South America Region of WCPT

About the region

The South America Region has been focusing on providing a good services portfolio, and achieving recognition of WCPT in each member organisation.

The region is involved in projects planning physiotherapy human resources for the region, establishing a conceptual model of physiotherapy practice, and examining the need to develop scientific research.

In 2004, the region held an academic workshop on the implications of globalisation, attended by 34 academic and sector representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. It analysed physiotherapy and kinesiology in Latin America, and agreed on a plan for the profession.

The region held its first Regional Congress, incorporated with the 12th Latin American Physiotherapy and Kinesiology Congress in Bogota, in September 2006. There were representatives from all the region’s member organisations.

In response to requests from within the region to recognise research, the region's Executive Committee decided to establish the Physiotherapy Research Award, with the prize being the value of registration to the WCPT Congress.

Coming up

All enquiries relating to South America Region meetings should be addressed to Reginaldo Antolin Bonatti at rantolin@uol.com.br