ENEFFt 2022, Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas was present

ENEFFt 2022, Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas esteve presente

The Board of the Order of Physiotherapists attended the National Meeting of Physiotherapy Students (ENEFt) that took place between 8 and 12 April 2022. The participation of the Order was attended by the President, Professor António Lopes and the Board members, Physiotherapists Afonso Neutel Pedro Rebelo.

On 9 April, the Portuguese Order was present at the Opening Table and held a working meeting with the National Association of Young People in Physiotherapy (ANJF), in which the main priorities for the development of physiotherapy in Portugal were discussed and the main concerns of young people in physiotherapy were heard. The Board of the Order and the ANJF intend to hold regular meetings in order to promote the collaborative development of physiotherapy in Portugal. In this meeting, Professor António Lopes and physiotherapist Afonso Neutel were present on behalf of the Order. The President Teresa Miguel, the treasurer Sofia Tavares and the members Ana Rosa Coelho, Beatriz Silva and Constança Carreira were present on behalf of ANJF.

On the 11th April the Order was present in the Fisiomeeting with the topic "What changes with the Order", in which the physiotherapist Pedro Rebelo had the opportunity to approach the topic, having taken place in a very proactive and enriching way, in a question and answer format, allowing an important and clarifying message to be passed about the role of the Order. 

Respiratory Rehabilitation Day

Dia da Reabilitação Respiratória

The celebration of Respiratory Rehabilitation Day began on 21 April 2016, on the initiative of the Portuguese Lung Foundation and endorsed by 12 other entities (medical societies and associations of health professionals and respiratory patients), including the Portuguese Association of Physiotherapists. 

The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness among health policy-makers, health funding bodies, health professionals, respiratory patients and their families and society in general that Respiratory Rehabilitation (RR) is an intervention with proven benefits for health in its physical, psychological and social dimensions, It is estimated that only around 2-3% of patients who need it, have access to rehabilitation programmes adjusted to their needs, a situation that worsened greatly during the pandemic of COVID-19 and continues.

Respiratory physiotherapy (a component of the cardiorespiratory physiotherapy area) refers to the intervention of the physiotherapist in respiratory conditions, with disease or at risk of developing it, thus providing care within the scope of prevention, treatment, habilitation and rehabilitation.

Respiratory physiotherapy and the professional who carries it out, the physiotherapist, are fundamental elements that contribute to the improvement of the health condition of the respiratory patient (acute or chronic), whether integrated in multi-interdisciplinary RR teams or in a more direct practice context not framed in the concept of Respiratory Rehabilitation. We also highlight the enormous contribution that physiotherapists, at a national and international level, have given to the increase of knowledge, evidence and implementation of Respiratory Rehabilitation, including new practice models (telerehabilitation, home-based and web-based).

Membership Fees - Methods and Procedures of Payment

Quotas de Membro - Métodos e Modalidades de Pagamento

Starting next May, all members enrolled in the Order of Physiotherapists should begin to pay their dues. Therefore, to choose your method and method of payment and make it effective, you should take the following steps:

  1. Access your member area on the website https://ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt/, until 30 April;
  2. Choose the payment method (monthly, half-yearly or yearly);
  3. Select the available payment method.

Note: If you choose Direct Debit, you must indicate your IBAN.

We also inform you that:

  1. The monthly fee for members of the Order of Physiotherapists is 12 euros;
  2. According to article 4 of the Dues and Fees Regulation, payment must be made by the end of the corresponding month (month / semester / calendar year);
  3. The value of the quota for the year 2022 will be adjusted, with the payment of the amount corresponding to 8 months;
  4. For the semester and annual options there is a discount of 5 and 10% respectively. Those who choose the semester payment will only pay 2 months in the first semester, being regularized the amount in the second semester;
  5. Payment can be made by direct debit, ATM reference or MBWay. Payment by Credit Card will be available soon;
  6. Late payment implies the payment of default interest. According to Notice 396/2022 - DRE, 21st Series, Part G of January 7 - the Default Interest Rate applicable to debts to the State and other public entities for the year 2022, is 4.51%.

If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail geral@ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt or telephone 210 415 932.

Consult:

Fees and Dues Regulation 1 April 2022 

Step by Step Guide - Choosing a payment method and payment modality 

Sustainable Health: From All for All

Saúde Sustentável de tod@s para tod@s

The Management of the Order informs that the National Health Plan 2021-2030 is available for public consultation on the website www.pns.dgs.pt

The Order of Physiotherapists, as the Installation Committee, integrated the Follow-up Committee and is at this stage analysing the document now published.

