Links
Below are links to resource materials that we believe may be useful to those interested in International Work & Study. If you are aware of any other links you think may be useful to include, please send the information to us at websupport@wcpt.org
Australia Practice
Information for physiotherapists from overseas wanting to gain employment in Australia
Canada Practice
Information regarding working in Canada, including a link to the Canadian regulatory authority
Disability Issues
Healthlink Worldwide work with over 50 partners worldwide, mobilising innovative knowledge and communication processes; empowering people to voice their health needs and have those voices heard.
General Information
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) - Information on International Issues
International Council on Nurse Migration (ICNM) The ICNM is a collaborative project launched by the International Council of Nurses and the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.Established in 2005, ICNM works to address gaps in policy, research and information with regard to the migrant nurse workforce and serves as an international resource for the development, promotion and dissemination of documentation on nurse migration.
ICNM eNews is an electronic publication dedicated to keeping policy makers, planners and practitioners informed of national, regional and global developments in the area of health worker migration, particularly nurse migration. ICNM eNews is published twice a year and features information about key trends, current issues, research, new publications, upcoming events and links to useful resources in the field. Current and back issues are available online at: www.intlnursemigration.org
HIFA2015: Healthcare Information For All by 2015
HIFA2015 is a new global email discussion group with an ambitious but achievable goal: 'By 2015, every person worldwide will have access to an informed healthcare provider'.
The group will provide a neutral discussion space for all those with an interest in the creation, exchange and use of relevant, practical healthcare information for family carers, primary health workers, and district-level healthcare providers in developing and transitional countries. It will complement the existing CHILD2015 group (www.dgroups.org/groups/child2015), which focuses on the information and learning needs of those responsible for the healthcare of children.
HIFA2015 is open to anyone with an interest in improving healthcare in developing countries and membership is free.
Join today: send an email to HIFA2015-admin@dgroups.org with your name, organization, and a brief description of your professional interests.
To post a message to the group, email HIFA2015@dgroups.org
Migration and Human Resources
Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) - NEW!
As part of its work to identify and implement solutions to the health workforce crisis, GHWA commissioned the world's leading health and hospital professional associations (International Council of Nurses, the International Hospital Federation, the International Pharmaceutical Federation, the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, the World Dental Federation and the World Medical Association) to produce the first-ever joint guidelines on incentives for the retention and recruitment of health professionals.
Underlining both financial and non-financial incentives as critical to ensuring effective recruitment, retention and performance of health workers across the world, the Guidelines describe different approaches taken by a number of countries and offer practical solutions to enable stronger retention and recruitment schemes.
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First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health
2-7 March 2008, Kampala, Uganda
The first Global Forum on Human Resources for Health was held in Kampala, Uganda from 2-7 March, 2008. It called for immediate and sustained action to resolve the critical shortage of health workers around the world. Attendees at the Forum endorsed the Kampala Declaration and the Agenda for Global Action. This high profile event was attended by nearly 1500 participants, including donors, experts and ministers of health, education and finance. |
An intergovernmental organization established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
In March 2006, the IOM together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) held a seminar on Migration and Human Resources for Health: From Awareness to Action, in Geneva, Switzerland. You can download a copy of the summary report of the IOM Inter-Sessional Seminar on Migration and Human Resources for Health
Further details of the work of the IOM can be found on their website. |
A Call To Action: Ensuring Global Human Resources for Health
International Health Workforce Migration
International Conference Centre - Geneva, Switzerland
22-23 March 2007
Webcasts of the plenary sessions from this conference are now available. |
The International Centre on Nurse Migration (ICNM) is a collaborative project launched by the International Council of Nurses and the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools. Established in 2005, ICNM works to address gaps in policy, research and information with regard to migrant nurse workforce and serves as an international resource for the development, promotion and dissemination of documentation on nurse migration. |
Swedish Practice
Information for those wishing to work in Sweden
Tours
Jon Baines tours organise health care study tours all over the world. These tours offer participants a real insight into their profession in dfferent destinations and the opportunity to exchange knowledge with professional counterparts.
UK Practice
Information for those wishing to work in the UK
US Practice
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
International Affairs
Information for Internationally Educated Physical Therapists
Approval of Credentials Evaluation Organizations
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
Working in the USA
Volunteering
Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) offers a range of opportunities in a variety of health care fields with sites in over 25 different resource poor countries, from their new physical therapy training program in St. Lucia to pediatrics in Malawi. Whether you are currently practicing or retired, there are a number of programs to choose from and there is something for everyone.
Please note:
It's not necessary for a physical therapist to have been trained in, or be a citizen of the USA or Canada to volunteer with HVO; however they must be living and currently working in one of these countries. This is simply to ensure the recruitment and pre-assignment briefing period goes as smoothly as possible.
