Dia da Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas 2024 - Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas

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PRESENTATION

On 30 September, the Order of Physiotherapists celebrates its 5th anniversary with the Meeting PhysiotherapyThis is a public event dedicated to making the community aware of the importance of Physiotherapy. The event will take place in Lisbon's Campo Pequeno Garden, between 12 noon and 6pm, and will feature interactive activities, practical demonstrations and special guests who will share their personal and professional experiences.

Throughout the afternoon, direct contact with the public will be promoted, giving them the opportunity to learn about the various areas of physiotherapy intervention, including Physiotherapy in Oncology, Women's and Pelvic Health, Neurology, Physiotherapy in context of emergencies, disasters and humanitarian action, Dermatofunctional, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy in People with Amputations e Patient safety.

PROGRAMME

12h00: Official opening in the presence of President António Lopes and start of activities with Physiotherapists on site

13h00 - 13h20: Jaime Melancia, President of the Health in Dialogue Platform - The importance of physiotherapy in promoting the health of the chronically ill

13.30 - 13.50: Leonor Seixas, Actress - Pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum - Physiotherapy's contribution

14h00 - 14h20: Carla Andrino, Actress - The importance of physiotherapy in the rehabilitation of breast cancer survivors

14.30 - 14.50: Nelson Cunha, Director of Programming at Mega Hits - The importance of physiotherapy in post-stroke rehabilitation

15.00 - 15.20: Susana Silva, National Director of Firefighters - The Role of the Physiotherapist in Civil Protection

16h00 - 16h40: Telmo Pinão and Djibrilo Iafa, Paralympic Athletes - Challenges and overcoming them in Paralympic sport: the importance of physiotherapy

18h00: Closing

LOCATION

The event will take place at Marquês de Marialva Garden (Campo Pequeno).

Opening hours: 12.00 - 18.00

CONTACTS

LEAP Centre - Espaço Amoreiras

Rua D. João V, n° 24 - 1.03

1250-091 Lisbon

geral@ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt

210 415 932 (Call to national landline)

Opening hours: working days from 9:00 to 18:00

Pedro Maciel Barbosa

Specialist physiotherapist at the Matosinhos Local Health Unit Sub-coordinator for Primary Health Care, Matosinhos Local Health Unit Visiting Assistant Professor at the Porto School of Health Member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Health - SNS Member of the General Council of the Order of Physiotherapists

Carlos Sand

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.

Eduardo José Brazete Carvalho Cruz

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

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.