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Month: October 2023

Order of Physiotherapists present at the 2nd National Invasive Physiotherapy Conference

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The Order of Physiotherapists was present today at the 2nd edition of the National Invasive Physiotherapy Days, with Board member Afonso Neutel taking part in the opening ceremony.

In his speech at the opening ceremony, he stressed that "The physiotherapist is a health professional, and physiotherapy is a scientific discipline, which should have the user and the person at the centre of its process, supported by robust evidence that guarantees the defence of the citizen".

In this speech, it was also mentioned that "the physiotherapy process is the application of science and physiotherapy, and that it should be transversal to all areas of intervention".

On the occasion of these days, Afonso Neutel took the opportunity to report that work is underway to create a system for evaluating and accrediting postgraduate training, in conjunction with the creation of a framework of specialities

Breast cancer: after diagnosis, how can physiotherapy help?

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Physiotherapists work with breast cancer survivors from the moment they are diagnosed and throughout the course of their care.

The objectives of their intervention cut across all stages of survival and are fundamental to:

  • reinforcing the need to adopt healthy lifestyle habits;
  • prevent the appearance of complications arising from the pathology and associated treatments;
  • minimise their effect on functionality;
  • maximise functionality (physical, emotional, social and occupational dimensions);
  • improve quality of life.

Order of Physiotherapists joins Pink October

Pink October is a movement to raise awareness in society about breast cancer prevention and the fight against breast cancer.

The Order of Physiotherapists is joining this initiative, pointing out that breast cancer is a public health problem and the most common cancer worldwide. 

       In Portugal, it is the cancer with the highest incidence, mortality and associated prevalence in women.

Physiotherapy Researchers Network (RIFt): more than half a hundred registered physiotherapists

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The Order of Physiotherapists' platform for research and researchers in Physiotherapy, which aims to promote and increase the visibility of science produced in Portugal by Physiotherapists, has already registered around one thousand eight hundred researchsince its launch.

In Physiotherapy Researchers Network (RIFt), with open access to research, by Physiotherapist researcher or by keyword, the five most searched keywords were: Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, Neurology, Sport and Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health.

Currently, the following are registered with RIFt fifty-two Research physiotherapists. Most of them hold a degree in physiotherapy. PhDfollowed by those with Master's and Bachelor's degrees. Still in terms of characterising research physiotherapists, more than half work in an academic context and about 37% in a clinical context.

Any Physiotherapist, registered with the Order of Physiotherapists, who carries out research can register with the Physiotherapy Researchers Network. If you are a research physiotherapist, please register here. See also RIFt Practical Guide.

Order of Physiotherapists at the III URAP West South Conference

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The 1st Vice-President of the Board of the Order of Physiotherapists, Nuno Cordeiro, took part in the 3rd Conference of the Shared Care Resources Unit (URAP) of the West South Health Centre Grouping (ACeS), which includes various groups of health professionals, including physiotherapists, organised into multidisciplinary teams, with a view to achieving the best results in the provision of care and health gains.

Under the theme "Together we are shared", the III URAP ACeS Oeste Sul Days aimed to promote the exchange of knowledge and discussion about interventions and practices, as well as a moment for more careful reflection on the future of the professional groups that make up URAP and the new organisation of healthcare.

In this context, 1st Vice-President Nuno Cordeiro took part in the "Debate panel: Reform of the NHS - Local Health Units", together with António Martins - Executive Director of ACeS Oeste Sul, Joana Coutinho - ULS Matosinhos, Raquel Arteiro - Ordem dos Nutricionistas, Raquel Raimundo - Ordem dos Psicólogos, Rita Correia - ACeS Lisboa Norte and Tânia Magalhães - ULS Matosinhos, moderated by Paulo Ribeiro.

The 3rd URAP ACeS Oeste Sul Conference took place at the Dr. Afonso Rodrigues Pereira Cultural Centre in Lourinhã on 27 October.

President at the 20th anniversary of the Jean Piaget School of Health - Vila Nova de Gaia

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President António Lopes took part in the ceremony commemorating the 20 years of the Jean Piaget School of Health - Vila Nova de Gaiaon 26 October.

 

In his speech at the Opening Session, he called it essential for the Order of Physiotherapists to collaborate with Higher Education Institutions with accredited courses in order to fulfil its statutory duty to "promoting the development of the scientific field of physiotherapy and its teaching".

