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.
Physiotherapists are part of the group eligible for seasonal vaccination against COVID-19 in autumn-winter 2023-2024.
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.
This Saturday, 14 October, is World Palliative Care Day, a date established at international level to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of access to palliative care.
Today, 10 October, is World Mental Health Day, a date established by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH). The World Health Organisation (WHO) also recognises and marks this day, this year with the theme: "Mental health is a universal human right".
On 30 September, the Order of Physiotherapists organised a commemorative event with the theme "Challenges in the Profession".
The Order of Physiotherapists was at the Portuguese Parliament this Tuesday, 26 September, for a hearing as part of the special assessment of Bill 96/XV/1st (GOV), which amends the Statutes of Public Professional Associations, and Bill 98/XV/1st (GOV), which amends the legal framework for the constitution and operation of professional societies covered by public professional associations.
The Order of Physiotherapists has set up a number of Working Groups, divided into thematic areas of intervention in Physiotherapy and made up of Physiotherapists with a recognised professional profile in the respective areas.
Today is World Patient Safety Day, with the theme "Involving Patients for Patient Safety" and the motto "Giving patients a voice", recognising their central role in promoting safe care.
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.