The President of the Portuguese Physiotherapists Order, António Lopes, was present at the presentation and launch of the book "A Compendium of Interventions for the Noninvasive Management of Ventilatory Pump Failure", a compendium of non-invasive ventilatory strategies for severe respiratory patients, by Rutgers University (USA) professor, John Bach, considered a "living legend" of respiratory medicine, co-authored with Professor Miguel Gonçalves, from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). Part of the work, of about 700 pages distributed by 38 chapters, is dedicated to Respiratory Physiotherapy, area of expertise of Miguel Gonçalves, who is also a member of the General Council of the Order of Physiotherapists. The launching ceremony took place on July 1st, at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, and was attended by several physiotherapists.
