Last Monday, 1st November took place the first debate between the two candidates for the position of President of the Portuguese Physicalioterapists' Order, António Lopes and Emanuel Vital, moderated by the journalist Marta Reis (sub-director of Jornal I and Jornal SOL). The event was broadcast live on the YouTube platform.
Following the communications about the ELECTORAL ACT to be held on November 15, we inform you about the last "step" - END OF VOTING.
Still on the Electoral Act of November 15th, and after having informed HOW TO VOTE, in the IDENTIFICATION of the Electoral Act and the VOTING BULLETINS, it is now important to know and take into account some aspects regarding the VOTES themselves:
The first meeting of the Electoral Commission was held on 20 October, in accordance with the electoral calendar
Following the communication on the elections of 15 November, and after having spoken about the ways to vote - ELECTRONIC or IN PRESENCE - and about the process of receiving the e-mail with the VOTER ID and the SMS with the PIN/VOTING KEY (which will be sent on 13 November), it is now important to talk about the act of voting itself.
Elections shall be conducted ELECTRONICALLY (preferably) or in person.
The Commission for Installation of the Order of Physiotherapists reinforces that next Tuesday is the deadline for the delivery of all Candidatures to the Statutory Bodies of the Order of Physiotherapists.
In accordance with the Electoral Calendar, the Electoral Roll was made available today. The deadline for complaints runs until 23 October.
We are proud to announce the opening of the "Personal Area" of each Physioterapist in the ORDEM's website.
Informamos que, no dia 29 de outubro de 2026, a partir das 21h00, decorrerá uma intervenção de manutenção programada na infraestrutura tecnológica da Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas.
Durante este período, o acesso ao site institucional e à área reservada dos membros poderá ficar temporariamente indisponível.
Agradecemos a compreensão e lamentamos eventuais inconvenientes
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.