Networking sessions

Chair: Karen Keith (New Zealand)

Discuss issues such as:

• is acupuncture an art or a science?
• what is the evidence behind acupuncture?
• do we need international standards of competency?
• what is the scope of application of acupuncture for physical therapists?
• what are the current barriers to acupuncture use for countries?
• where to next for IAAPT, what are the future challenges?

Chair: Steve Strunk (United States of America)

Discuss issues such as:

• the role of physical therapists in animal physical therapy
• scope of practice
• evidence based practice
• educational requirements
• working with vets
• development of an international subgroup
• history of PT involvement in animal care
  legislative issues/roadblocks to PT practice with animals

Chair: Sarah Bazin (United Kingdom)

Discuss issues such as:

• evidence based practice
• clinical reasoning
• standards on safety and hygiene
• collaborative research
• promote development of educational material

Chair: Shane Patman (Australia)

Discuss issues such as:

• formation & development of the international subgroup for cardiorespiratory physical therapy
• scope of practice now and into the future
• evidence based practice
• research priorities
• international collaborative research opportunities

Chair: Gillian Webb (Australia)

Discuss issues such as:

• How can we to continue the develop a sub group in education?
• How as educators do we support the development of educational programmes?
• Is it possible to develop an intereactive web site that shares ideas on curriculum development?
• How can we engage more physical therapists to understand that education is for all physical therapists not just academics?
• How do we support physical therapy educators in developing knowledge and skills in educational development?

Chair: Ah-Cheng Goh (Japan)

Discuss issues such as:

• formation & development of the international subgroup for electrophysical agents in  physical therapy
• defining electrophysical agents: importance and relevance to the profession
• evidence based practice
• future directions in clinical practice, education and research 
• international collaborative research opportunities

FUNfitness - Special Olympics - International Network of Physical Therapists in Special Olympics FUN fitness

(for those with intellectual difficulties)

Chair: Donna Bainbridge (United States of America)

Discuss issues such as:

• the role of physical therapists in fitness and wellness for people with intellectual difficulties across the lifespan
• the scope of practice in fitness and health promotion 
• evidence-based fitness practice in those with intellectual difficulties
• special needs of those with intellectual difficulties (assessment, communication, motivation)
• working with families, schools, and coaches
• participation in the international network

Chair: Jane Millar (United Kingdom) and Margaret Hastings (United Kingdom)

Discuss issues such as:

• why should we bother about information? Does it matter or is it a waste of time?
• should we be led by other healthcare professionals or establish ourselves as contributors to the eHealth agendas across the world?
• how do we reach a common understanding of what we need and mean?
• how do we avoid confusing language?
• establishing mechanisms for sharing best practice and avoiding ‘reinventing the wheel’!

Chair: Antonio M F Lopes (Portugal)

Discuss issues such as:

• why should we record the history of the profession?
• what should we record and who should do it?
• how can new and emerging member associations learn from the history of others?
• the history of the profession as a research interest 

Chair: Catherine Sykes (WCPT Secretariat)

Discuss issues such as:

• uses of the ICF by physical therapists in the ten years since publication
• existing tools/resources to support ICF use by physical therapists
• contributing to international work on ICF
• what individuals can offer each other: are there specific needs?

Chair: Shaun Cleaver (Canada)

Discuss issues such as:

• the roles of PTs, physical therapy assistants, and PT students when working in other countries, in different cultures and with disadvantaged populations
• how, when and where to start international involvement
• ethical issues
• sustainable involvement
• building capacity in low resource environments
• strategies to facilitate international collaboration

Journal Editors - International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors (ISPJE)

(open to ISPJE members, journal editors and editorial board members only)

Chair: Louise Ada (Australia)

Agenda:

• presentation and questions
• guest speaker -Fiona Godlee, editor BMJ
• discussion of editorial processes
• business meeting

Chair: Robert Jones (United Kingdom)

Discuss issues such as:

• setting up a world e-network for physical therapy managers and leaders
• management and leadership competencies
• how to benchmark services
• management quality and standards   
• how to get clinicians actively involved in managing and leading changes
• how do we make management/leadership roles attractive to clinicians
• information requirements for effective management

Chair: Annalie Basson (South Africa)

Discuss issues such as:

• IFOMPT international standards of post-professional clinical education
• how orthopaedic manual physical therapy fits with other specialisations
• developing national special interest groups
• emerging areas of practice eg rehabilitative ultrasound imaging
• evidence based practice and research priorities
• areas of specialisation within orthopaedic manual physical therapy
• developing teachers of manual therapy

Chairs:
21 June - David Baxter (New Zealand)
22 June - Michele Harms (United Kingdom)
23 June - Louise Ada (Australia)

Facilitators: international researchers and journal editors/editorial board members

Each round table will have a facilitator dedicated to discussing issues such as:

