World Hand Hygiene Day, marked on 5 May, is promoted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) with the aim of reinforcing the importance of hand hygiene as an essential measure for preventing infections, particularly in healthcare settings.
Following on from what was announced in September 2024 as part of World Physiotherapy Day, the SPLIT Programme is now entering a new phase: the training and qualification of physiotherapists.
The Order of Physiotherapists is delighted to announce that the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has granted his High Patronage to the 12th National Congress of Physiotherapists, which will be held on 9 and 10 May 2025 in Lisbon, under the slogan "360º Identity and Value".
The new interactive dashboard with the demographic data of the members of the Order of Physiotherapists is now available.
Parkinson's Disease is a progressive neurological condition that affects motor function, significantly compromising the quality of life of sufferers. Although there is currently no cure, there are fundamental interventions to slow down the progression of the disease and improve the functionality and well-being of individuals.
Strokes continue to be the leading cause of death and disability in Portugal, with three occurrences per hour.
Urinary incontinence affects 1 in 5 Portuguese over the age of 40, compromising their quality of life.
The Studies and Planning Office (GEP) of the Order of Physiotherapists has developed a Research Agenda for Physiotherapy in Portugal, which identifies the research priorities for Physiotherapy in the national context.
The Order of Physiotherapists has launched the first partnerships for its members, guaranteeing special conditions for different services.
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.