{"id":340,"date":"2020-09-29T20:18:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T20:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:38:10","slug":"historia-da-ordem-dos-fisioterapeutas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/historia-da-ordem-dos-fisioterapeutas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"340\" class=\"elementor elementor-340\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1069ebb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1069ebb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f009988\" data-id=\"2f009988\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8960567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8960567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Foundation of the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas began in 1988, after Portuguese Physiotherapists Society\u2019s (AFPisio \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Portuguesa de Fisioterapeutas) statutes were changed. This process took 20 years and went through several stages:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ba553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"05ba553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">Board of the Order of Physiotherapists - Quadrennium 2025-2029<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The Board of the Order of Physiotherapists was ratified at the General Council meeting on 15 January 2025. The Board is made up of: Ant\u00f3nio Lopes (President), Concei\u00e7\u00e3o Bettencourt (1st Vice-President), Pedro Rebelo (2nd Vice-President), Afonso Neutel (Member) and Sofia Jord\u00e3o (Member).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">Elected governing bodies take office<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The elected Governing Bodies took office on 13 December 2025 in the Auditorium of the Lisbon School of Health.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">Elections for the Governing Bodies 2025-2029<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The elections for the Governing Bodies (national and regional) of the Order of Physiotherapists took place on 5 December 2025.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">Governing Bodies 2021-2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"General Council\" href=\"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/conselho-geral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Council<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/direcao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direction<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/conselho-jurisdicional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jurisdictional Council<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/conselho-de-supervisao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supervisory Board<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/conselho-fiscal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fiscal Council<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\"><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>During her term of office, member Ana Gon\u00e7alves stepped down and was replaced by physiotherapist Carla Pimenta, with effect from 29 April 2024, in accordance with the applicable statutory terms.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">First Direction of the Portuguese Order of Physiotherapists<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The first direction in the history of the Order of Physiotherapists was ratified at the first meeting of the General Council of the Order on 21 December 2021. The Board is composed by: Ant\u00f3nio Lopes ( President ), Nuno Cordeiro ( 1st Vice-President ), Concei\u00e7\u00e3o Bettencourt ( 2nd Vice-President ), Pedro Rebelo ( Member ), F\u00e1tima Domingues ( Member ), Ana Gon\u00e7alves ( Member ) and Afonso Neutel ( Member ).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">Investiture of the first Governing Bodies <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>On the 14th December 2021 the first Statutory Bodies of the Order of Physiotherapists took office in the auditorium of the Ordem dos Contabilistas Certificados, in Lisbon.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">First elections of the Portuguese Order of Physiotherapists<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The first elections of the Order of Physiotherapists took place on 15 November 2021. The results of the elections determined the election of the first Statutory Bodies:<\/p><p>\u00a0- President: Ant\u00f3nio Lopes<\/p><p>\u00a0- General Council: List E (headed by physiotherapist Rui Dias Costa );<\/p><p>\u00a0- Jurisdictional Council (headed by physiotherapist Isabel Souza Guerra);<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">Registration begins at the Order of Physiotherapists<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The first registrations to the Order of Physiotherapists took place on 19 May 2021, with the first full members approved on 18 June 2021.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">Order of prorogation of the Commission for Installation of the Order<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The Minister of Health, Marta Temido, extended the mandate of the Installing Commission until the effective installation of the Order of Physiotherapists, in dispatch 3657\/2021, with the same composition.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">Order appointing the Installing Committee of the Order<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The Minister of Health, Marta Temido, appoints the Installation Commission of the Order of Physiotherapists, in dispatch 12067\/2019, with the following composition: Isabel Souza Guerra ( President ), Ant\u00f3nio Manuel Fernandes Lopes, Ol\u00edmpio Pereira, Pedro Rebelo and Maria da Concei\u00e7\u00e3o Bettencourt.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \n      <\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-236fa95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"236fa95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5127eec\" data-id=\"5127eec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c280c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-be-timeline\" data-id=\"c280c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline\"><li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">SEPTEMBER 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The Law 122\/2019 that approves the foundation of the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas is published on September 30<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">AUGUST 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The President of the Portuguese Republic promulgates the legislation that founds the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas and approves its Statutes<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">JULY 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>After 20 years of advances and setbacks, the law of the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas was finally approved in plenary at the Portuguese Parliament<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">JUNE 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The law of the foundation of the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas was approved at the 10th Labour and Social protection Committee, with favourable votes of political parties PS and CDS-PP, and other parties forbearance.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">OCTOBER 2017<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The Foundation of the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas is, once again, approved in general in plenary of Portuguese Parliament, after proposition by Socialist Party (PS) and Conservative Party (CDS-PP)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">JUNE 2016<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The Pro-Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas Committee is appointed in a general meeting of the Portuguese Physiotherapists Association (APFSIO) chaired by Isabel de Souza Guerra<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">NOVEMBER 2011<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>The Parliamentary Committee for Labour and Public Administration, after the hearing on the 23rd of November, asks for new documentation on the Understanding Memorandum with the Portuguese Constitution<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">SEPTEMBER 2011<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>APFisio delivers once again all documentation to the Portuguese Parliament, Health and Labour and Social Protection Committees, and all Parliamentary Groups, asking for reappreciation and forwarding.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">FEBRUARY 2011<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>By proposal of the Conservative Party CDS-PP, the creation of the Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas is unanimously approved by the Portuguese Parliament. However, the dissolution of the legislature and the beginning of the new in June 2011, stopped the process and had to be re-initiated.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2008<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>On May 2nd, APFisio updates the proposal once again and delivers the necessary documentation.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2004<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>All the necessary documentation is delivered for the second time, and APFisio board continues to insist with the Portuguese Parliament (AR) and the Ministry of Health (MS).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1999<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>All documents required to create the Physiotherapists Professional Organization were delivered to the competent national authority (with no effect).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1998  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Amendment of APFisio\u2019s statutes, were it was written: \u201cdevelop all initiatives leading to its recognition as a public law association, in order to assign the professional title of physiotherapist and regulate the practice of this profession.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \n      <\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O processo da cria\u00e7\u00e3o da Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas teve in\u00edcio em 1998 na sequ\u00eancia da altera\u00e7\u00e3o dos estatutos da Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Portuguesa de Fisioterapeutas (APFisio)| Durante 20 anos, o processo passou por v\u00e1rias fases: Dire\u00e7\u00e3o da Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas \u2013 Quadri\u00e9nio 2025\u20132029 A Dire\u00e7\u00e3o da Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas foi ratificada na reuni\u00e3o do Conselho Geral a &#8230; <a title=\"The Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas History\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/historia-da-ordem-dos-fisioterapeutas\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about History of the Order of Physiotherapists\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-340","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12660,"href":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/revisions\/12660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ordemdosfisioterapeutas.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}