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Physical therapists at the heart of the global battle against cancer

Posted by on September 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

This September the United Nations will hold its first ever summit on non-communicable disease – only the second such meeting to focus on global disease. The summit, involving heads of state, is an official recognition that non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancer) are an increasing global health challenge. They already claim [...]

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World Physical Therapy Day, time to promote global health

Posted by on July 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

World Physical Therapy Day is approaching – and this year it coincides with a world event of vital importance to physical therapists and their efforts to improve the impact of the profession on global health.  This September, just 11 days after World Physical Therapy Day, the United Nations will hold its first ever summit on [...]

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General Meeting decides on review of WCPT regulations

Posted by on July 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

A record number of delegations attended the WCPT General Meeting, with physical therapy organisations from 96 countries represented. Here are some of the main decisions from WCPT’s 16th General Meeting. Review of Articles of Association The next four years will see WCPT reviewing its Articles of Association, following the General Meeting’s approval of a motion [...]

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Exercise for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

Posted by on July 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of exercise interventions in preventing bone loss and fractures in postmenopausal women. Forty-three RCTs (27 new in this update) with 4320 participants met the inclusion criteria. The most effective type of exercise intervention on bone mineral density (BMD) for the neck of femur appears to [...]

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NLC Clinical Leadership Fellowships

Posted by on July 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

A Unique Opportunity The new Clinical Leadership Fellowship is the only scheme designed for clinicians in all areas of the NHS across England.  The Clinical Leadership Fellowships programme will help the National Leadership Council to transform leadership capacity and capability across the NHS, and it offers you a unique opportunity to develop your personal leadership [...]

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More from WPT2011

Posted by on July 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Take a look at the photographs from World Physical Therapy 2011, WCPT’s 60th anniversary gala dinner and the General Meeting: Congress: www.hansoostrumfotografie.nl/klanten/wcpt2011/ Gala dinner: www.hansoostrumfotografie.nl/klanten/wcpt2011galadinner/ General meeting: www.hansoostrumfotografie.nl/klanten/wcpt2011generalmeeting/ WHERE IN 2015? For those of you who missed the closing ceremony and the announcement of where we will be in June 2015 for the next WCPT congress - it is [...]

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Finalists to the WCPT Art and Health competition

Posted by on July 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The WCPT is pleased to announce the finalists of its Art & Health competition, launched in October last year. The selected finalists were being shown at an exhibition for the duration of WCPT’s Congress, World Physical Therapy 2011, in Amsterdam, 20-23 June.  Outstanding pieces of artwork were sought representing the role of physical therapy/physiotherapy within [...]

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University College London (UCL) launches a new modular Health & Medical Sciences graduate programme (with Health Informatics modules)

Posted by on June 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

From September 2011 UCL will be offering a new graduate programme for clinicians and healthcare managers. The programme is situated in the UCL School of Life & Medical Sciences, and organised by the Centre for Health Informatics & Multiprofessional Education (CHIME) with support from the Division of Medical Education (DoME). This flexible, interdisciplinary graduate award [...]

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Amazing human exoskeletons

Posted by on April 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Eythor Bender of Berkeley Bionics brings onstage two amazing exoskeletons, HULC and eLEGS — robotic add-ons that could one day allow a human to carry 200 pounds without tiring, or allow a wheelchair user to stand and walk. It’s a powerful onstage demo, starring wheelchair user Amanda Boxtel, with implications for human potential of all [...]

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Ottawa Panel Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Osteoarthritis in Adults Who Are Obese or Overweight

Posted by on April 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The objective of this review was to construct an updated evidence-based clinical practice guideline on the use of physical activity and diet for the management of osteoarthritis (OA) in adults (>18 years of age) who are obese or overweight (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2). An a priori literature search was conducted for articles related to [...]

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