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Asia Western Pacific Region of WCPT

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WCPT Region

WCPT primary contact
Jonathon Kruger
jonathon.kruger@physiotherapy.asn.au
Chair
Gillian Webb
chair@awp.wcpt.org
WCPT member organisations *
Afghanistan
Australia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Fiji
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Korea
Kuwait
Macau
Malaysia
Nepal
New Zealand
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
* Please contact the region for details of organisations that are active members of the region

Address

WCPT - Asia Western Pacific (AWP)
c/o Australian Physiotherapy Association
Level 1, 1175 Toorak Road
Camberwell
VIC 3124
Australia

Email: secretariat@awp.wcpt.org
Web: www.awp.wcpt.org
Tel: (61) 3 9092 0808
Fax: (61) 3 9092 0899

Message from the Chair

The Asia Western Pacific Region (AWP) is one of five regional groupings of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT).

The AWP is one of the largest and most populous georgraphical regions in WCPT.  It is a region where physical therapy is well established is ome countries and emerging in others.  As a consequence the variability in physical therapy practice is quite marked.

As Chair of the region, I am deeply committed to building the capacity of local physical therapists and other health professionals to undertake leadership roles in education and health service delivery in their own communities.

There are a number of priority areas for the AWP region including the development of accreditation standards and support for regulation of the profession.  These issues are key to the development and growth of physical therapy in many countries in theregion.  Addressing them will assist in maintaining standards of practice and education.

Physical therapy is a young profession in many countries in the region and there is an urgent need to ensure standards are put in place so that physical therapy can gro and develop, assisting the health outcomes of these countries in the best possible way.

Coming up

The 16th AWP Regional Meeting will be held in conjunction with the 6th AWP Regional Congress in Taichung, Taiwan between 6-9 September 2013.

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  • Updated: Fri 05 Apr 2013

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