Focused symposia

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The focused symposia for World Physical Therapy 2011 included speakers from all of WCPT's five regions and ensured that delegates were exposed to up to date research and knowledge from around the world.

Each focused symposium was organised by a convenor who led an international group of presenters through a series of thematically linked and research focused presentations, concluding with key take-home messages for practice, research, education, management and/or policy, relevant to the subject internationally.  Each symposium lasted 1.5 hours with a maximum of three 20 minute or four 15 minute presentations, allowing plenty of time for discussion with the audience.

Topic Title & Speakers Date

Cancer

Exercise and cancer: The evidence to date and future direction

Juliette Hussey (Ireland), Julie Walsh (Ireland), Ciara Feeney (Ireland), Margaret McNeely (Canada), Sharon Kilbreath (Australia)

23 June 2011

Cardiac rehabilitation

Future trends in cardiac rehabilitation

Arto Hautala (Finland), Bo Fernhall (United States of America), Tetsuya Takahashi (Japan), Mikko Tulppo (Finland), Sumio Yamada (Japan)

22 June 2011

Cerebral palsy

Fit-active-habits: Measuring fitness and physical activity in cerebral palsy

Margaret O'Neil (United States of America), Kristie Bjornson (United States of America), Roslyn Boyd (Australia), Annet Dallmeijer (Netherlands), Deborah Thorpe (United States of America)

23 June 2011

EBP: Development of recommendations

Development of evidence-based recommendations for physical therapy diagnosis and treatment

Philip van der Wees (Netherlands), Rob Herbert (Australia), Christopher Powers (United States of America), Aimee Stewart (South Africa), Ann Moore (United Kingdom)

21 June 2011

EBP: Qualitative research

Qualitative research evidence: How does it contribute to evidence-based practice?

Christine Carpenter (United Kingdom), Simon Igo (United Kingdom), Patty Solomon (Canada), Franziska Trede (Australia)

22 June 2011

EBP: Web-based resources

Web-based resources to support evidence-based physiotherapy

Catherine Sherrington (Australia), David Scalzitti (United States of America), Lucie Brosseau (Canada), Rob de Bie (Netherlands), Leonardo Costa (Brazil)

21 June 2011

Education: Clinical education

International clinical education: Bridging global communities while developing professional competency

Celia Pechak (United States of America), Mark Hall (Canada), Carilus Okidi (Kenya), Banakar Hampanna (India)

23 June 2011

Education: Post-professional standards

Advancing international post-professional educational standards: Learning from the IFOMPT experience

Alison Rushton (United Kingdom), Darren Rivett (Australia), Karen Beeton (United Kingdom), Jan Pool (Netherlands), Jackie Sadi (Canada)

21 June 2011

HIV

Physical therapy leadership in disability and HIV: sharing international perspectives

Stephanie Nixon (Canada), Gabriela Abbud (Brazil), Julie Hard (Canada), Hellen Myezwa (South Africa), Kelly O'Brien (Canada)

22 June 2011

ICF

Concept to practice: "Moving physical therapy forward using the ICF"

Alan Jette (United States of America), Reuben Escorpizo (Switzerland), Soraya Maart (South Africa), Jiro Okochi (Japan)

23 June 2011

ICU

Early physical exercise and walking in ICU: Accept the challenge!

Christiane Perme (United States of America), Alice Jones (Hong Kong), Marike van der Schaaf (Netherlands)

22 June 2011

Management quality

Management quality achieving excellence in physiotherapy service provision

Robert Jones (United Kingdom), Fiona Jenkins (United Kingdom), Janice Mueller (New Zealand), Rosalie Boyce (Australia), Ina Diener (South Africa)

22 June 2011

Moral action

Forging links to moral action: Reaching beyond boundaries

Laura Lee (Dolly) Swisher (United States of America), Gail M Jensen (United States of America), Clare Delany (Australia), Jeanette Praestegaard (Denmark), Aziz Ahmad Adel (Afghanistan),

23 June 2011

Pain management

Teaching people about pain

Lorimer Moseley (Australia), David Butler (Australia), Michael Thacker (United Kingdom), Adriaan Louw (United States of America)

22 June 2011

Physical activity

Global physical activity transitions: Emerging measurement and therapeutic opportunity?

Mark Tremblay (Canada), Vincent Onywera (Kenya), Shuichi Obuchi (Japan), Esko Malkia (Finland)

21 June 2011

Spinal manipulation

Spinal manipulation - evidence for physiotherapist delivery of effective procedures

Duncan Reid (New Zealand), Timothy Flynn (United States of America), Wayne Hing (New Zealand), Chris McCarthy (United Kingdom), Pieter Westerhuis (Switzerland)

21 June 2011

Stroke: Cochrane reviews

Cochrane systematic reviews - enabling evidence-based physiotherapy after stroke

Jan Mehrholz (Germany), Alex Pollock (United Kingdom), Anne Moseley (Australia), Rebecca States (United States of America)

21 June 2011

Stroke: Rehabilitation

Increasing practice after stroke to optimise rehabilitation

Catherine Dean (Australia), Louise Ada (Australia), Gert Kwakkel (Netherlands), Luci Teixeira-Salmela (Brazil)

21 June 2011
Programme subject to change

 

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Updated on: Mon 08 Aug 2011