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Day: 17 March 2026

FTP26 - Portuguese physiotherapists can register for the International Congress of Physiotherapy in Barcelona

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The Order of Physiotherapists is associated with FTP26 - IV International Congress of Physiotherapy, organised by the Col-legi de Fisioterapeutes de Catalunya, which will take place in Barcelona from 9 to 11 July 2026. Portuguese physiotherapists will be able to benefit from registration conditions equivalent to those applied to “Collegiates outside Catalonia”, and must indicate their professional card number when registering.

The congress will bring together specialists in the field of Physiotherapy, addressing different dimensions of clinical practice, research and teaching. The scientific programme includes multiple parallel sessions and topics relevant to contemporary physiotherapy practice, including the approach to pain, oncology, neurology, psychosocial factors in clinical intervention and innovation in physiotherapy teaching. The event will also include free papers and poster sessions, as well as initiatives dedicated to innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of health.

Registration:
https://www.ftp26.cat/ca/inscripcions

Programme:
https://www.ftp26.cat/ca/programa

Early closing of applications - Recruitment of Administrative Technicians

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Following the high number of applications received for the recruitment of Administrative Technicians for the Order of Physiotherapists, the deadline for submitting applications will be brought forward.
Applications can therefore be submitted until 20 March at 12 noon, to replace the date initially planned.
 
Those interested should formalise their application using the form provided:
 
👉 [Apply here]
 
The aim of this decision is to ensure that the selection process is properly conducted, guaranteeing that applications are analysed rigorously and fairly.

Thank you for your interest.

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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