WCPT E-Update - November 2011

 

November 2011 www.wcpt.org     From the President and Secretary General Last week saw the first face-to-face meeting of WCPT's new Executive Committee since we were together in June in Amsterdam. We discussed WCPT's mission, vision and objectives in depth and considered the exciting projects and plans to be undertaken before the next General Meeting in 2015. It was a very productive meeting and, as always, our member organisations will play a vital role in the delivery and success of these projects as we continue to build a strong international physical therapy community. We will be in touch with member organisations soon with the details of WCPT's work priorities over the next few years. Kind regards Marilyn Moffat and Brenda J Myers If you would like to use all or part of this e-letter for your own newsletters/websites then please feel free. We need your assistance to reach the profession around the world, so please send this e-update to your members. International Day of Persons with Disabilities The United Nations (UN) has designated the 3rd December the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, with the theme for 2011 Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.  Experience shows that when persons with disabilities are empowered to participate and lead the process of development, their entire community benefits and opportunities are created for everyone – with or without a disability. For further information about the day and events taking place around the world go the UN Enable website at www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111. To find out more about disability and function go to the WCPT website at www.wcpt.org/node/27545. WCPT endorses The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. New CPD partner As part of WCPT's ongoing efforts to offer physical therapists a range of opportunities to learn, maintain, develop and enhance their skills and knowledge, the Confederation continues to team up with continuing professional development (CPD) providers. WCPT's new partnership with Greatseminarsonline (GSO) brings the latest research and evidence based treatment information to clinicians around the world. GSO's online continuing education offers a wide variety of courses from seating and mobility, to vestibular rehabilitation. Courses include real patients and the latest research in rehabilitation. To see all of WCPT's CPD opportunities go to www.wcpt.org/node/27531. World PT Day Reports of activities around the world on World Physical Therapy Day 2011 continue to be added to the WCPT website. If you haven't yet had the opportunity to take a look at the events held on 8th September go to www.wcpt.org/wptday.  Do you have ideas about additional materials you would like WCPT to provide for World Physical Therapy Day 2012? Email us your thoughts at info@wcpt.org. Disaster rehabilitation - call for papers The International Society for Physical Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) Committee on Rehabilitation Disaster Relief (CRDR) has put out a call for papers in a special report in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. Contributions will help build a disaster rehabilitation evidence base, shape practice, and increase the awareness and participation of a greater multidisciplinary rehabilitation audience in disaster rehabilitation. Papers must be submitted by 1st March, 2012.   Full details are available at http://tinyurl.com/89cddub. International Volunteer Day WCPT would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers who have given their time, knowledge and experience to the Confederation and its member organisations over the years.  Without the support of these countless individuals WCPT would have been unable to achieve many of the projects and initiatives it has undertaken since 1951. Thank you! International volunteer day is on the 5th December. For more information about the day go to www.unv.org/what-we-do/intl-volunteer-day/. World Conference on Social Determinants of Health The Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health was adopted during the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health on 21st October 2011. The declaration expresses global political commitment for the implementation of a social determinants of health approach to reduce health inequities and to achieve other global priorities. The declaration acknowledges the importance of international cooperation for the benefit of all people and the important role that multilateral organisations have in articulating norms and guidelines and identifying good practices. Governments are resolved to take action on social determinants of health which were also recognised as being a critical consideration in addressing NCDs during the UN Summit on NCDs in September in New York.   For more information visit the WHO website at www.who.int/sdhconference/declaration/en/. Forthcoming events IFOMPT Conference 2012: the next conference of the WCPT subgroup, the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT), will be held in Quebec City, Canada from 30th September until 5th October 2012. Call for papers: the closing date for proposals for focused symposia and workshops, and abstracts is 15th January 2012. Visit www.ifomptconference.org for further details. 5th Global Patients Congress: The International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO) next congress, Achieving Patient-Centred Healthcare: Indicators of Progress and Success, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 17th - 19th March 2012. The congress will examine the extent to which patient-centred healthcare is achieved around the world, highlighting examples of best practice and assessing how meaningful indicators can be developed to measure patient involvement within healthcare systems. www.patientsorganizations.org/showarticle.pl?id=1286;n=610 WCPT Africa region: the next WCPT Africa region meeting and congress will take place in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2012. All enquiries regarding this meeting should be addressed to Joyce Mothabeng at jmothabeng@wcptafrica.org. WCPT European region: to register or submit an abstract for the Physiotherapy Education Congress 2012 go to http://congress2012.physioaustria.at/. The closing date for submissions is 1st March 2012. The congress will take place in Vienna, Austria 8th - 9th November 2012.  WCPT AWP region: the 16th AWP regional meeting and congress will be held in Taichung, Taiwan, 6th - 9th September 2013. INFORMATION If you are unable to access our website using the links within this email, you may need to copy and paste the hyperlinks directly into your internet browser. If you have problems reading this email please follow the link below for help. www.wcpt.org/eupdate   CONTENTS International Day of Persons with Disabilities New CPD partner World PT Day Disaster rehabilitation - call for papers International Volunteer Day World Conference on Social Determinants of Health Forthcoming events     The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is a registered charity in the UK, no. 234307 Copyright World Confederation for Physical Therapy 2011 | Privacy | Disclaimer | Terms of use | Contact Click here to unsubscribe