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APTA Combined Sections Meeting
When & Where February 17-20, 2010 San Diego Convention Center 111 West Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101 USA The Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) focuses on programming designed by all 18 of APTA’s specialty sections. This spectacular event...
Seminar/Workshop on Current Trends in Pediatric Orthotics and Prosthetics
When & Where February 13-14, 2010 Science Hall University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital Manila, Philippines Topics · Limb loss Screening (Amputee Screening thru CEllular NeTworking) · Prosthesis Management in Congenital Li...
Seminar-Workshop on Craniosacral Therapy
When & Where November 22, 2009 (seminar-demonstration from 8-12NN) and December 6, 2009 (seminar-workshop from 8AM – 5PM) Room 209 and Room 213, Medicine Building, University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila Course Lecturers Valentin C. Dones II...
New U.S. Visa Bulletin for October 2009
After 6 months of unavailable visa priority dates for EB-3 status for H1-B conversion to permanent residence status, some good news is here. In April 2009, the significant backlog in the processing of permanent residence applications for this categor...
PPTA’s Upcoming Features in Media
The Philippine Physical Therapy Association wishes to invite everyone to watch out for the following features of the Association in Philippine Media. PPTA representatives and their Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines counterparts sha...
Seminar-Workshop on The Malalignment Syndrome
The Special Interest Group on Sports Manual of the Philippine Physical Therapy Association would like to invite you to a seminar workshop entitled THE MALALIGNMENT SYNDROME. When & Where September 5, 2009 9 AM – 5 PM Room 209, Medicine Bui...
Certification Course in Dorn Method
When & Where LEVEL 1: The Basic Dorn Course – September 19 and 20, 2009 (Saturday and Sunday) From 8 AM to 5 PM (Sept 19) and 1-5 PM (Sept 20) Only 15 participants are to be accommodated on a first come first serve basis. LEVEL 2: The Adva...
APTA’s Audio Conference: Resources for the Pediatric Physical Therapist
The American Physical Therapy Association’s Audio Conferences are excellent avenues for physical therapists to go straight to the source and ask questions of experts in the field. This month’s audio conference topic is Resources for the P...
U.S. Health Care Reform
We have heard and read in the news that U.S. President Obama is committed to enact a comprehensive health care reform this year. The recent American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) article titled “Is Health Care Reform Really That Impor...
July 2009 Physical and Occupational Licensure Examination Results
The wait is over. The results are out!!! The licensure examinations for Physical and Occupational Therapists was held last 25 to 26 July 2009 and a total of 390 out of 873 passed the examinations given by the Board of Physical and Occupational Therap...
World Physical Therapy Day 2009 Toolkit Now Available
September 8th is World Physical Therapy Day and to help in the campaign for awareness about the crucial contribution of the profession of physical therapy, the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is offering a toolkit available now for do...
FCCPT Suspends Type II Visa Screen Process Effective September 1, 2009
Here is an announcement from the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT): FCCPT Suspends Type II Visa Screen Process Effective September 1, 2009 USCIS requires that educational equivalence to US standards be determined in order t...
Workshops from UST CRS
The College of Rehabilitation Sciences of the University of Sto. Tomas wishes to invite physical therapists to two of their workshops for the month of August. These modules are part of their certification course in manual therapy. When & Where M...
CSP’s Move For Health Campaign
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) recently launched their Move For Health campaign on 1 July 2009. Move for Health encourages people to improve their health and wellbeing by being more active and taking regular exercise. Physiotherapists r...
Post-Graduate Course on Discogenic Low Back Pain from St. Luke’s Medical Center
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of St. Luke’s Medical Center invites you to a Post-graduate course on ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL THERAPY PRINCIPLES IN DISCOGENIC LOW BACK PAIN ON EARTH AND IN SPACE: Clinical considerations in diag...
Wii-Habilitation
With the increasing use of the Nintendo Wii in rehabilitation, physiotherapist Rebecca Redmond has created a website named Wii-Habilitation as a source of information for therapists. The Wiihabilitation site is mainly based on Ms Redmond’s own expe...
2009 PPTA National Convention
Theme — The Filipino Physical Therapist: Forging the Path Towards Global Competitiveness Where and When September 12-13, 2009 Traders Hotel, Pasay City Special Guest Speakers via Video Conferencing Prof. Marilyn Moffat - President, World Confe...
New NICE guidelines for low back pain
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recently published new guidelines for managing low back pain. A few of them have been highlighted in an article on the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) website. Patients wi...
APTA Specialist Certification
For physical therapists who would like to become a Board Certified Clinical Specialist, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has announced that applications for the 2010 exam cycle are now available. The application deadline for speciali...
Neural Evaluation and Treatment Techniques
When & Where May 31, 2009 (Sunday) 8AM to 5PM Room 209 Medicine Building University of Santo Tomas Manila, Philippines Speakers Valentin C. Dones III, MSPT, PTRP, CMT, DMS Anthony A. Salonga, PTRP, RPT Course Objectives To review pertinent anat...
First Moves: Basic Techniques on Bed Mobility, Transfers, Sitting, Standing and Gait Training in a Hospital Setting
The Section of Physical Therapy, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital is now accepting participants for a one-day seminar/workshop entitled First Moves: basic techniques on bed mobility, transfers, sitting, standing and gait trai...
WCPT News, April Issue Out
The April 2009 issue of WCPT News is now out and available for download at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) website. Topics in this publication include the following: News Winning image of physical therapy New website and brand po...
FCCPT and NBCOT Letters
There have been a lot of discussions regarding denials of H-1B petitions by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Such denials are based on the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2008-09 Edition which states that: Occupational Thera...
PT 2009: APTA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition
When & Where June 10-13, 2009 Baltimore, Maryland, USA What to Expect Hear keynote speaker Newt Gingrich, author of Saving Lives & Saving Money: Transforming Healthcare in the 21st Century. Attend the McMillan Lecture by Carolee Winstein, P...
CSP Congress 2009
When & Where 16 - 17 October 2009 BT Convention Centre, Liverpool CSP Congress 2009 is an international conference for physiotherapy professionals, presented by the educational, professional and trade union body of 48,000 of the UK’s physi...
International Policy Summit on Direct Access and Advanced Scope of Practice in Physical Therapy
When & Where 22-24 October 2009 Washington DC, USA The International Policy Summit on Direct Access and Advanced Scope of Practice in Physical Therapy is hosted by WCPT, CPA, and APTA. The objective of the summit is to share international exper...
WCPT News January 2009
Here is the latest from the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT). Reports of WCPT and World Health Organization activity China: how physical therapists are beginning to make an impact How the ICF is being put into daily use in Holland WC...
Seminar-Workshop Series for Clinical Supervisors and Clinical Instructors
The Philippine Physical Therapy Association (PPTA) Educators Special Interest Group and the University of Santo Tomas College of Rehabilitation Sciences would like to invite all interested to a Seminar-Workshop Series for Clinical Supervisors and Cli...
UST’s Manual Therapy Course: Modules 6 and 7
When & Where Module 6 — The Lower Extremity: Manual Therapy Evaluation and Treatment Techniques 01 March 2009 8AM - 5PM Module 7 — Functional Taping: Tape Your Pain Away 29 March 2009 8AM - 5PM Room 209 (Physical Therapy Skills Labor...
Intergration: Basics and Beyond Junctional Somatic Dysfunction Solutions
The Manual Medicine Group would like to invite all interested to Module One of their Manual Therapy Workshops, entitled Intergration: Basics and Beyond Junctional Somatic Dysfunction Solutions. It will feature both established, evidence-based techniq...
