The Order of Physiotherapists informs that Notice no. 23541/2024/2, regarding the public consultation of the draft General Regulation of Professional Specialities of the Order of Physiotherapists, was published today in the Official Gazette.
National Cerebral Palsy Day, celebrated on 20 October, is an important milestone for people with Cerebral Palsy, their families and carers.
On 30 September, the Order of Physiotherapists celebrated its 5th anniversary with a special event in Lisbon's Campo Pequeno garden.
As part of the project to develop physiotherapy in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP), the Portuguese Association of Physiotherapists attended the Congress and General Meeting of the World Physiotherapy Africa Region, which took place between 12 and 15 September in Cape Town, South Africa. This project aims to strengthen the health infrastructure, education and professional regulation in the PALOP, promoting the creation of professional associations, the development of advanced training programmes and the implementation of licensing systems.
Physiotherapists are part of the group eligible for seasonal vaccination against COVID-19 in autumn-winter 2024-2025.
Today, 17 September, is World Patient Safety Day, whose theme this year is "Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety".
Today, 9 September, is World Pregnancy Day, a date that highlights the importance of specialised care during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
As part of the celebrations for World Physiotherapy Day (8 September), which this year focuses on lumbago (low back pain) and the role of physiotherapy in its assessment and treatment, the Order of Physiotherapists, in partnership with the School of Health of the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute, is starting to expand the SPLIT Programme, which is aligned with the Directorate-General for Health's National Health Plan 2030.
The Social Solidarity Fund is a support programme of the Order of Physiotherapists aimed at helping physiotherapists and their families who face situations of socio-economic vulnerability.
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.
