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World Physiotherapy 2023 Congress and General Assembly

Portugal was represented at the World Physiotherapy Congress, which took place between 2 and 4 June in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The President of the Portuguese Physiotherapists Order, António Lopes, was present and participated as a moderator (chair) of a session entitled "Education: methods of teaching & learning".

He also had contacts with Alexandre Coelho, Andreia Rocha, Andreia Sousa, António Alves Lopes, Cláudia Costa, Diana Bernardo, Marina Mesquita, Paula Clara Santos, Rita Durte and Stecy da Silva, physiotherapists present in the Congress, with active participation at scientific level, namely with the presentation of posters and e-posters, and with the moderation of several symposiums, e-posters, networks and scientific tables.

The physiotherapist Anabela Silva was, as a matter of fact, distinguished with the best poster, related to the subgroup of the International Association of Physiotherapists working with Older People (IPTOP) and that can be consulted here.

As far as Portugal's representation is concerned, the physiotherapist César Sá stands out as an effective member of the Organising Committee for the Congress Scientific Programme.

Other links of the Congress:

Opening Session

Photo exhibition    

For more information consult the site of the congress, here.

 

General Assembly of World Physiotherapy

Michel Landry, from Canadian Physiotherapy Associationwas elected president of World Physiotherapy and Suh-Fang Jeng, from Taiwan Physical Therapy Associationis the new vice-president. A election took place at the 20th General Assembly (20th General Meeting) of the World Physiotherapy, which took place on 30 and 31 May 2023.

The World Physiotherapy has 129 member organisations and 118 delegations with voting rights, among them the Portuguese Physiotherapists Order, represented by António Lopes, President of the Portuguese Institute of Physiotherapists.

At the General Assembly, in addition to the election of the positions of president and vice-president, votes were also taken:

  • Approval of Policy Statement on Rehabilitation
  • Adoption of Political Declaration on Climate Change and Health
  • Approval of a motion on language proposed by the Japanese Physical Therapy Association
  • Confirmation of awards in recognition of the individual contribution of physiotherapists to the profession, globally, and to World Physiotherapy

The highest distinction was awarded to New Zealand physiotherapist Margot Skinner. Meet the other winners here.
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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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