He added that, as the bodies responsible for the degree courses that give access to the physiotherapy profession, higher education institutions take on the responsibility of placing competent and duly qualified professionals on the labour market, while the Order is responsible for granting the professional title and, therefore, defining the professional profile and quality standards for the provision of autonomous care, within the required ethical values.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget - Vila Nova de Gaia, the President took the opportunity to announce that work is underway to create an assessment and accreditation system for postgraduate training, in association with the creation of a framework of specialities, ensuring that everyone will be called upon to collaborate in the public discussion of these projects, as happened with the Regulation of the Physiotherapist Actwith the Code of Ethics and with Disciplinary Regulation.

The institution currently has a Physiotherapy degree programme, among others.

Order of Physiotherapists and Health Regulatory Authority sign Cooperation Protocol

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The Order of Physiotherapists, represented by the President António Lopes, and the Health Regulatory Authority, represented by its Board of Directors, have agreed to sign a Cooperation Protocol with a view to improving the exercise of the respective attributions of each of the entities.

The two organisations believe that the Cooperation Protocol is fundamental in pursuing the common goal of increasing the quality of healthcare provided to the public, as well as guaranteeing compliance with the law.

The two organisations also agreed to work together to create a pool of technical experts to share human and technical resources and knowledge.

The signing ceremony for the Cooperation Protocol took place on Thursday 26 October at the ERS offices in Porto.

Covid-19 and flu: information for physiotherapists

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Physiotherapists are part of the group eligible for seasonal vaccination against COVID-19 in autumn-winter 2023-2024.

According to Standard 005/2023 According to the Directorate-General for Health, the following are covered: professionals and residents/users in Residential Structures for the Elderly (ERPI), similar institutions and the National Network for Integrated Continuing Care (RNCCI), and prisons; professionals in health services (public and private) and other health care services, students in clinical training, firefighters involved in transporting patients, carers for dependent people, as well as pregnant women, people aged ≥60 years and people aged 5-59 years with risk pathologies.

Influenza vaccination is recommended for Physiotherapists, who are part of the target groups for whom vaccination is recommended, regardless of whether it is free of charge, as mentioned in the Standard 006/2023 of the DGS.

The Order recalls that, as health professionals, physiotherapists must be accompanied by their professional card or a statement from their employer proving their professional activity.

 

More information at: 

Seasonal Flu Vaccination Campaign: autumn-winter 2023-2024

Seasonal Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign: autumn-winter 2023-2024

Order of Physiotherapists marks National Cerebral Palsy Day

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According to the World Health Organisation, it is estimated that people with cerebral palsy represent around 15% of the world's population and 2 out of every 1000 children are born with CP. In Portugal, around 20,000 people live with cerebral palsy, with an estimated 150 to 200 new cases every year.

Cerebral palsy encompasses a set of heterogeneous clinical disorders that differ in etiology, symptoms and severity. It is the most common developmental disorder in childhood, which conditions the life trajectory of the child and family, with an impact on the performance of functional day-to-day activities and social participation (home, school, community).

The future of a child with CP, like that of any other person, must be built step by step, achievement by achievement, and it is up to everyone around them to help them develop their potential to the full.

Physiotherapists play an important role in the process of (re)habilitating these children. Society must be able to help create opportunities to ensure that physical and/or cognitive limitations are not an obstacle to dreaming of the future, nor to reducing participation in different activities and contexts.

National Cerebral Palsy Day has been celebrated on 20 October since 2014, when resolution 27/2014 of 7 March was unanimously approved by the Portuguese Parliament.

Order of Physiotherapists highlights the role of physiotherapy in palliative care

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This Saturday, 14th October, marks the World Palliative Care DayThis is an internationally recognised date to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of access to Palliative Care.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that by 2060 the number of people with palliative needs in the world will have doubled.

In Portugal, only 30% of people with palliative needs have access to Palliative Care specialised.

Physiotherapy can help

Did you know that not all palliative patients are bedridden?

In fact, the WHO recommends living as active a life as possible until death.

To fulfil this recommendation, the Physiotherapy has emerged as an intervention of excellence in non-pharmacological symptom control and improving well-being and quality of life, right up until death. The main focus of Physiotherapist, in this context, is the promotion of autonomy and independence, with the function that exists at any given time.

Scientific evidence proves the benefits of the Physiotherapy in Palliative Care in the management of various symptoms such as reduced mobility, fatigue, pain, respiratory symptoms, anxiety and depression. We also know that physiotherapists actively contribute to a more meaningful and fulfilling end of life.

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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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