The Portuguese Association of Physiotherapists celebrated World PT Day (WPTD) with several activities aiming to:
- promote the profession to the public
- promote the initiatives implemented by Portuguese
physiotherapists i n the context of the commemoration of WPTD - increase the literacy of the public regarding how
physiotherapy can help to manage the impact of COVID-19 - increase the awareness of telehealth and its benefits in several conditions.
To achieve this, the following initiatives were implemented:
- translation of the materials created by World
Physiotherapy for WPTD - creation of an area on the website of the association dedicated to WPTD with the translated materials
- promotion of a contest to reward the best initiative to celebrate WPTD promoted by Portuguese
physiotherapists - a Facebook page dedicated to WPTD where the translated materials and the national initiatives were promoted
- several articles in national newspapers featuring interviews with the President of the Portuguese Association and news in the context of WPTD, the importance of
physiotherapy, to the sustainability of the health system and the importance of telehealth in the actual context (link1, link2, link3, link4) - a Facebook frame alluding to WPTD that was shared on the social network
- publication of the new version of the
Competency Profile forphysiotherapists i n Portugal - an issue of the Portuguese Association of Physiotherapists magazine (Revista FISIO) dedicated to this year's campaign theme around
physiotherapy andrehabilitation after COVID-19 (Physiotherapy and COVID-19: Impact, Challenges and Opportunities).
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Despite the restrictions due to COVID-19, an
A respiratory peddy-paper was organized. Due to the standards implemented by the local health system, only 20 patients who underwent
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