of the OET, wishing them a very successful mandate.

In the photo: President of the Chamber of Engineers, engineer Carlos Mineiro Aires, President of the Chamber of Certified Accountants, Dra. Paula Franco, President of the Chamber of Technical Engineers, engineer Augusto Ferreira Guedes, President of the Chamber of Economists, Prof. António Mendonça, Vice-President of the Bar Association, Dr. Pedro Tenreiro Biscaia, President of the Chamber of Physiotherapists, António Lopes, Dr. João Pedro Amorim representing the Chamber of Solicitors and Enforcement Agents.

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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