The Order of Physiotherapists was present at the 14th General Assembly of the Europe Region of World Physiotherapy (WP), held recently. This was the Order's first participation since joining the organisation in 2023. The event was attended by representatives from 32 of the WP's 38 member countries.
The II Jornadas dos Técnicos Superiores de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica (TSDT) da Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS) do Algarve, EPE, held at the University of the Algarve on 17 and 18 May, brought together around 300 participants to discuss emerging issues in the field of health.
The Order of Physiotherapists, represented by the President António Lopes and the 2nd Vice-President of the Board Conceição Bettencourt, hosted a meeting on Thursday 15 May with the Board of the Health in Dialogue Platform, represented by the President of the Board Jaime Melancia, the Executive Director Joana Viveiro and João Carreira from the Board of the General Assembly.
With its own stand and members of the Board of Directors on hand to explain things to visitors.
The National Council of Professional Bodies (CNOP) is organising the 1st Forum of Professional Bodies, "an event of the utmost importance for reflection on the public service mission of Professional Bodies and the relationship with public authorities", which will include the participation of the Order of Physiotherapists.
Why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important?
Because it helps stop the spread of health pathogens.
Handwashing helps save lives!
The Order of Physiotherapists was received this Monday at the Ministry of Health for a meeting convened by the Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, with the agenda "Contributions to Health Policy".
World Day for Safety and Health at Work is on 28 April. The date, established by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), addresses a topic related to safety and health at work, and this year the theme "impacts of climate change on safety and health at work" was chosen.
The Order of Physiotherapists informs that Notice | 8712/2024/2 has been published in the Official Gazette, regarding the public consultation of the draft Electoral Regulations of the Order of Physiotherapists...
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.
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 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.