The National Health Plan is a document and a collaborative process under construction, even during its implementation. To participate in the PNS is to be able to influence the state of Health in Portugal over the next 10 years because this is a document that guides Portuguese public policies. 

We are all health actors, we have the possibility and responsibility to participate in its construction, and participation is essential to achieve "Sustainable Health: from Tod@s for Tod@s".

Take an active part via the above website, or send us your contributions by 29 April at the following address: pns-21-30@ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt

Meeting with Minister Marta Temido

Reunião com a Ministra Marta Temido

In the context of the presentation of the government program, the Order of Physiotherapists met yesterday with the Minister of Health in a sequence of individual meetings involving the Professional Orders.

In this meeting, the governing elements of the Ministry of Health and their respective functions were presented. The Ministry presented the government program and listened to the needs of professionals. The Board of the Portuguese Order reinforced the need for the existence of Physiotherapy functional units and the importance of registering the acts inherent to the profession, as well as the creation of the professional profile of the Physiotherapist. The Basic Law of Health and the Statute of the SNS were topics discussed during the meeting. 

The Order also showed availability for the necessary clarifications to be instituted in its governing activity. 

From the Ministry of Health, the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, the Assistant Secretary of State for Health, António Lacerda Sales, the Secretary of State for Health, Maria de Fátima Fonseca, and the respective heads of Cabinet of the Ministry of Health were present.

The President of the Portuguese Physiotherapists Order, António Lopes, and the 1st Vice-president, Nuno Cordeiro, were present.

National Congress - The Grand Age in Discussion

Congresso Nacional - A Grande Idade em Discussão

Last 26th March, the President of the Portuguese Physioterapists Order António Lopes participated, as a guest, in the Congress "The Great Age in Discussion", organized by the Associação Amigos da Grande Idade and Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa.
In the morning, the debate had as its theme: After COVID, how is the institutionalisation of elderly people in Portugal?
In the afternoon the debate was on the topic: Are services for the elderly social or health services?
In this context, the President of the Portuguese Physiotherapists Order, who had the opportunity to speak, valued the intervention of physiotherapists as specialists in human movement and in the evaluation of functionality. He also underlined the need for the existence of physiotherapists in primary health care, for an intervention in the community, as well as the need for continuity of care provided to elderly people.
The discussion afterwards, with interventions from the audience, was also directed at the issue of profiles and qualifications of professionals, more in the social or health area, including the management of institutions, as indeed was the theme of the session.

The Portuguese Institute of Physiotherapists believes that there is a need for care by physiotherapists in care homes. Therefore, it is essential that there is support, information and training for caregivers, to ensure the quality of care by health professionals specialised in their professional area.
We believe that the area of long-term continuous care, on the one hand, and home care, on the other, are areas of opportunity for physiotherapists.
In particular the issue of prescribing/advising technical aids and adaptations of residences, in collaboration with the local authorities, should also be stimulated and this is something that we will also take into consideration for the future of Physiotherapy.

4th CNS Congress - Neurological Diseases: Caring at Home and in the Community

4º Congresso CNS - Doenças Neurológicas - Cuidar em Casa e na Comunidade

On 26 March, the 4th CNS CONGRESS was held, dedicated to the theme "Neurological Diseases: Caring at home and in the community". It was attended by experts in the field of neurological diseases, policy makers and patient associations. Ana Gonçalves, member of the Board of Directors was present at the Neurological Campus in Torres Vedras representing the OF.

For more information on the Congress, click here

Investiture - Portuguese Society for Health Literacy

Tomada de Posse - Sociedade Portuguesa de Literacia em Saúde

On 26 March, the Inaugural Ceremony of the SPLS took place, also marked by the event "Health Literacy and the Global Humanitarian Crisis", in Lisbon. 

The Portuguese Society for Health Literacy is a non-profit organisation, with a scientific and training character, dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of Health Literacy, respecting ethical principles and humanistic values.

We wish the elected governing bodies a very successful term of office and are available to contribute to their multidisciplinary approach to the promotion of health literacy. 

The Portuguese Physiotherapists Order was represented by the Vice-President, Conceição Bettencourt. 

Find out more about SPLS here: https://www.splsportugal.pt/

Meeting - Recovery and Resilience Plan

Reunião - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência

Shared Services of the Ministry of Health 

Working Group Recovery and Resilience Plan

A working group has been set up with representatives from the Orders of the health professions to monitor the initiatives of the Shared Services of the Ministry of Health under the Recovery and Resilience Plan. Information systems for health professionals is an important issue for physiotherapists, as we know, but also, and consequently, for users.

The first meeting took place on 17 March, with the presence of a delegation from the Order of Physiotherapists. A new meeting is scheduled for next June.

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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