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FREE Online Professional Ethics Course – 16th July-31st...

This course is part of the PHT402 (Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy) module at the University of Western Cape,  It is a 10 credit, yearlong module offered as part of the 3rd and 4th year undergraduate programme.  This year it is [Read More...]

Prescribing Rights in Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy...

Recent developments in the extended scope of the physiotherapist and physical therapist are moving towards prescribing rights for our profession.  Following a lengthy campaigning by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) in July [Read More...]

Physiotherapy Podcasts Physiotherapy Podcasts...

Podcasts are audio files that are published on the internet on a regular basis so that users can subscribe to them. They are digital files that can be downloaded and listened to using portable devices or on your desktop. Free software [Read More...]

CBA and Physical Therapy Management in Pain – 21/22 June...

PPA and PTE are pleased to present The Cognitive Behavioural Approach to Physical Tehrapy in the Management of Pain 21-22 Juneat University of Huddersfield The course objectives are that the delegate should develop an understanding of: [Read More...]

How to Design a Winning Physiotherapy Business Model for the...

A business model is the story that explains how an enterprise works and defines how a practice delivers value to its customers at an appropriate cost.  Two key components of a business model are the operating environment and the strategic [Read More...]

Missing in Action: Evidence...

There is a systematic flaw in evidence based practice - there is a bias in research towards positive results which is misleading.  Physiotherapists should be aware of this systematic flaw in evidence based practice which has been [Read More...]

Physiotherapy Named as Key Component in Maintaining the Health...

Physiotherapy services are named as a key component in maintaining the health and wellbeing of dementia patients in the first of a new pair of quality standards from the newly re-named National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [Read More...]

Congratulations to New Maitland Concept Instructors...

Congratulations to Michi Neubauer, Mathew Newton, Philip Ritt and Stefan Schiller who have qualified as tutors from the Switzerland-based International Maitland Teachers’ Association (IMTA).  The seven-year postgraduate course offered by [Read More...]

CPA Makes IFOMPT 2012 Audio Recordings Openly Available...

The Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) have made audio recordings from the recent International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) conference freely available for you to access online. The World [Read More...]

FREE Upcoming Webinars with Dr. Rob Wainner, Dr. Julie Whitman,...

Join Dr. Rob Wainner, Dr. Julie Whitman, and Dr. Teresa Schuemann on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 9 pm EST to gain insights on how you can make an impact on the PT profession and jump start your career with a Residency or Fellowship [Read More...]

News from the WCPT...

Talk about the next WCPT Congress in Singapore 2015 has begun!  You can help shape the next congress program by completing the survey.  What topics you would like to see addressed at WCPT Congress 2015. This is your opportunity to have [Read More...]

More on Non-Communicable Diseases...

The Lancet has just published its latest series on non-communicable diseases (NCDs).  This latest Series on NCDs builds on previous Lancet Series (2010, 2007, 2005), and on a landmark high-level United Nations NCD meeting convened in [Read More...]

InTouch Health Launches ControlStation Telemedicine App for iPad...

InTouch Health, the leader in acute care telemedicine, today announced the launch of the ControlStation® (CS) App for iPad, making it easier than ever for doctors to provide real-time, acute telemedicine consults with patients.  From a [Read More...]

Method Developed for Early Identification of Stress Fractures...

Stress fractures of bones can be difficult to detect using traditional X-rays and many go unidentified until they worsen through continued activity.  Early detection can lead to preventative rehab, so radiologists at the General Leonard [Read More...]

New APTA Resource Paper on the Description of Dry Needling in...

Dry Needling (DN) is considered to be a cost effective and efficient technique for the treatment of pain and dysfunction of Myofascial origin.  It is an approach that is based on western anatomical & neurophysiological principles. [Read More...]

Mulligan Basic Course – UK – 16/17 March...

Basic Muligan course . NAGS and SNAGS Mobilisation with Movement Tutor: Ed Wilson Date: 16-17 March 2013 Duration: 2 Days Cost: £220 Venue: BMI Thornbury Hospital-sheffield -UK Location: South Yorkshire-UK Contact [Read More...]

Do physical therapists bear responsibility towards the athlete...

Lance Armstrong’s confession on the Oprah Winfrey Network mid-January is by now old news. BUT, the issues it raised, on sports and ethics, have long terms implications. Do physical therapists and trainers bear responsibility towards the [Read More...]

International Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy Events...

Feeling like an overseas trip? There are many international physiotherapy and physical therapy events being promoted for later this year so now is the time to start planning your CPD and CE trips.  Not only do these events contribute to [Read More...]

New Medical Cases Database and a Physiotherapy Specific...

Documenting a patient's case history to inform physicians how the patient has been evaluated and the subsequent progression of his or her disease is arguably the oldest method of communicating medical evidence. And in the 21st century case [Read More...]

New International Clinical Interest Group for Oncology,...

The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) has recently highlighted the formation of a new group, the International Oncology, Palliative Care, and HIV/AIDS Physical Therapy Association (IOPHPT).  The group was initiated by a group [Read More...]