• writing for publication
  • first attempts
  • aiming for higher impact journals
• what is required to be a good journal reviewer
• developing your journal - raising standards
• starting in research
• finding/selecting a research supervisor
• research training options
• research career pathways
• establishing research programmes
• research design questions
  • qualitative
  • quantitative
  • general
  • expanding your repertoire; eg social science, education
• grant writing - strategies for improving your research funding application success rate
• ethical concerns - submissions to committees, research designs

1 session each day

21 June 2011

22 June 2011

23 June 2011

Chair: Elin Engeseth (Norway)

 Discuss issues such as:

• role of physical therapy in mental health
• scope of practice for physical therapists
• evidence based physical therapy practice
• competence/educational requirements for physical therapists in mental health
• physical therapists interested in moving into the field of mental health
• conferences & networking

Chair: Mary Solomon (Canada) 

Discuss issues such as:

• impact of knowledge translation research on neurological physical therapy practice   
• developing a career pathway in  neurological physical therapy: from novice practitioner to professor including specialisation
• asserting the expertise of physical therapy into international (neurological) disability / health policy programmes: how might we do this?
• next steps for the International Neurological Physical Therapy Association
• capacity-building  in neurosciences through world-wide networking

Chair: Rose Boucaut (Australia)

Discuss issues such as:

• development of an international subgroup
• competencies and specialisation
• strategic forward planning
• marketing to the profession and beyond
• overcoming barriers (health promotion, injury prevention, injury management)
• manual handling

Chair: Filiz Can (Turkey)

Discuss issues such as:

• IPTOP and international standards of practice and education
• healthy aging - promoting global health, physical activity and quality of life for older people
• playing an active role in prevention and rehabilitation in chronic diseases
• integrated health and social policies for older people
• international exchange programmes for care of older people physical therapists in practice and education
• specialisation
• the application of the ICF in older people physical therapy practice and research

Chair: Jackie Drouin (United States of America)

Discuss issues such as:

• define the scope of physical therapy in oncology practice
• what are the current evidence based practice/research needs for physical therapists working in oncology
• what are the physical therapy education or training needs
• is there scope to develop an international WCPT subgroup in oncology

Chair: Barbara Connolly (United States of America)

Discuss issues such as:

Chair: Natalie Beswetherick (United Kingdom)

Discuss issues such as:

• scope of practice
• entry level qualification or on the job training?
• level of supervision required
• expectations of physical therapists
• expectations of patients
• role in training undergraduate physical therapy students
• can they replace qualified staff?

22 June 2011

Chair: Jerry Klug (United States of America)

Discuss issues such as:

• how practice differs in different countries and different regulatory sstems
• patient access to physical therapy
• regulations required to open a private practice
• business models utilised in various countries
• what benchmarks are considered important
• international sub-group available to assist emerging, developing and organised private practice sections

Chair: Margaret Grant (Australia)

Discuss issues such as:

• Are physical therapists regulated in your country? If so, who does the regulation?
• Is there a difference between registration and regulation? If so, what is it?
• Does the profession have a role in regulation of physical therapists? If so, what is it?
• Is your country trying to introduce or change the regulation of physical therapists? If so, what is happening?

Chair: Nina Holten (Denmark)

Discuss issues such as:

• retired colleagues – a vital professional resource
• how to continue to contribute and have fun
• ideas to share, new roles, activities within the profession, in life and society
• advisory forums, knowledge bases, friendship forums, activity forums
• WCPT’s national member organisations support of senior forums.
• international forum, is it a possibility, is it a wish, how could it be run

Chair: Lisa Harvey (Australia)

Discuss issues such as:

• the influence of the media on the future direction of SCI physical therapy
• what are the core practical skills required by SCI therapists?
• how can we better promote healthy lifestyles for people with SCI?
• strategies to improve communication and collaboration between SCI PTs around the world
• outcome measures
• e-learning initiative of the SCIPT network
• WHO report on International Perspectives on Spinal Cord Injury

Chair: Laetitia Dekker-Bakker (Netherlands)

Discuss issues such as:

• IFSP – its brand, values, membership
• scope of practice now and into the future
• prevention versus treatment – where will the emphasis be and what impact for sports PTs?
• educational standards
• sports physical therapy training and education

Chair: Jenny Audette (United States of America), Lindsey Caulfield SPT (United States of America), Joanna Fasano SPT (United States of America)

Discuss issues such as:

• education requirements in different countries
• international collaborative research opportunities
• comparison of student clinical experiences and opportunities
• creating national student special interest groups/networks
• political, cultural, and economic issues impacting physical therapist practice around the world
• creating an international social and supportive network of students

Chair: Rebecca Stephenson (United States of America)

Discuss issues such as:

• women's health research database
• most important changes in obstetrics clinical practice
• most important changes in pelvic floor practice
• priority action items for IOPTWH involvement going forward
• high risk pregnancies and variations in treatment