International Federation of Physical Therapists working in Occupational Health and Ergonomics
Other International Physiotherapy Group
Address
University of South Australia
School of Health Sciences (Physiotherapy)
GPO Box 2471
Adelaide
SA 5001
Fax: (61) 8 8302 2766
International Federation of Physical Therapists working in Occupational Health and Ergonomics
An international group of practitioners working in occupational health, ergonomics and vocational rehabilitation is keen to establish an organisation provisionally entitled the International Federation of Physical Therapists working in Occupational Health and Ergonomics, with the aim of becoming a subgroup of WCPT.
A group of interested practitioners met at the WCPT Congress in Vancouver in 2007 and proposed that such a group be formed. In March 2009, the group met again at the International Congress on Occupational Health in Cape Town, South Africa, to decide on a course of action that would lead towards international recognition, with a view to achieving recognition as a WCPT subgroup within a year. This will require the support of WCPT member organisations or groups recognised by their WCPT member organisation from at least 10 countries, and from three different WCPT regions. Support has already been gained from organisations in Finland, the UK, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and the USA.
The group are very keen to collect the contact details of one person from each country who is currently taking the lead in that country. If you are working in this field, or represent an organisation that is likely to want to become involved, then please contact the co-ordinator Rose Boucaut at rose.boucaut@unisa.edu.au
