| | From the President and Secretary General Thank you to everyone who entered WCPT's Movement for Health photography competition, which was launched as part of the 2012 World Physical Therapy Day celebrations. In keeping with the theme we were looking for creative interpretations showing the importance of physical activity and the contribution the profession makes to keeping populations well, mobile and independent. The winning image was taken by physical therapist Alex Martin, when he was working in France as a volunteer ski instructor for Association Sportive Handisport du Centre de Rééducation et Appareillage à Valenton (ASHCRAV), an organisation dedicated to the discovery, learning and practice of different sports by people with amputations. To see the winning entry and the runners-up go to www.wcpt.org/gallery. 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. Help shape the congress programme Have you completed our congress survey yet? Let us know what topics you would like to see addressed at WCPT Congress 2015. This is your opportunity to have your say - go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/WCPT2015_indiv. Act quickly as the survey closes on 28th February. Film of WCPT's first congress If the historic clips of WCPT's first ever congress have left you wanting to see more, this week we have also uploaded the full 17 min video to WCPT's YouTube channel. Watch this recently found film recorded 60 years ago at www.youtube.com/theWCPT. Read the story of how the film was discovered in the latest issue of WCPT News at www.wcpt.org/node/52800. WCPT project on disability access We are looking for physical therapists or student physical therapists to join a project advisory group on disability access. If you had a disability prior to entering a professional entry level physical therapy education programme and/or acquired a disability requiring accommodations in the workplace to continue or return to practice and are interested in this opportunity, please send an email to Tracy Bury, WCPT Director Professional Policy tbury@wcpt.org. Please provide details of your current education/working circumstances; geographical location; relevant experience and circumstances, nature of your disability; and a brief statement about what you could bring to the advisory group. Please respond by 11th March. This project has arisen from a motion at the WCPT General Meeting in June 2011 that "WCPT encourage a rights-based approach to disability in terms of access to physical therapist professional entry-level education and support for practice". The project aims to raise awareness about the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the implications for the profession for entry level education and practice for physical therapists. New ICF network on LinkedIn WCPT has set up a new LinkedIn Group, the WCPT Network for ICF. It has been formed to enable discussions, share information and disseminate news on the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) by physical therapists. To join the group: - Register on LinkedIn, if you are not already registered
- Submit a request to join the ICF group at http://linkd.in/XAGhDp
MedBridge: subscription offer 
One of WCPT's continuing education partners, MedBridge Education, is offering members of WCPT member organisations 55% off (now US $200) its 12-month subscription. This offer ends 15th March 2013. To find out more go to www.medbridgeeducation.com/wcpt-feb. Through MedBridge Education you can take as many accredited, evidence-based, online continuing education courses as you would like. All purchases support WCPT and your professional development. Courses include: Manual therapy for the cervical spine: an evidence-based approach; ACL and PCL injuries, surgeries, and rehabilitation; Professional yoga therapy; and Ethics for rehabilitation professionals. MedBridge subscription also gives you access to its library of online evidence-base reference tools, and a clinical reference library. Member organisation resources A number of WCPT member organisations have launched international initiatives offering physical therapists in other countries access to member-only resources. These resources may include online journals, bibliographic databases and publications. Access is available, for a fee, to physical therapists who are members of their national association. Series on non-communicable diseases The Lancet has just published its latest series on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) http://bit.ly/VSNuOF. This latest series builds on its previous series, and on a landmark high-level United Nations NCD meeting convened in September 2011. The aim of the new series is to set out clear plans for countrywide implementation of NCD plans in the post-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era, towards the unified goal of '25 by 25' — reducing NCD mortality 25% worldwide by 2025. Read more about MDGs at www.un.org/millenniumgoals. WHO: African Partnerships for Patient Safety African Partnerships for Patient Safety (APPS), part of the WHO's Patient Safety programme, has announced the availability of a series of resources and tools that have been developed for patient safety improvement activity in the context of an African hospital. The programme catalyses improvements in patient safety through the use of hospital-to-hospital partnerships and facilitates the spread of patient safety improvements across and between countries. The resources and tools are accessible through the APPS website at http://bit.ly/XOByNy. WCPT Region and subgroup events INFORMATIONIf 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 | | | |
