IOPTP educational opportunities

SoPAC 2012

The Wonderful World of Pediatric Therapy: Changing Lives with Science & Imagination

American Physical Therapy Association’s Section on Pediatrics Annual Conference (SoPAC) September 28-30, 2012 * 19.25 CEUs * Orlando, Florida

(Preconference Courses: September 26-27)

www.sopac.us

Join the American Physical Therapy Association’s Section on Pediatrics at SoPAC to expand your knowledge of pediatric therapy practice. SoPAC brings together pediatric therapists from across the country and around the globe to provide a forum for therapists from all areas of practice (academia, research, clinical, school-based, and hospital settings) to unite to advance the practice of pediatric physical therapy, exchange ideas related to practice and research, and provide participants professional development networking opportunities.

SoPAC Poster Applications Due May 1: Posters are now being accepted for SoPAC. For more information or to apply, visit http://www.sopac.us/abstracts/index.cfm.

SoPAC Practice Fair Applications Due June 28: The SoPAC Practice Fair is for practicing clinicians to share ideas about clinical practice and information with their peers, including creative interventions, strategies, activities; innovative programs; and adaptations, modifications, and specialized use of equipment, toys, and materials. For more information or to apply, visit http://www.sopac.us/practice_fair/apply/index.cfm.

SoPAC Exhibitor Registration Early-Bird Deadline June 28 (Advance July 28): To review the Exhibitor Prospectus or to register, visit http://www.sopac.us/exhibitors.cfm.

SoPAC Housing and Attendee Registration: Attendee registration will open in early April; to register or book housing, visit the SoPAC website www.sopac.us.

Section on Pediatrics
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

pediatrics@apta.org

In collaboration with the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Paediatrics (IOPTP), a subgroup of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy.

3rd European Congress on Physiotherapy Education

Join the 3rd European Congress on Physiotherapy Education, November 8-9, 2012, in Vienna, Austria entitled Advancing the Professional Profile. Continuing Professional Development to promote Evidence Based Physiotherapy.

Call for Abstracts: Deadline March 1, 2012

The Call for Abstracts for platform presentations and poster discussion sessions will close on March 1, 2012. Submit your abstract today! 

Abstract categories

Abstracts are invited in the following categories:

1. Research reports.
   Research reports are presentations of original scientific data collected by the authors.
2. Special interest reports, including professional resource materials.
   Presentations of new or unique services, programmes or theories and descriptions of innovative ways in which established methods have been adapted.

Presentation format

Research and special interest reports may be made in one of the following formats:

• Platform presentations.
  A platform presentation is a 10 minute oral presentation of a paper to a seated audience followed by 5 minutes of question time, moderated by a chair.
• Poster discussion sessions.
  Presenting authors have 5 minutes to discuss the key points arising from their work, using no more than 3 PowerPoint slides. After all presenters have given their brief presentations there will be an opportunity for delegates to move around the room and discuss the posters with the presenters.

The call for abstracts is open to any topics that fit at least one of the programme tracks.

Track 1: Bringing the evidence into practice; linking science and practice in education

Track 2: CPD – A range of opportunities, a range of new solutions in the world of lifelong learning

Track 3: Education and employment policies: Challenges in Europe

Track 4:  Research on physiotherapy education: ensuring quality through assessment and evaluation

Track 5: Education, Transition and Specialization

Full descriptions of the programme tracks and topics assigned to each track can be found on the website at http://congress2012.physioaustria.at

Congress fees

Early Bird (until June 30, 2012): 350 Euro
Standard (from July 1, 2012): 450 Euro
Students (all time): 150 Euro