Asia Western Pacific region webinar series
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This free webinar is only open to members of World Physiotherapy member organisations in the Asia Western Pacific region.
Webinar attendees will receive a certificate for 1 hour of continuous professional development.
Webinar title
Environmental physiotherapy
Date and time
18 March 2025, 09:30-10:30 UTC Check your local time
Speakers
- Oka Sanerivi, member of Physiotherapy New Zealand
- Jessica Stanhope, member of Australia Physiotherapy Association
- Facilitator: Tomonori Ito, member of 公益社団法人日本理学療法士協会/Japanese Physical Therapy Association, and Asia Western Pacific region executive committee lead
Oka Sanerivi is a physiotherapy clinician, academic and governor with over 14 years of experience working and researching in New Zealand and the wider Pacific region. Oka is an executive committee member of Physiotherapy New Zealand, a board member of the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand and an executive member of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association.
A graduate of the University of Otago, Oka is passionate about improving the health outcomes of indigenous and marginalised communities, including Pacific peoples living in New Zealand and the wider Pacific region. As a strong advocate for integrated holistic health, Oka's current research explores the interface of indigenous traditional healing practices and contemporary physiotherapy theory and praxis.
Jessica Stanhope is a research fellow in the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide and chief medical scientist in the rheumatology unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and a member of Australia Physiotherapy Association.
Jessica holds a bachelor of physiotherapy with honours, a master's of clinical epidemiology with distinction and a PhD. Jessica's research focuses on exposure to nature and health outcomes, particularly pain and arthritis. Jessica serves on the executive committee of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association.
Webinar description
In this webinar, the presenters will:
- Describe the relevance and importance of environmental physiotherapy for the profession in the Asia Western Pacific region
- Describe some examples of environmental physiotherapy theory and practices
- Reflect upon how their practice could contribute towards environmental, planetary and sustainable health aims
- Describe relevant policies and position statements
- Introduce nature-based interventions
- Raise awareness of environmental physiotherapy practice
